5 years ago
There are a couple of more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Salina USD 305 schools. According to USD 305’s COVID-19 incidents page, there was a positive test at Coronado Elementary School on Wednesday and a positive test at Heartland Early Education Center on Tuesday. It is the 7th confirmed case at Heartland Early Education and 5th ...

5 years ago
Record numbers of advanced votes are being cast across the country, and across Kansas. Already more than 75 million Americans have cast their ballots. The Kansas Secretary of State's Office released voting numbers Wednesday. According to the agency, 504,682 ballots have been mailed. Of those ballots that were mailed, 318,050 ballots have been returned. There are another 195,416 ...

5 years ago
There are 35 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 1,122 total cases, with 156 cases currently active. There are 953 people who have recovered, and a total of 13 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 6 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The county dashboard has been ...

5 years ago
A Lyons man has been charged with attempted capital murder in connection with the October 16 incident that included the shooting of a police officer and a Lyons resident. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, he filed attempted capital murder charges against 40-year-old Adam Hrabik of Lyons. The incident took place in Lyons after an officer ...

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A Junction City man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years for two counts of first degree felony murder. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 35-year-old Dion Jamal Green, was sentenced Wednesday in Geary County District Court by District Judge Steven L. Hornbaker. Green pleaded ...

5 years ago
A Canadian man who was stopped on a Kansas Highway with 99 pounds of cocaine has pleaded guilty to federal charges. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 36-year-old Vincent Muller from Canada pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In his plea, Muller admitted the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his car on ...

5 years ago
City of Salina and Salina Arts & Humanities has been celebrating National Arts & Humanities Month all this month. October is National Arts & Humanities Month. It’s a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. The month-long event was launched by Americans for the Arts more than 30 years ago as National Arts ...

5 years ago
COVID-19 clusters continue to appear in Central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations, indicates there are several area long-term care facilities with clusters of the virus. According to the agency, they have confirmed 18 cases of the virus at Dignity Care Home in Salina, down from ...

5 years ago
A discussion of a 1950s sit-in in Wichita will be hosted by the Smoky Hill Museum next week. The museum says that the discussion is a free Zoom presentation on Thursday, Nov. 5 led by Prisca Barnes. She'll lead a presentation of the 1958 Wichita Dockum Drugstore sit-in, in protest of the city's practice of segregation. ...

5 years ago
Flags across the state have been ordered to fly at half staff to honor COVID victims. Kansas has surpassed 1,000 Kansas deaths due to COVID-19. In honor of the lives lost and the families they left behind, Governor Laura Kelly has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately to sundown, Friday, ...

5 years ago
Two residents and one non-direct care employee at Salina Presbyterian Manor have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the organization, the positive test results followed the campus’ routine employee surveillance testing and resident testing for the virus. The residents are in isolation and the employee is quarantined at home. “Our top priority continues to be the safety ...