8 years ago
A 74-year-old Salina woman was arrested on Thursday for stalking a couple. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Marlyce D. Rose was taken into custody on a warrant after an unrelated traffic stop yesterday. Police say between February 27 and March 2, Rose broke a protection from stalking order that has been in place since ...

8 years ago
Investigators have determined that a fire in the Aggieville bar and shopping district near the Kansas State University campus was accidental. The Manhattan Fire Department says in a news release that floor finishing materials sparked the blaze. The fire was reported around 3:45 a.m. Thursday in a building that had housed a bookstore called the Dusty ...

8 years ago
          The Abilene Cowboys all season long have been able to hold their opponents off in close games, which helped them earn the top seed in the Abilene Sub-State with a 17-3 record.  It was the same story Thursday night in Abilene as the Cowboys defeated El Dorado 48-40 to end ...

8 years ago
The Salina Regional Health Foundation’s Community Health Investment Program awarded three grants at its February committee meeting for a total of $62,950. Funding for the grants primarily comes from Salina Regional Health Center, which tithes a percentage of its operating margin each year to the Salina Regional Health Foundation. Additional funding has come from the Salina ...

8 years ago
The best of the best bull riders are coming to Salina. Four-time World Champion Bull Rider and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer, Tuff Hedeman and the CBR are busy making preparations for the one night only Championship Bull Riding Road Showdown in Salina to be held on March 25 at Tony’s Pizza Event Center at 7:30 ...

8 years ago
There are over 3.4 million reasons why a recently completed military exercise in Salina was a success. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the recently completed Jaded Thunder military training exercise made an estimated direct $3,437,600 impact on the Salina economy. Jaded Thunder attracted 1,300 members of the United States military to Salina for two weeks ...

8 years ago
Ethanol producer ICM says it is planning a $175 million bio-refinery in Colwich. The company said in a news release Thursday that the plant, ICM Element, will create 50 new permanent jobs, as well as construction jobs. At full production, the plant will buy more than 22 million bushels of corn and sorghum. ICM says the planning ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the state to increase its spending on public schools, but it didn't say by how much. The court ruled Thursday that legislators must enact a new education funding law by the end of June. The decision comes with the state already facing projected budget shortfalls totaling more than $1 billion through ...

8 years ago
A gun collection was stolen from a home east of Salina. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone stole 7 shotguns and a .22 rifle from a house in the 3300 block of E. North Street sometime between February 17 and March 1. Homeowner, Michael Otto told deputies that two Boito shotguns, a Ruger 28 ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a missing vehicle from an apartment complex. Jana Ford, 2140 E. Crawford, says that her 2006 Nissan Altima was stolen. Ford loaned the car to her neighbor, who still has the keys to the vehicle, while Ford had been out of town. However, the neighbor had an acquaintance from Topeka staying with her ...

8 years ago
              The Abilene Sub-State begins tonight as the top seeded Abilene Cowboys 17-3 will play the #4 seed El Dorado 8-12 in the second game of the night.  The Cowboys are 3-0 versus El Dorado since 1966.  The most recent meeting occurred in 2009 with Abilene winning 50-30. The ...