4 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 ...

4 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 ...

4 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 ...

4 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 ...

4 years ago
COVID-19 clusters continue to appear in Central Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in its latest list of COVID-19 exposure locations, has identified multiple cases at a long term care facility in the Ottawa County Community of Minneapolis, and an increase in cases at the prison in Ellsworth. The agency says at the Minneapolis Health ...

4 years ago
There are six new COVID-19 cases confirmed at Salina schools within the past two days. According to USD 305’s COVID-19 incidents page, five of the new cases was confirmed on Tuesday. The other was confirmed Wednesday. The new cases include three at South High School, one at Central High School, one at Lakewood Middle School, and one ...

4 years ago
UPDATE: Another trailer theft has occurred at a Salina alcohol distribution center--the second one in the same week--and law enforcement believe that they are related. Back on Oct. 10, police says that a distribution truck and trailer were both stolen from Pestinger Distributing, 1825 Bailey Dr., resulting in an over $100,000 loss. This was reported on ...

4 years ago
The Kansas State Fair is looking for a new leader. David Tobias announced yesterday that he has stepped down as interim general manager of the state fair in order to accept a new opportunity. The 43-year-old Tobias had served as interim general manager since former state fair general manager Robin Jennison resigned in July.

4 years ago
Smart homes, smart infrastructure, smart health and more — the list of applications embedded with sensors, software and other technologies for the purpose of connecting and exchanging data with other devices continues to drive the need for rigorous analysis of hardware and software critical to ensuring the safety and security of these systems. The National Science ...

4 years ago
AMC Theatres says it is running out of cash. The company cites the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic as the primary cause. AMC announced Tuesday if it is going to remain in business, it will need additional sources of cash or more people attending movies. It expects its existing cash to be gone by ...

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Kansas Wesleyan’s speech and debate team returned to action the weekends of Oct. 3 and 10, garnering positive results at a pair of virtual tournaments. The team competed in the Bob Derryberry 2020 Season Opener on the first of the two weekends, an event hosted by Southwest Baptist. Bryce Boyd (Oklahoma City, Okla.) garnered a second-place ...