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The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has ballooned to the largest ever in the history of the multi-state lottery game. With no grand prize winner on Friday, the Jackpot for the next drawing Tuesday is at an estimated $1.55 billion. That would make it the largest Mega Millions jackpot in history and the third-biggest in U.S. lottery ...

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A vision, 10 years in the making, will come true this month for students, alumni, and employees of the McPherson College Automotive Restoration program.  A 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet, entirely restored by students, has been accepted by the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and will be shown there on August 20th. According to the college, ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has added a well-known instructor to its music staff. According to the school, Greg Bontrager, one of the region’s most well-known music instructors, will join Kansas Wesleyan’s Music program as an adjunct professor for the upcoming year. Bontrager retired from full-time teaching at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, following a distinguished career ...

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The winningest man in bull riding history came to Abilene and won himself a check. J.B. Mauney, of Stephenville, Texas, scored 90 points on the Andrews Rodeo Co. bull named The Kracken to walk away with the 2023 Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo title. It was a bull that Mauney had seen at the Window Rock, Ariz. rodeo, ...

2 years ago
The August list of Salina's Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. August list went online Saturday. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include among others aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, fleeing and eluding, harassment, stalking, child sex crimes, and felony drug ...

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A high speed pursuit leads to a two vehicle crash and the arrest of a Salina man Thursday evening. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Kyle Montgomery, also known as Kyle Farley was taken into custody after officers confronted him in a restaurant around 6:30pm Thursday. Police report an officer on patrol spotted Montgomery ...

2 years ago
A work project continues on East Crawford Street leaving a coned off dirt hill there - that has been the fulcrum for two vehicles that got stuck on top in a couple of unrelated incidents this week. Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that a 58-year-old woman from Ellsworth was eastbound on Crawford Friday ...

2 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of multiple thefts from a grocery store. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on July 24th officers were dispatched to Dillon’s at 1235 E. Cloud St. in regards to a theft. Employees reported between 9:30 ...

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A revamped Salina Art Center Cinema will reopen on Friday. The cinema, which screens independent and award-winning films, closed in late June to undergo an overhaul. Along with technology upgrades, the most visible part of the project is new seating for the cinema. Lounge-type luxury seating has replaced the traditional movie theater seats. The theater  also has ...

2 years ago
A Salina native recently completed a summer internship in the Office of Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson. According to Johnson, Noah Martin, a 2022 graduate of Sacred Heart High School, spent the summer working in the administration division of Johnson’s office. His projects included working with the unclaimed property division, developing educational materials on first-time home ...

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A Salina man is facing charges for battery of a law enforcement officer after he crashed into a ditch. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Hunter Boyer was transported to Salina Regional Health Center on Wednesday night after complaining of a possible head injury. Deputies say just before 11pm, Boyer lost control of ...