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Thursday marks the first official day of summer. It's the summer solstice, the longest day of the year north of the equator. When the summer solstice arrives at 3:50 this afternoon it will be the earliest in 224 years. The earth has a solstice every six months - in June, which has the most minutes ...

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A truck driver from Tescott avoided injury late Wednesday night when a car hydroplaned into the path of his semi on Interstate 70 along the Kansas Turnpike. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Toyota Corolla was travelling on the turnpike in Douglas County when it hydroplaned into the barrier wall. The car then went across ...

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Rain has stalled what has been a mixed wheat harvest around Central Kansas. With wheat ripening late last week, by the weekend crews were already out in some fields cutting. Rain late Saturday into Sunday, and then again Tuesday night, has slowed things down. Initial signs leading up to harvest were ominous. Dry conditions in many areas ...

2 years ago
The Salina Community Safe Haven Baby Box Initiative is a crucial project in the community that will offer a secure, anonymous option for parents in crisis to surrender their newborns.  Partially funded by a generous donation from Driven to Care, this project requires additional community donations to ensure its success. According to the Salina Fire Department, ...

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The hungry in Salina will benefit year-round from a spring time food collection effort. The Project Salina final numbers have been tabulated, According to the organization, on June 4th and 5th, the Project Salina Board, along with volunteers, collected just over 9,000 food items and received $91,000 in cash donations from local Salina businesses. Cash donations ...

2 years ago
A multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades is coming to Salina. Rodney Carrington is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. A platinum-recording artist, Rodney's recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums ...

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KSAL's Harvest Fest 2024 is underway as farmers have been working in area wheat fields amid rain showers and less than perfect conditions. Yields have ranged from 60-plus bushels to less than 20-in the bin as producers see how rain - and the lack of rain have affected this year's harvest. Monte Hudson Location Manager at the ...

2 years ago
The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one ...

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A half-dozen Kansas Highway Patrol recruits had their badges pinned on Tuesday afternoon in Salina and officially became Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers. The six new officers were part of KHP Recruit Class #68, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly was among those who spoke The highlight of the ...

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A Salina man is in custody and police are looking for two other suspects after a man was assaulted and robbed in a motel. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, authorities arrested 44-year-old Antwon Pierce early Tuesday morning after he was allegedly part of a planned armed robbery at the Airliner Motel located at 781 North ...

2 years ago
A man and woman awake to shots fired outside their apartment followed by a bullet that shattered their window. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that several residents at the Townhome Rentals in the 700 block of Fairdale Road were awakened to gunfire from a vehicle early Tuesday morning around 2:20am. Police say a 23-year-old ...