5 years ago
A single-vehicle crash on Interstate-70 in Dickinson County sends two Colorado residents to the hospital in Salina. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that the crash occurred at 12:25 p.m. Sunday, near mile marker 276 on I-70 in Dickinson County or 1 mile east of K-15. A 2020 Hyundai Tucson was traveling eastbound on I-70 when for unknown ...

5 years ago
An arrest warrant is rescinded for a Kansas barbershop owner who reopened his business against Governor Laura Kelly's executive orders. KWCH reports that Luke Aichele reopened his McPherson barbershop last Monday despite an order prohibiting barbershops and salons from operating due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Aichele says an arrest warrant was issued for him, but the ...

5 years ago
Saline County has gone ten days with no confirmed COVID-19 cases. The Saline County Health Department  Sunday evening said they do not have any additional cases of COVID-19 to report. Saline County has had 21 confirmed cases of the virus, along with two other probable cases. There also have been two COVID-19 deaths. Announcements: KDHE announced that beginning ...

5 years ago
A scheduled Book TALK program for May 12th at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum is moving into a virtual room for the discussion. The program is free and open to the public virtually -- join online or by phone. According to the  organization, the memoir titled "One Soldier's Story: Bob Dole" will be the focus ...

5 years ago
Since March 24, 2020, extensions to driver's licenses and vehicle registrations have been made through Executive Order 20-12 signed by Governor Laura Kelly. While those extensions are still valid, the Kansas Department of Revenue will start to reopen driver's license offices on Tuesday, May 12th. Under Ad Astra: A plan to reopen Kansas, presented at the end ...

5 years ago
A Salina service organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Altrusa International of Salina is a club which has done various charitable and service events over the last 12 months, including the culmination this month of the Days for Girls international project. According to Altrusa,  last year in April members kicked off celebrations with a 75th anniversary brunch, ...

5 years ago
An incident which began with a truck allegedly ramming a vehicle ended with a slow speed pursuit winding through a South Salina neighborhood and a man taken into custody. The incident began when police were called to the area of Briarwood Drive and Cloud Street to a report of one vehicle ramming another vehicle which had ...

5 years ago
The Salina City / County building will continue its slow process of reopening to the public. According to Saline County,  they continue to safeguard staff and citizens conducting business in the building. Beginning Monday, May 11th both the North and South entrances will be open for access. The other two entrances on the East and West ...

5 years ago
A man hiding in a crawlspace was arrested following a standoff in Barton County. According to the Barton County Sheriff's Office, on Friday  at about 1 PM deputies attempted execute arrest warrants at 260 N. Washington, just north of the City of Great Bend. They had three felony warrants for John Paul Zapata. Deputies were unable to ...

5 years ago
Each spring, many Kansans find young wildlife that appear to be abandoned or injured. While it may be human nature to want to “save” the animal, the most beneficial course of action is to simply let the animal be. Not only does Kansas law prohibit the possession of most wildlife, but many wildlife are not abandoned ...

5 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is mourning the loss of one its animal family. According to the zoo, their male snow leopard  Gobi was found dead in his indoor quarters by his keepers during morning rounds on May 4th.  There were no indications that anything was wrong prior to his death. A gross necropsy has been performed.   Tests showed that ...