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This week marks the next KANSASWORKS Statewide Virtual Job Fair. According to the state, Kansans seeking employment opportunities are encouraged to participate in the Virtual Job Fair beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8 and ending at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 9. The event will give job seekers the opportunity to meet virtually with multiple ...

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Blood donations are needed this holiday season to boost a supply that is approaching a historic low. According to Terri Novotny with the American Red Cross, the blood supply is at the lowest level in 10-plus years. If more donors don't come forward to give blood, some patients requiring a transfusion may not receive it. Novotny tells ...

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A two-vehicle accident on Monday sent one person to the hospital. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 7:05 a.m., a 2008 Mercury Mariner going east on Ralph Ave. failed to yield right of way and hit a 2013 Ford Explorer going north on Norton Street. Both vehicles had heavy damage and had to ...

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A Salina business is dealing with a possible hefty bill after it was broken into over the weekend. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Gary Johnson Trucking Inc., located at 1265 Diamond Drive, had three of its pro toolboxes damaged, and a Bushing Seal driver set was stolen. One of the business's doors were ...

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A school threat is under investigation in McPherson. Police announced yesterday that officers received a report from McPherson Middle School administrators about a 13-year-old student who was threatening to commit violence at the school. The student was taken into custody, and police say there is no danger to the school at this time.

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Two 14-year-olds are dead and three other teens are injured following a crash near Manhattan. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 17-year-old girl was driving on K-18 early Sunday morning when she lost control of the vehicle, which then struck a bridge pillar and caught fire. Kenni Cantu and Gaysha Alfred, both of Manhattan, died in the ...

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A soon-to-be freshman from Wichita is the first recipient of a new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. According to the school Emma Massey, a senior at Andover High School, is the winner of the Dr. Dorothy Hanna STEM Scholarship. She will be majoring in Biomedical Chemistry in Fall ...

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There have been 65 new COVID cases in Saline County since Friday and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 712 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 21 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 173 COVID related deaths overall. The best way to stop ...

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 In his 17 years of teaching at Fort Hays State University, Terry Crull has taken choral groups all around the country – and beyond – to perform.   Each one is special, but Crull, director of choral activities, admits the trip his students are taking to Hawaii this week is one for the ages.   The FHSU Singers, a ...

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In honor of Pearl Harbor, and Bob Dole, flags in Kansas are flying at half-staff. Governor Laura Kelly on Monday directed that flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately. "This year marks the 80th anniversary of an unforgettable tragedy - when Imperial Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, killing thousands of U.S. personnel ...

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Kansas First District Congressman Tracey Mann joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to honor and remember the life and legacy of Senator Bob Dole, who passed away in his sleep on Sunday. Mann said,  "America has lost a statesman, a noble war hero, and a service-minded Kansan who never forgot where he came ...