4 years ago
A new Smoky Hill River website is now online. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, the new River Festival website at riverfestival.com, in partnership with local businesses Mr. Freeland Design and WCCiT is now online. Found at the same, easy-to-remember URL, the new website offers longtime Festival fans and newcomers these features: Colorful content, to give a ...

4 years ago
Kansans safely disposed of more than 6 tons of unused and unwanted medicines during National Drug Take-Back Day back on October 24th, including 199.2 pounds of prescription medications in Saline County. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says law enforcement officers collected 12,214 pounds of medicines at 80 locations throughout the state during the event, according to ...

4 years ago
Americans are getting set to head to the polls with the eyes of the world paying close attention. Although nearly 100 million voters have already cast their ballots early that's still only 71 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 election. Most of the early voting has come from mail-in ballots, but over ...

4 years ago
Three new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Salina USD 305 schools. According to the USD 305 COVID-19 incidents page, single new cases of the virus were confirmed at Salina Central High School Monday and at Schilling Elementary School Saturday and Monday. There have now been 3 new cases at Schilling since Friday. The case at ...

4 years ago
A federal prosecutor is on duty on Election Day to respond to complaints of possible election fraud or voting rights violations in Kansas. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, he has appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Maag to serve as the District Election Officer for Kansas. Maag will be responsible for overseeing the handling of complaints ...

4 years ago
There are 59 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 1,225, with 160 cases currently active, There are 1,052 people who have recovered, and a total of 13 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. “This sharp increase ...

4 years ago
The State of Kansas continues to see revenue growth over the same month of the last fiscal year. October's total tax receipts were $596.6 million, an 11.7% or $62.6 million increase over the estimate. That is 7.9%, or $43.6 million, more than October of Fiscal Year 2020. "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Kansans and ...

4 years ago
Fourteen people on the October list of Salina’s Most Wanted have been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the latest arrests include: Sheldon Alexander Freeman Katrina Marie Kuhn Ronnie Steven Mills They were wanted for crimes which include felony theft of a firearm, felony drug crimes, and criminal deprivation of property. Since the Most Wanted program ...

4 years ago
A man from Mexico is facing federal charges after being caught in Western Kansas with a large amount of heroin According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 24-year-old Orlando Alexis Gaxiola-Guevara, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to driving more than one kilogram of heroin to Kansas. Gaxiola-Guevara, and another man were stopped on I-70 in Logan County. ...

4 years ago
A Kansas woman will spend 12 years in federal prison for selling heroin laced with fentanyl while ignoring overdoses among buyers. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister, 37-year-old Amber L. Juarez of Leavenworth pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl.  Juarez sold heroin on three separate occasions to a confidential informant. ...

4 years ago
Law enforcement in Salina are in search of the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run crash on Saturday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that a smaller red 2-door passenger car struck a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle and didn't stop on Saturday at 4:20 p.m. Both vehicles were traveling west ...