4 years ago
Two fans will be able to cheer on their favorite team in style after winning the Kansas Lottery’s Rivalry Getaway second-chance drawing! The winners are Blake Kissinger of Clay Center and Bradford Brown of Junction City. According to the lottery, the prize package includes a pair of Touchdown Club tickets to the KU/K-State game plus pre-game ...

4 years ago
A Sterling man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with a child sex crime case. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, agents served an arrest warrant at the residence of 2020 Avenue R in Sterling. The Rice County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol assisted during the arrest. Jonathan A. Braden, 43, also known as ...

4 years ago
The first tiger cubs born at Rolling Hills Zoo will be relocating to new homes in the next few weeks. According to the zoo, Sasha will be moving to Bramble Zoo in Watertown, South Dakota, while Nadya is going to Dakota Zoo in Bismark, North Dakota.   Now two years old, separation from the family unit naturally ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Lottery has announced the 10 winners of the Chiefs Club Level Suite Experience promotion, where they will attend the Chiefs game vs. the Raiders on December 12 in luxury. This is the first of two Chiefs second-chance drawings. A Salinan is among the winners. According to the lottery, the Club Level Suite Experience prize ...

4 years ago
Ten people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The October list went online back on October 2nd. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, since then ten of them have been caught. The latest arrest is Kacie ...

4 years ago
A tornado that touched down in northwest Kansas is rated an EF-Zero. The National Weather Service says the twister touched down near Sharon Springs on Tuesday night, traveled more than three miles and produced peak winds of 85-miles-per-hour. No injuries or damage were reported during the storm.

4 years ago
Will Saline County employees be affected by vaccine mandates aimed at the private sector? It's been hurry up and wait for human resource managers across the nation since President Joe Biden in September announced his vaccine mandate plan for private companies with a least 100 employees. The president tasked the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health ...

4 years ago
It's homecoming week at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. As part of the celebration this weekend the school will honor several alumni including a Meridian Media staffer. According to the school, the Kansas Wesleyan University Alumni Association has selected its annual award winners, individuals who bring particular honor to KWU. The recognition of these distinguished alumni ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is cautioning those who attended Monday's Salina City Commission meeting they may have been exposed to COVID by an attendee at the meeting who is not vaccinated,  was showing symptoms of being infected, and did not wear a mask or socially distance. According to the agency, they were notified Wednesday that ...

4 years ago
There has been three new COVID deaths in Saline County since Friday and 95 new cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 466 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 10 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 154 people have now ...

4 years ago
The long wait for a distinctive Kansas license plate to help raise money for families hit by childhood cancers will soon be over. Heidi Feyerherm-Smith, President and Founder of the Love Chloe Foundation says drivers can purchase the plate in January. The plate will help the organization raise money to support the “Fueling the Fight” campaign ...