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A second child has died from injuries sustained in an Ellsworth County shooting. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the 8-year-old child who was shot on March 28th died from his injuries late Friday night. A 5-year-old died the day of the shooting, which happened when a young child picked up a loaded, unsecured shotgun and ...

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The Kansas Wesleyan Community is mourning the loss of a long-time professor. According to the school, Dr. Meredith Drees, a true light for the institution, passed away in recent days after a long and courageous health battle. Drees’ academic accomplishments were significant, from her fellowship at the University of Notre Dame to her nationally recognized scholarship. Yet ...

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A Kansas farmer admitted to defrauding the U.S. Department of Agriculture by falsely claiming severe weather destroyed crops that he had actually sold. Court documents indicate 54-year-old David L. Mongeau, 54 of Holcomb pleaded guilty to one count of false statements related to crop insurance and one count of bank fraud/attempted bank fraud. Mongeau owned Mongeau Enterprises, ...

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In 2025, five Run Salina Series races broke their registration records and the sixth race had its second highest registration total ever. Highlights included the Salina Crossroads Marathon having a record 5,416 registered participants and the Fe for a Cure with 1,214. Organizers say In 2026, the Run Salina Series will be expanding to seven races ...

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A bomb threat at a Salina business prompted the arrest of a Missouri man. Thursday afternoon at 4:00, Salina Police Department dispatch received a call from a subject identified as 33-year-old Brandon Skaggs from DeSoto, Missouri, reporting a bomb was placed at Blue Beacon Truck Wash, at 2303 N 9th Street. The business was contacted and alerted ...

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A thief made off with a vehicle in Salina late Thursday afternoon. According to Salina Police, at about 5:00 PM, a 31-year-old female reported her tan 2008 Chevy 1500, 4 door pick up, bearing KS tag 2867AG, was stolen from the 400 block of Purdue. The truck has a South High School sticker on the back window. It ...

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An Easter -weekend event that has been happening in Salina for over two decades will be held on Saturday. The City of Salina invites everyone to come join Salina Parks and Recreation and the Salina Optimist Club for their 23rd annual Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt. Everyone is invited to hop on over for an egg-citing time. The ...

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A two-vehicle crash on a Southwest Kansas highway killed five people, including three children. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol a Ford Ranger and a Dodge Dakota collided Thursday afternoon on Highway 156.  The crash happened after the Dodge left the road with its passenger tires. The driver  over-corrected and rotated into the Ford with its ...

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Lindsborg's Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum will host “Flour Power,” an interactive presentation and demonstration. According to the museum, the event featuring Gene Chávez will take place on April 25th at 1:30 p.m. at 120 E. Mill St. in Lindsborg. Members of the community are invited to attend the free event. The event is part of “Kansas ...

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Saline County Commissioners have formed a new advisory committee which will review proposals from outside agencies and provide recommendations on how the County will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit nonprofit agencies in the community. According to the County, the committee will evaluate proposals from nonprofit agencies based on the following: Agency mission and ...

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The month of March was one of the warmest, and driest in Salina since records have been kept, dating back to 1900. According to the National Weather Service, the average temperature in Salina was 54.8 degrees, up 7.4 degrees from normal. It is tied for the 6th warmest March ever. The agency says Salina received .08 inches ...