4 years ago
A key official from a group hoping to redevelop the Century II performing arts center in downtown Wichita is stepping down. Brian McHughes announced on Saturday that he is resigning from his role as spokesperson with Penumbra International, LLC-Wichita Riverwalk. McHughes noted that he had expected the group's senior leadership to answer questions about their investment ...

4 years ago
A nationwide campaign addressing boating under the influence, will take place this year over Independence Day Weekend. Law enforcement, particularly game wardens, will be extra vigilant at lakes around the country, including in Kansas, especially looking for boaters under the influence. Kansas is one of multiple states which participates in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water’s ...

4 years ago
A man from Salina was transported to the hospital following a single vehicle crash in Ottawa County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 55-year-old David Brees was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix headed north in the passing lane on US Highway 81. For an unknown reason the car crossed over the center line and went off ...

4 years ago
Fort Hays State University’s Dane G. Hansen Scholarship Hall is currently recruiting community builders with entrepreneurial mindsets to join the cohort of students that reside in the hall.   Hansen Scholarship Hall is among the newer residence halls on campus, built in 2016, and provides living space to a select group of undergraduate and graduate students ...

4 years ago
The next monthly Lunch & Learn program will be discuss President Franklin Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms". According to the organization, the guest this month is Jeffrey Urbin, Roosevelt Presidential Library Education Specialist, discussing "Roosevelt and the Four Freedoms." In January 1941, advancing Nazi armies spread hate, fear, death, and destruction across most of Europe and showed no ...

4 years ago
It’s not a season for everyone, but with enough grit and vigor, you just might be up to the challenge. The handfishing for flathead catfish season is now open. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, there are a couple of things to consider: Handfishing is allowed only in certain areas: the Arkansas ...

4 years ago
OCCK has awarded $2,500 in scholarships to five area seniors. According to the organization, the new scholarship was established as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of OCCK in 2020, as a long-term reminder of the good work that past generations have done, and that future generations will do, in working with people with disabilities in ...

4 years ago
The University of Kansas has received funding for Alzheimer's disease research. According to Senator Roger Marshal's office, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the University of Kansas more than $1.1 million to develop a more comprehensive understanding of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression by evaluating various biomarkers within minority populations, an underrepresented group in AD research. “Alzheimer’s is ...

4 years ago
Kansas is ordering COVID testing at all adult care facilities in the state. Governor Laura Kelly Friday directed Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman to issue an order requiring COVID-19 testing in all adult care facilities statewide beginning immediately. According to the Governor's office, state-licensed adult care facilities were no longer required to ...

4 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a thief who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On May 19th Salina Police Officers took a report which indicated a theft occurred in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel, 120 E Diamond Drive. The victim ...

4 years ago
A lucky Kansas Lottery player is holding a Powerball ticket worth 50-thousand dollars. According to a lottery spokesperson, the as-yet-unredeemed ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball to win. Those winning numbers, which were announced on Wednesday, are 19, 29, 34, 44 and 50, plus Powerball 25 and PowerPlay 2X. Lottery officials say tomorrow's Powerball drawing includes a ...