11 years ago
A routine traffic stop puts three men behind bars on Saturday. At 1228am officers stopped the passengers of a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu in the 200 block of West Crawford for committing a traffic violation on South Ninth Street. The officer noticed movement from within the vehicle, raising suspicion as he approached. After making contact with the driver, ...

11 years ago
Visitors to the Salina Art Center will be asked to dive into a radio play this weekend - as a 1958 luxury submarine makes its maiden voyage through the theatre of the mind. Los Angeles based writer, Gail Lerner has been working with about twenty writers and actors to bring "TYTON" to life on Saturday. She told ...

11 years ago
The Salina Police Department made two more arrests over the weekend in connection to a stolen guns case. On Saturday at 935pm officers recognized a suspect in the 300 block of North Columbia as having active warrants out for his arrest. Jason McCarty, 36, ran from police after being identified near the intersection of Elm and Columbia ...

11 years ago
A local man is arrested in connection to robbery, sexual assault and criminal threat cases. Shaundrick Staten, 25, of Salina has been charged on counts of misdemeanor theft, criminal threat, robbery, rape and possession of a firearm. According to Capt. Mike Sweeney, Staten was recognized from a store video at Casey's General Store at 215 West Crawford ...

11 years ago
A man is arrested after assaulting a man walking his dog on Friday. Salina Police were dispatched to Salina Regional Health Center on May 2nd in reference to an aggravated battery case. While there they contacted the victim, a 48 year old Salina man who was being treated for a right eye injury which required nine ...

11 years ago
A known suspect is still at large following a vehicular pursuit. On Friday at approximately 1:19pm Police spotted a known warranted suspect driving a 1995 white and green Geo Tracker at the intersection of Highland and Cloud Street. After being stopped, the suspect drove around police westbound on Cloud Street at speeds estimated around 70 miles per ...

11 years ago
A fire badly damages a Salina home. According to the Salina Fire Department, just before 4:00 Sunday afternoon, crews were dispatched to 1001 North 11th Street for a report of a house on fire. First responders found extensive fire showing from the single-story. The fire proved difficult to contain due to a natural gas leak from ...

11 years ago
Summer showed up early in Kansas. Several cities set record highs on Sunday. Among them were Salina, Chanute, and Wichita. Wichita was the hottest. The city baked under 102 degree temperatures on Sunday. The National Weather Service says it's the earliest the temperature ever broke the 100 degree mark in the city. The previous record for May ...

11 years ago
Dodge City and Ford County are among four pilot communities that will identify long-term structural and service needs for broadband internet service. Kansas Statewide Broadband Initiative Director Stanley Adams said the other three pilot communities are Topeka, Fort Scott, Norton and their counties. The program is funded through a federal grant. It provides access to tools, expertise ...

11 years ago
A Wichita hospital has decided not to restart its kidney transplant program and instead focus its resources on areas where more people are affected. Via Christi officials intend to beef up the hospital's primary care facilities and behavioral health services, which serve far more patients than the transplant program did. Via Christi suspended its kidney transplant program ...

11 years ago
School nutrition directors across the country say government-mandated changes to cafeteria menus have been expensive and difficult to put in place. Starting next school year, all grains served in schools will have to be whole-grain rich, or more than half whole grain. That includes pastas, rolls, biscuits, pizza crust, tortillas and even grits. The government is also ...