10 years ago
A longtime Salina eating establishment has been named the "most iconic" restaurant in Kansas. The Yahoo! website this week published what it has deemed to be every state's "most iconic" restaurant. It deemed Salina's Cozy Inn as the most iconic in Kansas. Here is what was written about the Cozy: "You know who’s sold a lot of sliders? ...

10 years ago
Arctic air pushing into the Midwest is expected to cause winterkill damage to wheat in some areas but will mostly spare Kansas. Agricultural meteorologist Don Keeney of MDA Weather Services said Tuesday a third of the nation's wheat belt will likely be affected. Some damage is expected Wednesday morning, but the bulk of the winterkill is ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners heard from 16 citizens Tuesday morning in regard to last week's decision to immediately eliminate four department head positions. Four of the citizens spoke directly in support of the decision, while the other dozen did not. At last Tuesday’s Saline County Commission meeting, in a 2-1 vote, the commission did away with the ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a test drive turns into a theft case. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a suspect took a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer for a test drive on Monday afternoon and did not return it to Engine X Change, located at 929 N. Santa Fe. The vehicle is valued at $4,500.   Staff ...

10 years ago
No agreement has been reached yet on the settlement of remaining claims in lawsuits over the May 2013 discovery of genetically engineered Monsanto wheat in an Oregon field. U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil on Tuesday set a status conference for Jan. 29 in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas. A joint status report filed Monday says ...

10 years ago
The recently closed Abilene Alco distribution center has been purchased and will soon be reborn. Orscheln Farm and Home LLC, a Midwest family owned rural retailer, on Monday announced its acquisition of a 357,000 square foot distribution center located on 54 acres in Abilene. In announcing the acquisition, Stephen Chick, Orscheln President, said "this is a great ...

10 years ago
A southeast Kansas woman who says she was knocked down and trampled during an "early Black Friday" promotion is suing Walmart for not doing enough to protect her. Amanda DuVall of Fort Scott says she got to the local store at 5 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2013, to wait for the 8 p.m. sale of a ...

10 years ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday evening spoke out in support of Saline County employees, and the three Saline County department heads who last week were let go from their jobs without warning. At last Tuesday's Saline County Commission meeting, in a 2-1 vote, the commission did away with the positions of County Administrator, Road and Bridge Director, ...

10 years ago
In a meeting that became feisty and heated at times, Salina City Commissioners Monday evening elected to let a  judge  decide if a petition effort to reverse a resolution to make nearly $13 million in improvements to the Bicentennial Center is legal.   Ray Hruska of Salina is circulating the petition, which seeks to reverse a city ...

10 years ago
A Dickinson County man has been ordered to pay back money he stole from a railroad union. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's office, a former secretary-treasurer of a railroad union was sentenced Monday to time served and two years on supervised release for embezzling union funds. He also was ordered to pay more than $17,000 ...

10 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on December 13th a credit card was stolen from a vehicle while it was parked at the Casey's convenience store at 2404 S. 9th.  The credit card was later used at a Kwik Shop in Wichita by a white male wearing a black colored shirt. If ...