3 years ago
Dr. Milt Allen has been all over the world to perform music - and to listen to the music nature plays in some of the planet's most iconic places. The former Chair of the Kansas Wesleyan Music Department has climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, trekked to Machu Picchu in Peru and recently ...

3 years ago
Kansas has finalized a settlement with JUUL Labs, resulting in nearly $10 million for Kansas and resolving a two-year investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the settlement forces JUUL to comply with strict injunctive terms limiting their marketing and sales practices. Kansas is expected to receive ...

3 years ago
The Bethany College Department of Music presents its annual Winter Holiday Concert: “A Bethany Choir Christmas”. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, at 4 p.m. in Presser Hall on the Bethany College campus. According to the school, the Bethany Choir will feature an assortment of Christmas selections spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern day, including works ...

3 years ago
Massive expansions of three big businesses in recent months show promise to boost the economies of Salina and Saline County, if all necessary pieces fall into place. Excitement reigns in north-central Kansas as Great Plains/Kubota, Schwan’s and 1 Vision Aviation are prepped to grow. The major employers are adding workers and luring ancillary businesses, while downtown Salina ...

3 years ago
After a two-year reprieve due to COVID-19, Hospice of Salina will be hosting their Annual A Night of Remembrance that is open to all community members who are grieving the loss of a loved one during this holiday season. A Night of Remembrance will be Tuesday, December 13, at Hospice of Salina, 730 Holly Lane, ...

3 years ago
Possible contamination has prompted state officials to issue a health advisory for a creek near the Rice County community of Lyons. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a stream advisory for Little Cow Creek to Cow Creek, South of Lyons. According to the agency, the stream advisory is a result of operation problems at ...

3 years ago
New military helicopters will be made in Kansas. According to Senator Jerry Moran's Office, Bell Textron Inc.  was awarded the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract. The contract with the U.S. Army is worth up to $1.4 billion. “The U.S. Army’s decision to award this contract to Bell Textron will directly benefit the workforce in ...

3 years ago
Police arrived to the 200 block of North 10th St. to find two men wrestling in the front yard after receiving a call of alleged burglary. Bryan Colard, 56, was allegedly sitting on his front porch at 1:38 AM on December 6th.Matthew Reynard, 43. allegedly approached the porch and asked Colard for a cigarette. Within a ...

3 years ago
Police were called to Great Plains Federal Credit Union on Saturday morning after employees arrived to work and discovered what appeared to be bullet holes in the ATM and drive through window. A concerned citizen called 911 on Friday night at 8:37 PM after reportedly hearing multiple gunshots and saw an unknown subject with a white ...

3 years ago
Kansans will have more time to get the Real ID necessary to board flights or enter federal facilities. The Department of Homeland Security announced the Real ID deadline will be pushed back from May 3rd of next year to May 7th, 2025.  The agency said the extension is necessary to address the lingering impacts of the ...

3 years ago
Emmy-winning Actress and Kansas native Kirstie Alley has passed away after a battle with cancer. The star of "Cheers" and "Look Who's Talking" was 71-years-old. In a statement posted Monday night to Alley's official Twitter page, the actress's family thanked the doctors and nurses at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida for their care. Alley ...