5 years ago
One body of of water in Kansas is under a warning for toxic blue green algae and its in Salina. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the pond at Jerry Ivey Park is under a warning. Additionally, Marion Reservoir in Marion County is under a watch due to blue-green algae. When a warning is ...

5 years ago
Area public transportation will not be running on Memorial Day Monday. OCCK, Inc. Transportation will be closed on Monday, May 31st, in observation of Memorial Day. No vehicles will run on including Paratransit vans and buses, as well as Salina CityGo buses, 81 Connection buses and City of Abilene buses. OCCK is committed to providing transportation services to ...

5 years ago
A significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend is anticipated. According to AAA Kansas, from May 27 through May 31, more than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% from last year when only 23 million traveled, the ...

5 years ago
The capture of a murder suspect in Salina Wednesday evening marked the 16th arrest from the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted. The latest latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online back on May 1st, and since then over half of them have been caught. The 16th arrest is Nelson Hull III. He was wanted in ...

5 years ago
After spending the summer closed last year because of the pandemic, Salina's Kenwood Cove  Aquatic Park is preparing to reopen this summer. Kenwood Cove will open for the season over Memorial Day Weekend,  on Saturday. The pool will be open Monday thru Saturday 12:30pm - 7pm and Sunday 12:30pm - 6pm.  There will be some special policies in place. ...

5 years ago
A man from Louisiana was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ellsworth County. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 1:47 pm Wednesday an injury crash was reported on K-14 highway,  just south of Avenue N in Ellsworth County. EMS, Fire, Rescue, Ellsworth County Sheriff Deputies, and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers responded to the scene. ...

5 years ago
On Wednesday while following up on investigative leads, Salina Police Detectives and Agents from the U.S. Marshals developed information that Nelson Hull III was located in a residence at 511 E. Stimmel Road.  Law enforcement surrounded the residence and began using a public address system to order Hull to come out of the residence. Hull, ...

5 years ago
There will be an opportunity this Friday night to kick of Memorial Day Weekend by getting out of the house, having some fun, and helping feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireles, is going to be back in action, hosting another cruising event on Santa Fe. It will be a flashback to ...

5 years ago
560 more people were vaccinated in Saline County over the last week. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 19,464 people have been vaccinated against COVID in Saline County. That equals 35.9 percent of the total population and 44.9 percent of the population who are 16 and older. At this time last week 18,904 members ...

5 years ago
There are 5 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,292 total cases with 26 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 115. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently ...

5 years ago
An initial round of severe weather rolled across Central Kansas late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday evening. Tornadoes and large hail were the early threats, before giving way to more of a straight-line wind threat, mixed with heavy rain. Hail up to the size of baseballs fell in parts of Ellis County, including in the Hays area. In the ...