8 years ago
Historic Fort Riley sites and homes will be open to the public for the 34th annual “Tour of Homes.” The tour is next Saturday, Dec. 2nd, from noon to 4. The tour, organized by the Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, will include several of Fort Riley’s historic homes, starting with the Custer House. The tour ...

8 years ago
The City of Salina is planning for the 38th annual Mayor's Christmas Party. The free holiday event is sponsored by the Salina Parks & Recreation Department and is open to the entire family. Featured activities include: Clifford the Big Red Dog with Jammin' Randy, holiday dancers, kids karaoke, treat bags, prizes, crafts, and a visit ...

8 years ago
A Manhattan man was killed in a single vehicle crash near the Kansas State University campus. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 30-year-old Spencer Clark was driving a Honda convertible, headed west on Anderson Avenue. He went into a skid, and crossed all lanes of traffic. The car exited the road to the south, impacted a ...

8 years ago
It's a sign of the season. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is underway. According to the agency, though a limited number of kettles began to appear about a  week ago, the campaign wasn't fully launched until Friday. Red kettles and bell ringers are now stationed at 15 locations around Salina through Christmas weekend. Bell ringer are ...

8 years ago
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, the Salina Police Department responded to the YMCA, 570 YMCA Drive  in reference to a vehicle burglary. The victim reported that on that date at 1:39 pm, they had parked their white 2017 BMW X5 in the parking lot and entered the YMCA. At 1:59 pm, a witness heard glass ...

8 years ago
Retail experts are predicting an unusual holiday shopping trend for this year. Shelley Bransten with Salesforce predicts that Black Friday will be the busiest digital shopping day in U.S. history, bigger than Cyber Monday. She says this prediction is based on insights from 500 million global shoppers across 53 countries. Traditionally Black Friday has been the big ...

8 years ago
A Kansas teen was killed in a Thanksgiving evening crash involving a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Calvin Boyd of Medicine Lodge was driving a 2013 Ford Explorer headed south on U.S. 281 Highway. He struck a deer that entered his path from the west ditch, causing it to go airborne. At the same ...

8 years ago
The smells of Thanksgiving food, and the sounds of fellowship and fun were in the air Thursday at Applebee's in Salina. The only thing on the menu was turkey, and all the trimmings. For over two decades the Salina Salvation Army has served a free community-wide Thanksgiving meal at the South Salina restaurant. People begin lining up ...

8 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of one of the members of their animal family. Earlier this week the zoo's female cougar passed away. According to the zoo, Sadie, the zoo’s female cougar, was euthanized on Tuesday due to health issues impacting her quality of life. At 18 years of age, Sadie had outlived a ...

8 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback received a special holiday delivery this week from Salina. The governor’s Christmas tree arrived at his Cedar Crest mansion on a horse-drawn coach Tuesday morning. This year’s 9 foot Scotch Pine was grown and donated by Michelle Peck of Bel Tree Farm in east Salina. Bel Tree Farm is also donating a 24 ...

8 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan is reminding Thanksgiving holiday drivers to be watchful of deer after three more accidents over the past 24 hours involving deer strikes. Sheriff Soldan reports that a deer strike caused heavy damage to a Ford Explorer on Tuesday evening around 6pm after a collision on K-140 near Powers Road. At 7:13pm Tuesday, ...