Salina, KS

A man wanted in connection with a shooting death in Great Bend was found in Salina on Saturday. According to the Great Bend Police Department, at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Saturday officers ere dispatched to the 1400 block of Lakin Avenue in Great Bend in reference to a 911 hang-up call. Upon arrival, they were […]

Image courtesy of Kansas Athletics The Kansas Jayhawks started the 2026 football season with a commanding 51-6 victory over Long Island on Friday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas (1-0) rolled up 613 yards of total offense, the second-highest total of KU head coach Lance Leipold’s tenure, with 336 passing yards and 277 yards […]

The Love, Chloe Foundation is celebrating a major milestone later this month, with its 10th annual Gold Ribbon Golf & Gala, a signature fundraising event supporting families facing childhood cancer. According to the organization, for the past decade, the event has brought together community members, businesses, sponsors, and supporters to raise awareness and provide meaningful […]

The new September list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The September list went online Saturday morning. Those on the September list are wanted for crimes which include armed robbery, felony child abuse, aggravated escape from custody, making criminal threats,, aggravated domestic […]

The 2026 fall season in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League 2 is completely underway with the completion of the first week of football games taking place Friday night. The Goddard Lions opened up the AVCTL 2 football season on Thursday with a 36-12 victory against Campus. The remainder of the AVCTL 2 saw its […]

Images courtesy of Tanner Colvin After six long years, the Mayor’s Cup is back at Salina South. The fact that Salina Central made the Cougars fight for every inch made it all the more special. In a classic season football opener that produced seven lead changes and saw Central fight back from a double-digit deficit […]

The last time the Little River Redskins had defeated the Ell-Saline Cardinals was during the Cardinals inaugural 8-man meeting back in 2022. Since then Ell-Saline Cardinals had won 3 straight including a pair of two points wins the last 2 seasons. That changed Friday evening as the Redskins depth and athleticism proved to be too […]

pictured is Abilene Senior, Gabe Nichols, image courtesy of Brad Anderson, with Abilene Reflector-Chronicle  CONCORDIA: The Concordia Panthers used their experience in their 33-0 victory over the Abilene Cowboys Friday night.  Concordia brought back seven starters on each side of the ball who started in last season’s 27-23 loss to Abilene. The Cowboys on the […]

A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather. Perennial grains may better withstand extreme drought like the one earlier this year that devastated some wheat farmers in Kansas. Researchers at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, have been developing perennial wheat, rice and sorghum that can be planted once every few seasons, which helps build soil and store carbon. The institute has also developed the perennial grain Kernza, which is grown at their research farm a

Marian Patricia “Pat” Johnson, aged 72, of Salina, KS, passed away at her home on August 26...