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Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas will mark the 8-year anniversary of its Salina Thrift Store with a community celebration on Monday. According to the organization, a celebration event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the store’s parking lot at 1500 S. 9th Street. It will include free hot dogs, cookies, and water. ...

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A motorcycle rider was injured when he crashed into the back of an SUV on a Dickinson County highway. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash happened late Saturday morning when a Harley-Davidson motorcycle rear-ended a Chevy Equinox on K-15 Highway. The SUV was turning east onto 300 Avenue when the motorcycle crashed into it. The ...

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A middle school student from Salina was among the top three finishers at the Kansas State Finals of the National Civics Bee. Zane Hoff, a student at Salina’s Lakewood Middle School, placed third and received a $250 prize following his presentation on food insecurity. Tanya Ramesh, a Robinson Middle School student from Wichita, won the event and earned ...

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Downtown Salina buzzed with energy and creativity during the latest First Friday celebration, drawing crowds eager to experience art, music, food, and community under a clear, summer sky. Peaceful Body Wellness Retreat featured the vibrant work of Barbara and Curtis Haynes. Known for their bold use of acrylics and mixed media, the Hayneses offered an interactive ...

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The Saline County Relay for Life recently held its annual fundraising event at the St. Francis Campus in North Salina. The event at the new location attracted a larger crowd than last year. A total of 19 teams registered for the event, up from 15 in 2024. Participants were welcomed by a sunny sky, and a powerful ...

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A couple of bicycle riders were injured when they were hit by a tire that became detached from a trailer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Wayne and Barbara Akers, both age 75 and from Marion, were riding bicycles on the shoulder of U.S. 36 Highway in Rawlins County in NW Kansas. An approaching 2015 Chevrolet Silverado ...

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It was the year the Royals won the World Series, Coke introduced its new formula and Salina was introduced to the idea of a local Jam Fest. When Steve and Rick Hanson first cooked up the idea in 1985, they thought it would be fun for a conglomeration of bands to join forces on stage at ...

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A Salina man was injured in a rollover crash on Burma Road. Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that on Thursday afternoon around 3pm, 65-year-old Johnny Schneider was transported to Salina Regional Health Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Deputies say Schneider was driving southbound in a 2012 Honda Civic ...

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U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) – both members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies – introduced the Federal Operational Resilience in Emergency Conditions and Storm Tracking (FORECAST) Act that would exempt certain National Weather Service (NWS) employees from any executive order or memorandum imposing a hiring ...

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Tips are being sought in a case involving a missing high-dollar surveyor's tool. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stopper crime of the week. Police say on Tuesday, May 27th, at about 1 PM a subject advised he was surveying the area of Mulberry and Walnut between S. 7th and S. 8th streets in Salina, ...

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A disgruntled customer has been arrested for allegedly twice trying to set a Salina bank on fire. According to Salina Police, Thursday night at about 11:00, a subject was driving past First Bank Kansas, 1333 W. Crawford, when they observed the side of the building on fire. As the citizen pulled up to the bank, they ...