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It’s a sign of the season. Bell ringers and red kettles. The Salina Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is underway Lt. Luke Hursh tells KSAL News the campaign began Saturday. Kettles and bell ringers are at ten doors at six locations around Salina. Bell ringers are out daily, except for Sundays. The Kettle Campaign is the organization’s single largest ...

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A hospitality home in Salina that provides free lodging for family members of patients at Salina Regional Health Center and cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center will celebrate it birthday with an open house. The Rebecca A. Morrison House at Salina Regional Health Center, 513 S. Eighth Street, invites the community to ...

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A multi-Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter who had one of the most successful debuts in music history is coming to Salina. Christopher Cross is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. Christopher Cross burst onto the music scene with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including for the first time in Grammy ...

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Reviving morale and the culture inside a police department is not a quick fix, according to Salina Chief of Police C.J. Wise - but a slow process of building trust with officers and the community. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/wise-1.mp3"][/audio] Chief Wise joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a range of topics at the ...

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The busy Thanksgiving holiday is prompting the Salina Police Department to remind everyone to buckle up. Salina PD joins law enforcement across the state to provide education about the importance of seat belts. Drivers can expect to see increased law enforcement presence on local roads during the statewide Thanksgiving Safe Arrival campaign, which runs from Nov. ...

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A boil water advisory has been issued for a mobile home park located west of Salina. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Saline County. Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: Boil water ...

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The Salina Fire Department will host a holiday open house and fundraising event for the agency's honor guard. According the fire department, the open house event is planned for this Saturday, November 22nd. All are invited to stop by for for coffee, hot chocolate, and snacks. Check out the  new fire apparatus, and meet the crews. Children ...

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One of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest, and what’s billed as the largest collector toy show in Kansas is coming to Salina this Saturday. Kenwood Hall and the 4-H Building will be bursting at the seams with toys at the 13th Annual Salina Heartland Toy Show. Organizers say vendors are coming from ...

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A Salina church will be giving away free groceries. The Ark Church Salina is planning its 8th Annual Ark Church Grocery Giveaway this coming Saturday, November 22nd. The church tells KSAL News the grocery giveaway is a drive-through event where people from Salina and surrounding communities receive free groceries. They do not ask for any personal ...

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A incident in rural Osage County ended with four law enforcement officers and one suspect shot. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 10:24 AM deputies from the Osage County Sheriff’s Office and personnel from the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at 11222 S Topeka Ave near Carbondale in Osage ...

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Commercial air service in and out of Salina continues to meet and exceed expectations. In a briefing to the Salina Airport Authority, Airport Executive Director Pieter Miller reports SkyWest Airlines, which operates as United Express out of Salina, carried 3,104 passengers in October 2025, up from 2,056 in October 2024. Year-to-date passenger numbers reached 30,082, a ...