1 year ago
A couple were arrested after allegedly stealing money from a Salina convenience store and then fleeing. Police say at 7:19 Thursday night officers responded to the Snak Attak convenience store on W. Magnolia. A clerk was working alone and was at the back of the store. He heard the door open, and saw a female wearing a ...

1 year ago
A Smith Center woman was arrested in Salina after allegedly breaking windows at a grain elevator, and then struggling with responding officers trying to rub her bloody arms on them and later spraying water on them at the hospital. Police say officers Thursday afternoon responded Thursday afternoon at 2:57 to grain elevators in the 500 block ...

1 year ago
The death of an inmate at the Saline County Jail is being investigated as a probable suicide. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday afternoon at 2:26 corrections officers found 30-year-old Aaron Young his cell alone, hanging and unresponsive. They got him down and immediately began to administer medical care. He was pronounced dead a ...

1 year ago
Salina Regional Health Center is planning a community-wide flu shot clinic. According to the hospital, they will be offering influenza (flu) vaccines to all community members six-months or older during a Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic from 8 a.m to Noon on Saturday, October 7 at COMCARE Ohio, 2090 S. Ohio Road, in Salina. Vehicles will enter ...

1 year ago
Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, or CAPS, is planning an event to raise awareness, and funds. According to the agency,the Every Child Matters Fundraising Banquet is a way to connect with the community, celebrate their history, and dream about continuing to create places where every child can be safe, healthy and strong. Forty-five years ago, two women took ...

1 year ago
A portion of a fairly heavily traveled road in rural Saline County will be closed all next week. Old 40 Highway between Donmyer Road and Amos Road is scheduled to be closed from Monday through Friday. The Kyle Railroad and Saline County will be repairing a railroad crossing on Old 40 Hwy. According to Saline County, a signed ...

1 year ago
Fast flying fingers are a hallmark of Afro-Cuban jazz pianist Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera’s unique style, which will be on dazzling display during his upcoming performance of a 1920s George Gershwin classic. Gershwin’s symphonic masterpiece, “Rhapsody in Blue,” a sweetly sonic melding of classical and jazz styles, will be performed by the acclaimed Grammy-winning musician during the ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman was arrested Wednesday evening after she got out of jail, then went took two children away from a protective custody location where they were supposed to be staying. Police say 21-year-old Katherine Lynn entered a home in the 1500 Block of Dover and took custody of two children, ages 1 and 3. She ...

1 year ago
A new organization has been added to the Project Salina effort.  Salina Grace has joined Project Salina. According to Project Salina, Salina Grace will begin getting assistance immediately. Salina Grace is a community resource center. They are currently located at 142 S. 7th in Salina but will be moving soon to 315 S. Broadway. Salina Grace is a ...

1 year ago
As K-State Salina settles into the new academic year, the campus continues to elevate the goal of developing global leaders on the campus. K-State Salina now offers a new leadership course taught in collaboration with K-State's Staley School of Leadership. All incoming students participate in this introductory course, ensuring leadership competencies are developed for all K-State Salina ...

1 year ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is ready to celebrate Salina's "Old West"  heritage this weekend. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair takes place on Saturday, in and around the museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina. The Street Fair has no entry cost and is a day to celebrate the Old West with a chili cook-off, ...