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Kansas Senate budget chairman Rick Billinger asked five negotiators clustered around him at the Capitol to buy into a deal allowing the Kansas Highway Patrol to sell its Salina headquarters and lease it at a bargain-basement rate before moving into a new state-financed complex. Billinger, a Goodland Republican, wanted the conference committee’s four Republicans and two ...

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Salina City Commissioners Monday again discussed what at one time was one of the nicest hotels in Salina, but now is just a pile of rubble that hasn’t had any disposal efforts in nearly a year. A show cause hearing was held, at which time the owner was invited to appear and show cause as to ...

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A majority of the Salina City Commission is in favor of hiring an outside industry expert to conduct an operational assessment of the Salina Animal Shelter. At the end of a study session Monday four of the five commissioners indicated they would like to proceed with the assessment. Commissioner Doug Rempp was the lone dissenter, saying ...

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Though it quietly opened this past October, officials gathered Monday morning to celebrate the official grand opening of the Salina Amazon Delivery Station. Judah Hurt is the Site Leader for the Salina facility. He tells KSAL News business has been booming at the 90,000 square foot facility at 1851 W Water Well Road, which operates 24 ...

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Salina Police are investigating the theft of a bicycle after a bike shop burglary. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that on Friday morning, staff at Bike Tek on South Ohio discovered a broken window and that a Trek CheckOut gravel bike was missing from the floor. Police say someone used a rock to shatter the ...

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No one was injured after a fire burned three structures near Assaria's Community Garden on Saturday. Undersheriff Brent Melander with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that the keeper of the community garden had permission from the Assaria Fire Chief to clean up the area with a controlled burn on Saturday afternoon. Deputies say multiple ...

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The Comprehensive Wound Center at Clay County Medical Center (CCMC) has received two prestigious achievement awards from RestorixHealth, recognizing the center’s exceptional clinical outcomes and commitment to patient experience. The Wound Center was honored with the Clinical Distinction Award, presented to wound centers that demonstrate outstanding success in meeting or exceeding national healing benchmarks. To qualify, centers ...

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Active members and associates of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 809 have full calendars as late March looms. A Vet to Vet Honor Flight Breakfast is 9 a.m. Friday March 27, on the lower floor of The Temple, 336 S. Santa Fe. Sergeant First Class Taft Yates, retired U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, will speak. Veterans of ...

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Lindsborg has been named one of the “Best Small Towns in the Midwest”. According to the Lindsborg Convention & Visitors Bureau, the honor comes via Midwest Living magazine’s 2026 Best of the Midwest Awards. For more than 40 years, Midwest Living has served as a trusted authority on travel, culture, dining, and destinations across the region. Its annual Best of ...

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A lawn service which was started by a Salina teenager nine years ago is merging with a long-time established lawn service. Total TurfCare Inc., a long-established local lawn care provider now entering its 35th year of service, has joined forces with a locally owned landscape company led by Salina area business owner Alex Disberger. The transition brings ...

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A Nebraska man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 69-year-old Mickey Mitani from Bellevue, Nebraska, was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe headed east on K 61 Highway south of McPherson.  He failed to navigate a left hand turn to the northbound Interstate 135 ramp. The SUV left ...