5 years ago
A couple of people on the March list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back Saturday.  By Monday two of them have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include: Calvin Ray Anderson III Victor Manuel Cabrera Jr, Since the Most Wanted program ...

5 years ago
The Salina Area United Way's 2020 Make A Difference Grant funding process is open. According to the agency, they are awarding $75,000 in Make A Difference Grants this year.  The purpose of the Make A Difference grant is to be responsive to community needs.  Consideration will be given to programs which make a difference in our ...

5 years ago
Two Kansas men and their dog survived a plane crash in Florida. According to the Okaloosa County, Florida, Sheriff's Office, a pilot and passenger aboard a Beech Bonanza aircraft which down short of the Destin Executive Airport runway Sunday morning are identified as a father and son from Kansas who were flying into the Destin area ...

5 years ago
The March list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Over a dozen people on the February list of Salina's Most Wanted were caught. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to tips from the public, 3,222 criminals have ...

5 years ago
Kansas firefighters responded Saturday to help in Oklahoma to help fight a large grass fire which prompted multiple evacuations. According to the Kansas Forest Service, wildland fire personnel and Tanker 95 from the Kansas Forest Service responded to the 412 Fire in Beaver County, Oklahoma. The fire was was estimated at 10,000 acres according to the ...

5 years ago
Is China the first ecological civilization? What does that term mean, and where does the U.S. stand in relation to China? These questions and more will be addressed by University of Kansas Professor Emeritus Dr. Donald Worster on Wednesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. in Kansas Wesleyan’s Fitzpatrick Auditorium. The event will be co-hosted by ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is confirming its first presumptive-positive case of COVID-19 in Kansas. The possible case was identifiedtoday with testing sent to KDHE’s Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL). KHEL, which is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to perform COVID-19 testing, found presumptive-positive results this ...

5 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation will once again host Salina’s annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday, March 19, 2020. On this day, donations to any of the 74 participating charities will be matched up to 50%. The list of participating charities can be found online at www.matchmadnessgscf.org. All donations made on March 19 will go to ...

5 years ago
Downtown Salina hosted a U.S. Senator on Friday afternoon. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) made his first visit to the new University of Kansas Salina Health Education Center, 138 N. Santa Fe Ave. Hosting Moran were two medical students giving the senator the tour of the new facilities. Also in attendance were Salina Mayor, Dr. Trent ...

5 years ago
Two arrests were made outside a Saline County bar on Thursday night. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, staff at the Shady Lady Gentlemen's Club, located at 1540 W. Old 40 Highway called authorities after a disturbance inside the club. Deputies say staff noticed the two men they were ushering outside had guns and called for ...

5 years ago
A couple returns home to discover cash and rings were stolen. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary that took place sometime between the end of February and March 4th. Deputies say someone entered a home located in the 3000 block of Muir Road and stole $350 cash, a .25 caliber Republic Arms semi-auto ...