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Pizza Hut is being sold in a deal worth one-and-a-half-billion dollars. Yum Brands announced Tuesday that the pizza chain is being sold to private equity firm LongRange Capital. This comes after Yum said in November it was looking at options for the struggling pizza chain. In a separate transaction, Pizza Hut's mainland China locations are being sold ...

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Volunteers from a Salina church and a faith-based, nonprofit humanitarian organization gathered in a Salina cemetery Tuesday morning to clean up storm damage. Ark Church and Convoy of Hope spearheaded the effort. Gypsum Hill Cemetery sustained major damage when 113 mph wind roared across Salina last week. The church was already working with Convoy of Hope when pastor ...

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Briley Buchwald, Miss Salina’s Teen 2026 competed at the Miss Kansas Teen Pageant earlier this month.  She placed  in the top 10 after competing against 20 contestants from across the state. The Miss Kansas Teen Pageant is a part of the Miss America Scholarship Program. Briley competed in personal interview, fitness, on stage question, talent and evening ...

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No one was injured after shots were fired at an SUV. According to Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, there are no suspects after two bullets hit the a rear passenger door on GMC Yukon Denali. Deputies say around 9am Monday morning, a 50-year-old man from Saline County was driving in the area of ...

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Saline County Emergency Management has received more than 450 requests for assistance with cutting trees and moving limbs to the curb. More than 80 volunteers are currently working to support storm cleanup efforts across the county. So far, volunteer groups have completed more than 170 jobs. Another 200 jobs have been assigned and are actively being ...

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Harvest is well underway across the state, with progress varying by region. According to the Kansas Wheat Commission, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report ending June 14th indicates wheat harvest is 28 percent complete, well ahead of last year. Winter wheat conditions were rated 25 percent very poor, 32 percent poor, 29 percent ...

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The world’s largest operating steam locomotive has started a historic cross country trip to celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary, and along the journey will make a stop in Salina. According to the Union Pacific Railroad, their famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, has journeyed to the East Coast for the first time in ...

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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between Friday at 4pm and Sunday at 4:30pm, someone broke into a home in the 100 block of E. Wayne Ave. and removed a number of high-end tools. Police say a white, enclosed Haulmark trailer was also stolen from the renovation ...

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National nonprofit disaster relief organization Minuteman Disaster Response (MDR) has deployed volunteer teams to Salina to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following severe storms that impacted the area on June 8. According to the organization, the Kansas Division of Emergency Management requested assistance to help address remaining recovery needs across the community. While initial cleanup efforts ...

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The City of Salina Public Works Department will perform a citywide limb pickup starting this week on Monday. According to the City, staff will concentrate on removing and clearing tree debris from residential locations with concentration on removing debris from areas with the most significate damage. Residents are asked to neatly stack tree limbs at the curb ...

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The Consumer Confidence Report on water quality for the City of Salina for the calendar year of 2025 is now available online. According to the City, in 2025 as in years past, the City of Salina’s tap water met all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) drinking water health ...