9 years ago
The downtown Salina fieldhouse and the new dog park are both closer to having names. Among other things on Monday, Salina City Commissioners began the naming process. The proposal for the fieldhouse, which will be located at Ash and 5th Street, falls under the city's philanthropic naming policy. The proposal is to name it the "Salina Regional ...

9 years ago
Originally from the rural Ottawa County community of Ada, a young Tom McGavran helped his parents operate the local grain elevator and spent summers working for an area farmer. “My parents taught me work ethic, commitment and conservative living,” said McGavran. “They always supported me in my pursuit of a college degree, and they were very ...

9 years ago
A mother in Kansas has her hands full after giving birth to her third set of twins in just over two years. 20-year-old Danesha Couch of Kansas City, Kansas, says she has not undergone any fertility treatment and realizes that some people might consider her "a freak of nature." Couch delivered two boys 26 months ago. One ...

9 years ago
The City of Salina is searching for a guide - to navigate the River Renewal Project. "What we have in mind right now is to go out for a request for qualifications for a team of engineers, consultants that do this type of work, river renewal and cleanup," said Martha Tasker, Utilities Director for Salina. "We hope to ...

9 years ago
Police arrest a Salina man on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, 69-year-old Steven C. Daily was taken into custody on Friday after an investigation revealed that an explicit image of a girl was shared electronically. Police say that Daily allegedly sent the picture of the girl who is in ...

9 years ago
Five people are injured after a tractor-trailer struck an all-terrain vehicle in western Kansas. The accident happened Saturday night at the intersection of U.S. 56 and a county road near Copeland. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Andrew Dean Yost of Copeland tried to make a left turn and was struck by a 2015 semi driven ...

9 years ago
What was originally planned as a protest march turned into a barbecue in which Wichita police and a diverse group of residents broke bread together. The Wichita Eagle reports that organizers of the protest met with Police Chief Gordon Ramsay for several hours, ending with an agreement for the barbecue, which took place Sunday at McAdams ...

9 years ago
Confederate currency, bone dice and a memoir from a nurse who also was a Union spy are among a 3,000-piece Civil War collection that the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth is adding to its library. The e Bobby D. Lawrence collection was a gift from the Lawrence family of Leavenworth. The collection includes several memoirs, ...

9 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is recognizing their dedicated animal care professionals during National Zoo Keepers’ Week this week, July 17 – 23, 2016. “At Rolling Hills Zoo we are celebrating our keepers by recognizing their hard work and dedication,” shared Robert Jenkins, Director of Rolling Hills Zoo.  “If you are visiting Rolling Hills Zoo this week, be ...

9 years ago
Authorities have identified a 61-year-old man killed when the gyrocopter he was in crashed in southern Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol says James L. Toevs, of Whitewater, was flying the gyrocopter alone when it crashed in a rural area outside Whitewater on Friday evening. A gyrocopter is a small aircraft with a propeller on its top for ...

9 years ago
For the first time in decades, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as "Doc" has taken to the skies. The Wichita-built bomber lifted off from a McConnell Air Force Base runway Sunday morning after a more than 16-year volunteer restoration effort. The B-29 is best known as the bomber type that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities ...