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Wind with a peak gust of 71 mph in Salina caused some damage across the area Thursday afternoon, including toppling the Mayor's Christmas Tree in Downtown Salina. The tree, which stands 20 feet tall including the star on top, was damaged when the wind blew it over. Officials were determining the extent of the damage to ...

2 hours ago
A home improvement chain has reached a settlement with Kansas and nine other states. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, a settlement has been reached with Menards. The home improvement chain was investigated Menards for its business practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and for its merchandise credit check program, also known as Menards’ “11% Rebate.” In addition ...

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At executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday will not change the way the Kansas Bureau of Investigation enforces marijuana laws.  The executive order reschedules marijuana it from a Schedule I drug, things like heroin, LSD, an Ecstasy, to a Schedule III drug, like Tylenol with codeine. According to the KBI, rescheduling is not ...

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Two petitions are in play to block a Texas based company from building an energy storage facility in rural Saline County. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a range of issues including an update on a proposed conditional use permit for the Plus Power company ...

7 hours ago
UPDATE: The Kansas Department of Transportation has reopened both directions of I-70 between Goodland and Colby. The route was previously closed due to low visibility and blowing dust. _ _ _ Damaging wind and blowing dust are continuing to spread across parts Western and Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, at around 11:00 the Russell Airport ...

7 hours ago
A Salina woman is out several thousand dollars after a scammer claiming to be a Saline County Sheriff Deputy convinced her to send him $7,000 via Bitcoin to avoid being arrested. Salina Police say the 46-year-old female received a call from a person identifying themself as Lt. Jason Richard from the Saline County Sheriff's Office.  The ...

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A Sedgwick man was arrested after allegedly starting a fire in the back of a Salina grocery store. Salina Police first responders were called at 9:45 Wednesday night to the report of a fire at the Dillons grocery store at 1235 E Cloud. The first crews on scene determined there was a fire in a back storage ...

7 hours ago
Police arrested one person and are looking for another after both fled on foot from a traffic stop. Police say at about 8:30 Wednesday night an officer on patrol observed a black BMW leave the Pump Mart on N 9th and commit a traffic violation. As the officer attempted a traffic stop the vehicle commited a ...

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There was no winner Wednesday night, so the Powerball jackpot has jumped to an estimated $1.5 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, extending the game’s holiday jackpot streak. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million. Saturday’s jackpot ranks as the fifth largest in the Powerball game and the seventh largest among U.S. lottery jackpots. Although ...

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High wind creating blowing dust is expected to created dangerous driving conditions across the area on Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for a large portion of  Western and Central Kansas, including the Salina area, from 2:00 Thursday morning through 6:00 Thursday evening. Northwest wind, gusting to 60 mph, will cause areas ...

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The Salina area wide Christmas Brass Choir will be perform this weekend.  The group of area musicians will perform at an event on Saturday at the Central Mall. Organizers tell KSAL News this will be the largest gathering ever for the event, with over 100 musicians participating. Included among the musicians is the entire percussion section ...