10 months ago
Festivities for Sunday’s big game are fast approaching, with scores of football fans and others making plans for where to watch and what they will eat and drink. AAA Kansas advises football fans to prepare by designating a sober driver or arranging for alternate transportation options before the party starts. And party hosts can also play ...

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Should there be no school if the Chiefs win the Super Bowl? Cornerstone Classical School in Salina thinks so. Before the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54 in 2020, Headmaster Chris Stevens promised students and staff there would be no school that following Monday if the Chiefs won. If the ...

10 months ago
The Creature from the Bleached Lagoon roamed the Smoky Hill River Festival grounds in 2023 and 2024. The artist who brought it to life is spending the month of February doing a residency in Salina. According to Salina Arts & Humanities, on the inside of the costume, San Antonio artist Margaret Craig engaged festivalgoers by consuming ...

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A report of a shooting prompted a lockdown at Fort Riley on Thursday. According to the Army Post, Kansas emergency services personnel responded Thursday morning to a report of gun shots on Fort Riley. Per standard procedures, units on Custer Hill and the access control points were directed to lock down at 11:42 a.m. The lock ...

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The Salina Art Center is planning a unique Valentine's Day experience. The organization is offering a special evening of dancing, art, and romance. Start the night with Dance & Draw at Salina Art Center with a wine tasting led by Hannah Crickman, followed by a fun portrait lesson with Darren Morawitz, where you’ll have the chance to draw your ...

10 months ago
Salina Regional Health Center Special Procedures staff members and Salina Pulmonologist Jorge Cedano, MD, celebrated surpassing the 50th procedure using the Ion Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy System. The technology is used to evaluate suspicious tissue throughout the lungs and diagnose lung cancer. According to the hospital, since Ion first became available in Salina late last summer, the hospital ...

10 months ago
In the wake of sweeping immigration reforms put into action by the Trump administration, some people around the nation and here in Kansas have asked authorities if officers would participate in raids or initiate search efforts for illegal immigrants. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at ...

10 months ago
Top Democrats, including the governor, proposed Wednesday raising Kansas’ hourly minimum wage to $15 in response to Republicans’ plan to eliminate taxes on tips. The announcement from Democrats came on the heels of a news conference Monday held by Senate President Ty Masterson, who was joined by state and federal Republican lawmakers, to promote a proposal to eliminate state income ...

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A triple murder suspect is returned to Kansas City from Abilene to face charges. Armando Navarro, 50, was booked into the Platte County Jail Wednesday on charges including first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is accused of shooting and killing 24-year-old Hailey Hopcus, 49-year-old Jodie Hopcus and 73-year-old Sherri Duncan at a home on February ...

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The Live Well Saline County Coalition is among organizations in 18 other communities receiving funding from one of the largest health insurers in Kansas. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is awarding funding for its third phase of the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas (Pathways) initiative. The insurance company  will be partnering with these community coalitions ...

10 months ago
In conjunction with the biggest weekend of football of the year, Salina’s biggest weekend effort of the year to gather food for the hungry is here. The 2025 Souper Bowl of Hope will culminate on Saturday. The Souper Bowl of Hope, organized by Project Salina, is an effort of Salina churches and businesses to gather cans ...