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A driver was injured in a single-vehicle crash in which a livestock trailer came to rest on his truck in Northwest Kansas early Sunday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 32-year-old Caleb Kastens of Atwood was driving a 2008 Ford F 350 pickup truck towing a 2001 Circle D Livestock Trailer headed north on K-25 ...

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A sun soaked morning greeted art enthusiasts in downtown Salina as nineteen new sculptures were unveiled Saturday to kick off the 2018 Salina Sculpture Tour. Roving musician, Brett Maltbie provided a smooth soundtrack to the day with his saxophone as visitors converged and conversed about art, music and the balmy spring temperatures. [caption id="attachment_37470" align="alignnone" width="540"] Eight-year-old ...

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It could soon be a lot easier to buy a lottery ticket in Kansas. Lawmakers in Topeka say Governor Jeff Colyer is likely to sign a new plan to allow stores to sell lotto tickets and instant bingo tickets from vending machines. The legislature passed a similar law last year, but Governor Brownback vetoed the plan. State ...

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Salina Police are looking for a possible known suspect in a suspicious vehicle fire that occurred early Thursday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just before 2am, a 35-year-old woman heard breaking glass outside her home in the 1400 block of Oak Street. Moments later a teenager inside the house saw the family's 1998 ...

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Friday marks the 11 year anniversary of the beginning of three days of one of the largest severe weather outbreaks in the state’s history. May 4th through May 6th 2007, severe weather pounded a large part of the area. The most notable event was the Greensburg tornado on May 4th, 2007. The tornado killed 12 people ...

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Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland has awarded $26,500 in scholarships eight Kansas Girl Scouts. According to the organization, these scholarships, made possible through the George W. and Jayne S. Smith Scholarship Fund, recognize the leadership and service exhibited by Girl Scouts. Jayne Smith served as executive director of the Wichita Area Girl Scout Council for 28 ...

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Most state employees in Kansas are in for a pay raise in the new state budget. Lawmakers in Topeka yesterday approved the seven billion-dollar plan which will spend about 400 million-dollars more than the current budget. Much of the money will go to cover a five percent pay raise for state workers. Anyone who did not get ...

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Saturday morning it will be out with the old, in with the new. The 2018 version of Sculpture Tour Salina will be unveiled. The 22 sculptures that have been in Downtown Salina for the past year have come down to make way for a group of new ones, which will be unveiled simultaneously on Saturday, May ...

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Get outdoors and celebrate your place in nature and your community at Discover Salina Naturally, this Sunday, May 6, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Lakewood Park. This one-of-a-kind festival was voted finalist in the Salina Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards for a community event in 2016 and 2017. It introduces young families to local history, ...

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Salina Police are looking for a man and woman who sparked a road rage fist fight and then drove away. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Wednesday afternoon, a 25-year-old woman from Gypsum was driving her car near the intersection of State and Broadway when she noticed a red van tailgating her. Moments later the ...

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Kansas officials are helping people with past convictions to more easily find a job. Governor Jeff Colyer signed an executive order yesterday to "ban the box." The measure prevents state agencies from requiring people seeking jobs to mark a box on their applications which asks if they have ever been found guilty of a crime. State agencies ...