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Kansas is part of a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, it is one of  the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed ...

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The City of Abilene has been awarded an $89,787 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to establish a Rural Business Accelerator Program, which will be delivered in partnership with Driving Dickinson County. The year-long program will begin Oct. 1, 2026, and run through Sept. 30, 2027, providing eligible small and emerging rural businesses with practical, hands-on support ...

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Kick off the Salina Symphony's new season with an evening of bold brass, swinging jazz, and American spirit. The Salina Symphony Brass Quintet will join forces with the McPherson College Jazz Band for a chamber concert filled with energy and unmistakable musical flair. Performances will take place in Salina and Concordia: Fri., Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. ...

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Conduct by some at Monday night's Salina City Commission meeting, including a woman wearing a shirt mocking city manager Jacob Wood, has one commissioner urging citizens to "be better", and cautioned "the citizen's forum is a privilege that could soon go away!" Commissioner Dough Rempp, via social media,  offered "5 take aways from yesterday's meeting". He ...

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The City of Salina has completed the limb pickup through the residential areas. Since the windstorm on June 8th, Public Works staff have hauled over 4,500 dump truck loads of limbs from residential properties. The Landfill has received over 10,518 tons of yard waste debris. The City of Salina did not address private streets, alleys, or commercial ...

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For individuals facing the challenges of cancer, recovery often involves more than medical treatment. It also requires confidence, connection, and opportunities to regain physical strength. The Salina Family YMCA's Wellness Warriors program is helping make that possible. Led by certified Cancer Exercise Specialist Andi Kilsch, the free program provides a safe and welcoming space for cancer ...

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It wasn't something you see everyday. A classic airplane being towed through downtown Salina. The aircraft, a 1950 Piper PA 20 Pacer that has a brilliant red paint finish, journeyed about five miles from the K-State Salina Aviation Maintenance facility to the Garage Automotive Museum. It will become part of the museum's "Red Hot Rides" exhibit, ...

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A Salina man was arrested after allegedly striking a child in the head and then threatening the child. According to Salina Police, officers Monday evening responded to a report from the Kansas Department for Children and Families about a possible assault of a child under the age of 12. The child had been battered by a ...

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A man was arrested after allegedly threatening employees at a Salina store and then locking himself in a bathroom. According to Salina Police, on Monday at about 9:45 in the morning officers were dispatched to Dollar Tree at 2450 S. 9th Street to a report of a male who locked himself into the store restroom after ...

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A resurfacing project on K-156 in Ellsworth County begins this week. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, project work will involve a mill and overlay beginning at the Barton/Ellsworth county line and continuing northeast about 21 miles, through town, to the north city limits of Ellsworth. Work will occur during daylight hours with flaggers and a ...

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A west-central Kansas school superintendent faces 10 charges including misuse of public funds, contributing to child misconduct by encouraging commission of a felony, and witness intimidation. Jeff Michael Jones, of Ransom, was arrested at 1 p.m. Friday and released just before 7 p.m., according to a booking sheet from Ness County Sheriff Brandon Mitchell. Jones has been ...