11 years ago
A large order for wind turbines from North Dakota could be good economic news for Hutchinson. The Siemens Wind plant received an order for 64 of its 3.0-megawatt direct-drive turbines for a wind farm in North Dakota, which will mean about 30 new jobs at the Hutchinson plant. The Hutchinson News reports it's the first large order ...

11 years ago
A Salina man has his vehicle stolen for the second time this month. Police say a 1999 Cadillac DeVille is missing again. Jesus Reyna told officers his white, Cadillac was stolen sometime between midnight on February 19th and 10pm on February 20th after being parked on the street at his home in the 700 block of Vassar. The ...

11 years ago
High school students interested in law enforcement will have a chance this summer to learn what it is like to be a Kansas State Trooper. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, teens can experience what law enforcement training and careers are like through the Cadet Law Enforcement Academy. The Cadet Law Enforcement Academy program is hosted ...

11 years ago
A Salina bank is growing, and acquiring four new properties. First Bank Kansas has entered into an agreement with Bank of America to assume the deposits and acquire certain assets of Bank of America locations in Salina, Lindsborg, McPherson and Hutchinson. First Bank Kansas already has locations in Salina, Ellsworth, McPherson and Abilene. First Bank Kansas made ...

11 years ago
Salina USD 305 honors three teachers. A master teacher and two Horizon award winners are recognized. According to the district, Brandon Cheeks has been selected as recipient for the Salina USD 305 Master Teacher Award 2014. Nominated by NEA-Salina members, Brandon exemplifies qualities of a Master Teacher including outstanding community service, continuous professional growth, exceptional school ...

11 years ago
Central Kansas woke up to a thin blanket of snow Wednesday morning, and there could be more of the same on the horizon. Light snow that began falling Tuesday evening did accumulate in some areas. An inch is reported in Salina, and in Ellsworth county. According to the National Weather Service in Wichita, two separate weather ...

11 years ago
An Amber Alert that was issued in Kansas Tuesday night is cancelled. Texas authorities had requested a Kansas Amber Alert late Tuesday evening in an attempt to locate a missing 15-year-old girl. Nomei Valazquez has been missing since Monday. Her cell phone last pinged on I-35 near Lenexa Tuesday night. According to the KBI, the alert was ...

11 years ago
A legendary rock band is coming to perform in Salina. Styx will perform an intimate show at the Stiefel Theater this summer. Styx formed in Chicago. The group became famous for its albums from the mid-1970s and early 1980s. They were cutting-edge, melding the style of progressive-rock with the power of hard-rock guitar, strong ballads, and ...

11 years ago
Police in the southeast Kansas town of Rose Hill say someone is trying to use fake money at the town's businesses. Police said Monday that at least three businesses have recently reported people using fake cash to pay for items. In one case, a clerk at the Rose Hill Apple Market grocery store noticed the $20 bills ...

11 years ago
A Salina Police investigation leads to 2 arrests. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, 36-year-old Richard Kjellesvig of Salina and 22-year-old Benjamin Madacs of Abilene are now facing theft charges after allegedly taking numerous pieces of metal from a Salina business. Staff at Kejr Incorporated, 633 N. Broadway, contacted police after an inventory revealed that pieces of #2 ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas says it has fixed problems with bandwidth the led to delays in schools across the state trying to administer practice reading and math tests. When students took the tests last week, they experienced long delays and other problems with the testing platform. The Center of Educational Testing and Evaluation at the ...