Salina News

Salina firefighters Monday afternoon rescued a dog and a cat from a mobile home that burned, but the home itself was destroyed.

Tim Rogers, executive director of the Salina Airport Authority, will address the media on behalf of the city of Salina, Saline County, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and the Salina Airport Authority, according to a news release issued Monday morning from the airport authority.

Rollout of White Knight II by Scaled Composites & Virgin Galactic--The first unveiling of the mother ship which will haul SpaceShipII and a maximum of eight passengers to 100 km into space.

A Salina church organist is retiring after nearly six decades. Harry Huber is retiring from University United Methodist Church.

According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, a 72-year-old man from northeast Kansas and a 53-year-old woman from the Wichita area are the latest two victims.

David D. Helvey, 25, 1012 E. Ellsworth, could face a charge of aggravated battery.

Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign stop in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 3, 2008.

Former Alaska Governor and 2008 United States Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is coming to Kansas.

The Salina Area United Way will have several guests during the telethon including Salina Area United Way Board Members, Agency Directors, representatives from Outlaw Cycles, and a featured past recipient of United Way funding.

By the time the Salina resident left the South Pacific island three weeks later, he had seen the best of humanity.

The Salina-Saline County Health Department is one of the first in the state to offer an H1N1 vaccination clinic for children.

Brandon S. Letourneau, 1113 N. Fourth, was found to be in possession of about a third of an ounce of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia at the school at 1135 Lakewood Circle, said Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield.

State at Salina's chapter of Phi Delta Theta will once again participate in "Trick-or-Treat so Others Can Eat." Members of the chapter will knock on doors of homes in the area between Magnolia and Centennial roads and between Schilling and Crawford streets beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Maurice E. Smith, 310 E. North, No. 31, was killed when the car went off the west side of the road near mile post 92 at 4:52 a.m., striking a wire fence and a utility pole by Centennial Road, said Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield.

Patrick H. Gleeson, 14, 4020 E. Stimmel, was turned over to Juvenile Intake and Assessment Services after the incident, which occurred at 11:30 a.m. at the school at 1135 Lakewood Circle, said Salina Deputy Police Chief Carson Mansfield.

Pierce, 29, tried frantically to blow away the white powder from a baggie police found in his pants pocket while he was being arrested after a shooting May 21.

Anthony Bosco, 65, owner of Salina Electric, fell about 20 feet when the utility pole he was working on snapped shortly after 10 a.m., according to the Saline County Sheriffa s Office.

31, was arrested in connection with the Thursday theft of a credit card from Christ Cathedral, 138 S. Eighth.

In what the head of the University of Kansas Medical Center called a "new and important partnership in our fight against cancer," the Tammy Walker Cancer Center on Monday became the newest member of the Midwest Cancer Center's clinical trials network.

For months we've been hearing rumors that Salina would lose its Hawker Beechcraft airplane manufacturing plant.