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A driver was hurt in a single-vehicle crash while leaving a convenience store in South Salina Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Christina Walle was in a Volkswagon Jetta leaving the Kwik Shop on Schilling Road. She left the parking lot headed north where there is no driveway, and then turned east into ...

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A Kansas man is among three people who are dead following a plane crash near Fremont, Nebraska. The Dodge County, Nebraska Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Moundridge and two Nebraska men died when a plane crashed Friday night in the Platte River. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash.

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The Salina Breakfast Bandits AMBUCS keep "ramping it up".  On Saturday they reached a milestone of 700 wheelchair mobility ramps built. AMBUC Chairman Jim Cram tells KSAL News it is incredibly gratifying to provide mobility ramps. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ambucs-1.mp3"][/audio]   According to Cram, AMBUCS installs around 70-80 ramps per year. There was full crowd of 18 men who put together ...

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In celebration of Arbor Day this Wednesday, Kansas Wesleyan University will celebrate with its seventh annual Arbor Day tree planting ceremony on campus. According to the school, the university will plant a pair of trees. Students, faculty, staff, and City of Salina Parks and Forestry workers will assist with the planting. The event will allow KWU ...

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Kansas State University's Wildcat Rocketry team made history at the 2025 Argonia Cup by taking first place in the national collegiate rocketry competition and breaking a world record. K-State's student team is the first from Kansas to win the competition — this year from among 20 collegiate teams — and the club's competition rocket, "Purple Horizon," broke the ...

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Wondering what to do with Easter lilies after the holiday? With a little care they can be planted outdoors, and thrive. K-State Research and Extension horticulture expert Ward Upham suggests planting them outside. “Though lilies are not reliably hardy in Kansas, many gardeners have success if they follow a few simple rules,” Upham said. Upham’s tips for success ...

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The old mill is set to come alive. According to the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, the 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mill is the only historic flour mill of its kind in the Midwest that can still operate, and there’s exactly one day every year that it roars back to life for visitors to ...

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Salina Area Technical College announced it has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School designation with Silver status recognition. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2025-2026 survey, with 830 earning special awards for going above the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan will host a trio of events, April 29–May 1 as part of Holocaust Remembrance Week, with an overarching theme of “The Holocaust in Hungary.” A Zoom presentation by Dr. Judy Jacobs, Holocaust survivor, will highlight and end the week on Thursday, May 1. The event will be held in Sams Chapel and admission ...

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State and local health officials are working together in response to a measles outbreak in southwest Kansas. As of April 16, a total of 37 cases have been reported. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is informing the public of a potential measles exposure at a hotel in Garden City. Here are the details: Location: Clarion Inn ...

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Fifteen college students were inducted into an Honor Society, that recognizes and honors students in Career & Technical Education. Salina Area Technical College inducted 15 new students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), during a ceremony held at the campus on Friday, April 18th. NTHS celebrates the academic and professional achievements of students ...