3 years ago
This past October, Fort Hays State University’s Admissions Office and the Department of Teacher Education hosted the third annual Future Educators Day. This event brings together area high school students interested in the teaching profession and the best teachers in Kansas. The goal of this event is to inspire the next generation of teachers through ...

3 years ago
A special session of the Kansas Legislature is scheduled for next week ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Lawmakers will be in Topeka on Monday with a focus on creating a hedge against vaccine mandates from the Biden administration and would allow Kansas residents to receive unemployment insurance if they're fired for not complying with vaccine ...

3 years ago
Two Salina residents are facing charges after a traffic stop turned into a physical altercation. Ethan Cole, 30, is facing charges that include possession of an opiate, heroin and marijuana, all with an intent to distribute, one count of criminal damage to property, one count of interference of a law enforcement officer and two counts of ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle accident Wednesday night. Julian Wood, 28, was driving east on Republic Ave. in a 2015 Kia Forte at 9:25 when he allegedly ran a red light. The Forte struck a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country minivan heading south on Broadway Blvd. driven by a 64-year-old Salina ...

3 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is calling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's decision to not enforce a federal vaccine mandate on private businesses the "right decision." Kelly tweeted yesterday that it's too late to impose a federal standard, and states have been leading the fight against COVID-19. The governor previously announced that she opposed the Biden administration's ...

3 years ago
Emporia State University is under new leadership. The Kansas Board of Regents voted yesterday to appoint Ken Hush as the university's interim president. Hush is an Emporia State graduate, and he previously served as chairman of the ESU Foundation and Board of Trustees and on the Wichita State University Board of Trustees.

3 years ago
Local chapters of nonprofit organizations based or operating in Kansas, which actively promote wildlife conservation and the hunting and fishing heritage, have a special opportunity waiting for them. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Commission Big Game Permit program allows eligible organizations a chance to draw one of seven special big game permits, which can ...

3 years ago
Several COVID clusters have been identified in the Central Kansas, including in several schools. In its weekly update on Wednesday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations, identified a couple of different locations where clusters of the virus were detected in Saline and McPherson Counties. They include: Smoky ...

3 years ago
The public is invited to an update on the Smoky Hill River Renewal Project. The City of Salina, with the help of HDR, is planning an event to provide an update on the status of the river project. According to the City, the update will include the following: United States Army Corps of Engineer - Section ...

3 years ago
There has been one new COVID death since Monday and 48 new COVID cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 555 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 11 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 167 people have now died in ...

3 years ago
A child was killed in Southwest Kansas after being hit by a pickup truck in a crosswalk in front of a school. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol,  a GMC Sierra pickup truck Vehicle one was northbound on Warren Street in Liberal. The truck made a left hand turn on to Hickory Avenue. As it made ...