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Thousands of machinist union members at Textron Aviation are on strike. Yesterday marked the first day of the strike after the union rejected the company's contract offer this past weekend. Striking union members are asking for better benefits including increased pay, healthcare and job security.

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Salina City Commissioners have adopted changes to Standard Traffic Ordinances. On Monday, City Prosecutor Brad Sutton presented the 2024 standard traffic ordinances for Kansas Cities which were published by the League of KS Municipalities to city commissioners. One of the changes were instances when there is a failure to comply with a traffic citation. Instead of full ...

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This week through Sunday the Kansas Highway Patrol is partnering with Operation LifeSaver, Amtrak Police, and hundreds of local, state, federal and railroad law enforcement departments for "See Tracks? Think Train Week". The KHP will be participating in “Operation Clear Track,” alongside fellow law enforcement and first responders, to raise awareness and enforce railroad grade crossing ...

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An event to celebrate Salina’s “Old West”  heritage is planned for Saturday. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair will take place in and around the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina. The Street Fair, which has no entry cost, is a day to celebrate the Old West with a chili cook-off, ...

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A road rage incident leads to the arrest of a man from Solomon after he allegedly fired a handgun at a couple from Concordia. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, deputies arrested 34-year-old Nicholas C. Osbourn on Saturday afternoon after he fired multiple rounds from a .22 revolver at a man and woman in a ...

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A burglar shatters a glass door and ransacks a Salina home for cash and handbags. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, sometime between 9pm Saturday and 1:30am Sunday morning someone broke through a glass door on a home in the 2700 block of Shoreline in SE Salina. Police say an unknown suspect or suspects turned the house ...

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A Salina woman was duped out of thousands of dollars after she responded to an email she thought was from a governmental office. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a 76-year-old woman responded to an email from the 'Federal Trade Commission Department of Investigation' that said her credit cards and checking account had been ...

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day this Saturday, Sept. 28. The Corps has areas at Wilson, Kanopolis, and Milford Lakes in Central Kansas. The waiver does not apply to camping ...

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The FAA is investigating following an emergency landing at the Salina Regional Airport. According to the Salina Airport Authority, Saturday evening JetBlue Flight 1189, operating from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport, made an emergency landing at Salina Regional after the flight crew received an alert indicating possible smoke in ...

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Falls are a leading cause of injuries among older adults. It’s no accident that the first day of fall also brings National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, and the week that includes that day is National Falls Prevention Awareness Week. According to Kansas State University Research and Extension, falls are often preventable. Lisa Newman, Family and Community ...

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Welcome fall. Sunday officially ushered in autumn. The autumnal equinox officially brought the fall season to the Northern Hemisphere on Sunday morning at 7:43. It marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The equinox is the moment when the sun shines directly on the earth’s equator and equally ...