5 years ago
A body was recovered Tuesday Afternoon following a drowning at an ice-covered lake in northwest Kansas. According to the Phillips County Sheriff's Office, a person went through the ice at Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge and drowned. The victim is identified as t a 67 year old Agra resident. With the assistance of the Phillipsburg Fire Department, Kirwin Fire ...

5 years ago
A couple of Salina USD 305 schools will have new principals when the new school year begins in the fall. According to the district, Scott Chrisman will be the Lakewood Middle School Principal and Brandon Cheeks will be the Sunset Elementary Principal. An educator with 18 years of experience, Chrisman most recently served for five years as ...

5 years ago
A former KU Medical School employee has admitted to embezzling over a half million dollars. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 49-year-old Michael Tae Kim Ahlers of Lenexa has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and filing a false tax return related to a scheme to embezzle money from the University of Kansas Medical ...

5 years ago
Saline County Health Officials are preparing to broaden those who are being vaccinated against COVID-19. The Saline County Health Department expects to meet their milestone of vaccinating 30 percent of the over 65 population by the end of this week. According to the agency, this will allows them to start scheduling high-contact critical workers to receive ...

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Three men have pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally hunting whitetail deer on a part of Fort Riley where explosives are discharged during training exercises. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Gregory J. Frikken, James C. Nunley and Michael J. Smith admitted they trespassed on federal property and illegally harvested trophy whitetail deer from that ...

5 years ago
Kansas Farm Bureau's Legal Foundation is offering two webinars on farm ownership transitions in February. The first, offered on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. central, will feature a discussion on estate preservation strategies and business and tax succession strategies. As a supplement to the information provided in the Feb. 10 webinar, a second webinar on Feb. 13 at noon, will be an insightful ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday announced that her administration, in conjunction with Democratic leaders in the Kansas Legislature, has crafted a proposed tax bill that aims generate $97 million in additional revenue for Kansas, support small businesses, and give 94% of Kansans a tax cut – all with the hopes of neutral, balanced state ...

5 years ago
12 artists, 12 stories of food insecurity, and twelve empty bowls will draw attention to the fact that 13.6% of Saline County residents are "food insecure." We can help. During the display, the Art Center welcomes Karen Couch from the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank to share 12 stories to help everyone better understand hunger ...

5 years ago
Richard B. Myers, current Kansas State University President, retired four-star general, and 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Meeting. In addition, Michael Schwanke, News Anchor with KWCH will be a special guest interviewing President Myers and discussing his leadership, ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Labor's new identity verification software system has blocked over one million fraudulent login attempts and BOT attacks since it went live on February 2nd. According to the agency, a fraudulent login is a criminal trying to access the KDOL software system to file a fraudulent claim. A BOT attack is the use ...

5 years ago
There are 5 new COVID deaths and 50 new cases of the virus in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 5,765 total cases with 1,303 of them currently active. There are now 100 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 16 patients who require hospitalization ...