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The Smoky Hill Museum presents a virtual discussion on what lies upstairs in downtown Salina coming up Thursday. Judy Lilly will lead the discussion around what mysteries lie beyond the stairs in second stories on Iron and Santa Fe avenues. Lilly tells KSAL News that the downtown has always been the heartbeat of Salina. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lilly-1.mp3"][/audio]   The buildings ...

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A student at the Kansas State Polytechnic Campus has helped a Salina non-profit agency who helps the homeless secure some grant funding. According to KSU Poly, Dalton Ramsey, a senior in social work, at Kansas State Polytechnic Campus, picked his major because he wants to help others. He's putting his education into action by helping the ...

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Update: A child who went missing when his mother’s vehicle was stolen in Garden City has been found safe. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 14 month-old Sebastian Bautista and the missing vehicle were located, abandoned in Finney County. Sebastian is unharmed. No suspect was immediately located. _ _ _ UPDATE: A Kansas Amber Alert ...

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The May list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online over the weekend and now six have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office,the latest arrest is Kendel Dilli Ray. He was wanted for five counts of felony criminal damage to property. Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which include among other things ...

5 years ago
Kansas is taking steps to legalize medical marijuana. A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state has been approved by the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs. The measure could soon head to the Kansas House of Representatives for consideration. If approved, the license, manufacture and sale of medical marijuana would be allowed in ...

5 years ago
Kansans safely disposed of more than 9 tons of unused and unwanted medicines during National Drug Take-Back Day on April 24th. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, law enforcement officers collected 18,880 pounds of medicines at 124 locations throughout the state during the event, according to a report from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. This ...

5 years ago
"Don't click the link." That's the new warning from the Postal Service as fake text messages are being sent. They contain a link claiming to be from the government. According to the Post Office, this type of text message is a scam called smishing. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone ...

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Students from Salina Area Technical College will walk across the stage and graduate on Saturday. According to the school, graduation ceremonies for Salina Area Technical College’s Class of 2021 will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. Attendance is limited to nine guests invited by the student and holding tickets to the ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University's Marketing and Communications Department has won a nationally recognized award. Kansas Wesleyan’s “We’re Back” video from August 2020 has been named a Communicator Award winner, according to information released this week by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. KWU received an Award of Distinction in the non-profit category. According to KWU, other organizations ...

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A Geary County man has been convicted on 21 charges stemming from a murder-for-hire scheme. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 31-year-old Samuel Ibarra-Chu of Grandview Plaza, was convicted in Geary County District Court after a five-day jury trial. Ibarra-Chu was found guilty on all 21 counts, including two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree ...

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The month of April was dryer and a bit cooler across Kansas, perhaps setting the stage for a calmer springtime weather pattern. Chance Hayes, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Wichita says he hopes the lull without dangerous weather won't lull people to sleep. "These powerful straight line winds or non-thunderstorm winds should not ...