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Salina based Mokas Coffee & Eatery is growing, and expanding with multiple locations across the Kansas City area. According to JRI Hospitality, they have signed a nine-unit franchise development deal with Cornerstone Hospitality. It includes includes six units across Clay and Jackson Counties on the Missouri side of the greater Kansas City market, along with three additional ...

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Salina Presbyterian Manor recently welcomed more than 100 residents, future residents, staff, family members, and friends for a special Listening Tour event featuring Courtney Plantz, the new President of (PMMA) Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America who’s been in the position since July 1, 2026. The gathering provided an opportunity for attendees to meet Plantz, learn more about ...

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An Idaho man was sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison  after being caught along Interstate 70 in Central Kansas with packages of fentanyl that he was transporting cross-country. According to court documents, 24-year-old Brian Hilario Delgado Mayorga of Burley, Idaho, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. In May 2024, a ...

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Salina Police met with the media Thursday morning to discuss Flock cameras. Police Chief C. J. Wise called the meeting, an open discussion on the topic, which has become a hot button issue across the country. Flock technology consists of high speed, computer-controlled camera systems that can be mounted to poles, streetlights, or attached to vehicles. ...

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The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Salina Business Expo on Sept. 10 at Tony’s Pizza Events Center, bringing local businesses and community members together for an afternoon of networking, discovery and connection. The inaugural event in 2025 featured 72 vendors from the Salina business community. Because the event was free and open ...

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Authorities are investigating a home invasion and assault that occurred early Tuesday morning in the Republic County community of Scandia. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, at approximately 2:51 a.m. Tuesday, a female resident in the 400 block of Grant Street in Scandia called 911 to report that an unknown male subject had broken into ...

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Wildlife conservation doesn't always happen in distant rainforests or on the African savanna. Sometimes, it begins with a phone call—and unfolds right here in Kansas. In August 2025, Rolling Hills Zoo answered that call after Executive Director Ryan VanZant was contacted by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ (AZA) Wildlife Confiscation Coordinator on behalf of the ...

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Information gleaned from Salina and Saline County's response to the June storm in which damaging 113 mph wind roared across the area is helping recovery efforts from a similar storm in Wyandotte County. Michelle Weis and Melissa McCoy from Saline County Emergency Management have been helping in the response to a mircoburst in Wyandotte County, specifically ...

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The Kansas Department of Transportation is planning a career fair in Salina for highway maintenance positions in north central Kansas. According to the agency the event will be held September 2nd from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the KDOT office located at 3825 Yost Drive in Salina. This event will feature: Application station – Both online and ...

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Kansas is part of a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, it is one of  the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed ...

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The City of Abilene has been awarded an $89,787 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to establish a Rural Business Accelerator Program, which will be delivered in partnership with Driving Dickinson County. The year-long program will begin Oct. 1, 2026, and run through Sept. 30, 2027, providing eligible small and emerging rural businesses with practical, hands-on support ...