9 years ago
A domestic incident led to an arrest of a New Cambria man on Thursday. At 3:55 P.M. on Thursday, the Saline County Sheriff's office was called to 100 Mill in New Cambria for a domestic dispute. Stacy Powell, 40, of New Cambria, claims that her boyfriend had thrown a beer can at her and tried to hit ...

9 years ago
Kansas Academy of Family Physicians does not select a Kansas Humanitarian Award winner every year. This award honors extraordinary and enduring humanitarian efforts. This year, KAFP has a winner. Robert Freelove, MD of Salina has been selected as the 2017 Kansas Humanitarian Award winner. A family physician. Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Salina Family ...

9 years ago
On April 28, 2017, a burglary was reported at 448 S. 8th in Salina, Kansas. The burglary occurred between 3:00 p.m. on April 26, 2017 and 8:00 a.m. on April 27, 2017. Upon entering the residence, the suspect(s) stole four firearms. The firearms are listed as an Uberti Cimarron 1872 revolver, 2 Uberti .32 caliber Smith ...

9 years ago
A magic show that was scheduled in Salina has been cancelled. According to a statement from the Illusionists Live From Broadway tour their show that was scheduled May 18th at the Tony's Pizza Events Center is cancelled. "The Illusionists – Live From Broadway regrets to announce that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the May 18 show in ...

9 years ago
Bethany alum Dan O'Dowd is coming back to Lindsborg. O'Dowd was introduced Thursday morning at a press conference as the next men's basketball coach at Bethany College. O'Dowd boasts 24 years of coaching experience at the Division-I level, and leaves North Texas to return to Bethany. A 1986 alum, O'Dowd ran track and played basketball at ...

9 years ago
A western Kansas police chief who's charged with blackmail, witness intimidation and several other charges has been returned to jail after being accused of violating his bond conditions. Trego County Attorney Christopher Lyon says a bond violation hearing is scheduled for Monday for WaKeeney Police Chief Terry Eberle. He was returned to jail Thursday, just one ...

9 years ago
Participants in the annual hard winter wheat tour have released their final projection on the size of the 2017 crop in Kansas amid uncertainty to the full extent of storm damage. The Wheat Quality Council's tour forecast Thursday that farmers will cut 281.7 million bushels. The average yield was pegged at 46.1 bushels per acre. This year's ...

9 years ago
A ceremony to honor Salina and Saline County law enforcement officers, and state troopers who have died in the line of duty will be held. The Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the Week in which May 15 falls as National Police week. The City of ...

9 years ago
New regulations being considered by the Kansas school board includes a lifetime ban on working as a school bus driver for people who commit any crime involving a child. State director of pupil transportation Keith Dreiling tells the Wichita Eagle the ban was proposed by a law-enforcement representative on the committee that drafted the regulations about ...

9 years ago
Millers will operate a time machine made of wood, metal and leather this weekend in Lindsborg. The Old Mill Museum is once again hosting Millfest on Saturday, May 6th and Sunday, May 7th with tours beginning at 9am Saturday. “You go though with a group of about eight people and the tours are continuous through the day,” ...

9 years ago
Kansas regulators are being asked to reconsider their rejection of the proposed sale of the state's largest electric company to a Missouri firm. Kansas City, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy Inc. and Topeka-based Westar Energy Inc. announced Thursday that they made the request in a petition filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission Regulators said last month in rejecting ...