10 years ago
A Kansas Senate committee is considering two bills that would delay or possibly prevent enactment of new federal clean air regulations. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the Senate Utilities Committee is expected to advance one of the bills next week. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules that would require states to adopt plans for reducing carbon emissions ...

10 years ago
Several thousand Fort Riley "Devil Brigade" soldiers are on their way home from the middle east. According to the Army, soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, are returning to Fort Riley following a successful nine-month deployment to Kuwait. The first group of Soldiers arrived on post earlier this month, with the ...

10 years ago
A sure sign of spring is back in Salina. The Salina Home & Leisure Show is back at the Bicentennial Center Friday evening, and all day Saturday. Organizers say that the show has been revamped and revitalized, and is bigger than it has been in recent years. There are over 100 booths. The show features anything and ...

10 years ago
Between 5:00 PM on January 23, 2015 and 9:35 AM on January 24, 2015 a total of six businesses were burglarized and/or damaged. A door was pried at Pettle’s Flowers, 341 Center. A window was shattered at Uptown Salon, 307 E. Walnut. A glass door was shattered at Ray’s Auto, 306 E. Walnut. Entry was gained and a ...

10 years ago
Kansas education officials have created an online tool to allow the public to comment about math, reading and writing standards. The tool, called "Join the Conversation!" will be available online until Oct. 30. People will be able to read about the standards and make suggestions on moving a standard to another grade level, creating a new ...

10 years ago
Salina area legislators will be back home Saturday to offer an update on what's happening in Topeka. The first of three Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Issue Meetings will be held. Senator Tom Arpke, and Representatives Steven Johnson, Diana Dierks and J.R. Claeys have been invited to attend. The format of the meeting will consist ...

10 years ago
Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp met with about 40 people at a Town Hall Meeting at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene Thursday afternoon. The Congressman began by talking about what he said were key issues in Washington, among them being amnesty. He said that he believes President Obama's recent executive action granting ...

10 years ago
Family and friends are looking for a Salina man who went missing earlier this week. 51-year-old Merelyn Hendricks II has not been seen since Monday. Hendricks recently seperated from his girlfriend, and is considered homeless. His primary mode of transportation is a bicycle. Anyone with any information on where Merelyn Hendricks II might be is asked to contact Salina ...

10 years ago
Vandals damage structures at Oakdale Park in Salina. Police report someone used a can of red paint to spray words and letters on exterior walls of a restroom near the south end of the park. The damage occurred sometime between Tuesday at 5pm and Thursday morning around 8am. Police say a trash can and electrical junction box on ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for a suspect who cashed a stolen check from a Salina business. Police say back in August, someone removed a book of checks from Blueline Construction, 1014 E. Prescott, then cashed a check on January 14th at the Fiesta VIP Store on West Crawford. A recent audit at Blueline revealed the theft of $850.44. Police ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after several grass fires were set yesterday. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that fire crews extinguished three separate grass fires on Wednesday afternoon between 3pm and 4pm. Two patches of grass were lit at the Windsor Apartments on S. 2nd Street while another swath of grass was ignited in Oakdale Park. Police found ...