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A teen was hit and killed after getting out of a disabled vehicle along the Kansas Turnpike. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Shyann Clark from Atlanta, Kansas, was running across the road from a disabled vehicle when she was struck by a Chevrolet van. Clark suffered fatal injuries. No one in the van was hurt. The ...

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Charter Communications finalized its $34.5 billion deal to acquire Cox Communications on Thursday, and Kansans will soon see their Cox products marketed under Charter’s Spectrum brand. Along with its Cox transaction, Charter announced completion of its purchase of Liberty Broadband Corp. Now the largest cable company in the country, with services across 45 states, Charter will rebrand ...

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Early morning pouring rain prompted a delayed start, but by mid-day the clouds gave way to sunshine and cool cars, motorcycles, and food trucks filled Oakdale Park. It was all part of the first ever Salina Big Brothers Big Sisters Legacy Car and Bike Show. Big Brothers Big Sisters President and CEO Amanda Otto was a ...

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The Salina City Lights Pavilion is officially open. The downtown Farm and Art Market was the first event there Saturday morning. After a period of waiting earlier this summer for the pre-engineered pieces to arrive in Salina, crews from Hutton Construction this month finished the project, which includes a metal roof providing not only covered parking, ...

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Local media played a role in giving Cindy and Bryan Thompson some relief. Late Saturday afternoon, after KSAL reported the plea from the couple to find the owner of the dog, two ladies contacted Bryan reporting they knew the owner. One learned about the issue after reading the KSAL report. “Both said the lady walking the dog ...

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What was supposed to be a simple ribbon cutting event Friday morning at a downtown business turned into a poignant moment for a Salina woman, who became a bit emotional when she looked around a saw the large group of people who gathered in support of her, and her boutique and formal apparel shop. Family, friends, ...

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Cary Brinegar had not planned to be an artist, but that’s the direction his journey is taking him. His show of drawings and mixed media, “Journey,” is now open at The Gallery in Sams Hall of Fine Arts on the Kansas Wesleyan campus and runs through Sept. 20. A reception is planned for 5 p.m. Aug. 27, with ...

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A theft from a vehicle which was parked outside a manufacturing facility in a Salina County community prompted an arrest. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday morning deputies were sent to the Great Plains Manufacturing Land Pride facility in Kipp to a report of a theft from a vehicle. An 18-year-old employee went out ...

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A Falun man was arrested after allegedly threatening a neighbor with a knife. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, deputies were sent to home on Main Street in Falun late Thursday morning.  A 16-year-old boy who had been mowing and trimming a yard was using his phone to take photos of his work. He was ...

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A Salina man was arrested after allegedly stalking an acquaintance. According to Salina Police, on Thursday at about 6 PM, officers responded to the 900 block of W. Crawford in reference to a trespassing. The caller, a 53-year-old female, reported 42-year-old  Otto Knotterus was trespassing and following her and a friend to several locations. The female ...

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Tips are being sought in connection with alleged threats made at a grocery store. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Monday, August 17th, a disturbance occurred between two people at the Dillon’s grocery store at 1201 W. Crawford. During the disturbance, the suspect allegedly threatened ...