5 years ago
What is becoming one of the favorite festivals in Salina will be held this weekend. Street Eats & Beats is Saturday. The community is invited to the free event in Oakdale Park. Organizers say the festival will include stellar food trucks, rockin’ bands, and fun activities for the whole family. Hosted by Salina Area Young Professionals and ...

5 years ago
A Manhattan man was killed in a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 44-year-old Shane Lingenfelter was driving a pickup truck headed west on the interstate. For an unknown reason he veered onto the north shoulder and struck a tree. The truck then rolled over and struck a second ...

5 years ago
Kansas has its first death related to a COVID cluster at a school. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations this week, indicated there are currently 241 active COVID-19 clusters across the state, with 8,063 cases, 254 hospitalizations, and 154 deaths attributed to them. The report showed a death ...

5 years ago
The coldest weather of the season yet is bringing with it the possibility of the first frost of the fall. According to the National Weather Service, a Frost Advisory is in effect for early Friday morning as low temperatures are forecast to dip down into the mid to low 30s. The most likely time for frost is from ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday joined Kansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam and Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Toland to visit Yoder Meats in Yoder, Kansas. Governor Kelly announced over $9 million has been committed for projects to strengthen the state’s food supply system. Yoder Meats is one of 183 Kansas agriculture ...

5 years ago
The early voting period in Kansas is underway, and hundreds of thousands of advanced ballots are on their way to Kansas voters. The Kansas Secretary of State's office says approximately 456,000 advance by mail ballots are being sent to Kansas voters who completed and returned an application to their county election office. The deadline to apply for ...

5 years ago
The "Fabulous Fund Raising Funnel Cake Wagon" is stopping at various locations across Kansas, and this week it's in Salina. According to Ottawa Amusements, they decided to open their Funnel Cake Wagon. The mobile carnival company says even though though were unable to provide Salina with amusement rides this summer, you can still enjoy your favorite ...

5 years ago
There are 24 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 929, with 105 cases currently active. There are 812 people who have recovered, and a total of 12 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reporting that they have 9 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The county dashboard ...

5 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is welcoming another addition to its animal family. According to the zoo, two new female scimitar-horned oryx arrived Tuesday afternoon as part of the Scimitar-horned Oryx Species Survival Plan (SSP) of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), of which Rolling Hills Zoo is an accredited member. Born in March 2019 and raised at ...

5 years ago
A new program for at-risk teens in Saline County is now available, with a goal of preventing older youth from entering foster care. According to the Kansas Strong for Children and Families organization, they are launching a collaborative pilot project, Parent/Youth Facilitation, as a resource for families in Wyandotte and Saline Counties. They are taking referrals ...

5 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic is prompting more delays in the Kansas court system. According to the Kansas Supreme Court, Chief Justice Marla Luckert issued a new administrative order Wednesday continuing to suspend statutes of limitation, statutory time standards, deadlines, and time limitations started under earlier orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Luckert's action follows the State Finance ...