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'Big' can be defined in so many ways like: giant, epic, monumental, even towering. But for Katie Ross, being a 'Big' to a 'Little' - was just about making a friend. January is National Mentoring Month and that's why Amanda Otto, CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina and Katie Ross joined in on the KSAL ...

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A man was arrested after allegedly threatening three Salina women. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday a 61-year-old female reported her and two of her relatives (ages 87 and 88) had been receiving multiple phone calls and voice mail messages over multiple days from a known subject identified as Michael Sampson, age 57 of Salina. During some ...

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Tips are being sought in connection with a credit card theft case. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Monday, January 12, a subject reported their wallet missing. The wallet contained several credit cards. It was determined the credit cards had been used fraudulently at several ...

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 Legislators got their first look at Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, finding a plan that prioritizes funding for schools and special education, expanded mental health services and creating a 10-year water plan. Budget director and administration secretary Adam Proffitt presented the spending blueprint virtually at the joint meeting of the ...

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A tentative contract agreement is reached between a union representing Wichita aircraft employees and Boeing. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace says the contract from Boeing provides better medical and dental benefits, more vacation time, and more money for bonuses and raises. Union members have until January 30th to vote on the proposed contract. Photo via ...

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The Bethany College Music Department will be hosting "Real Men Sing" on Tuesday, January 27. This workshop hosts approximately 500 fourth grade through senior high age young men with the hopes to foster a continued love for singing in our Kansas youth. According to Bethany, every year hundreds of young men from across Kansas choirs come together to sing ...

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You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with an elegant dinner at the Historic Seelye Mansion this year. offered on Friday, February 13, or Saturday, February 14. This special experience invites couples to enjoy a memorable evening inside  Abilene’s most treasured historic home. According to the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, the evening begins at 6:00 pm with a ...

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Cases of influenza, and similar type respiratory illnesses are accounting for a spike in visits to hospital emergency rooms. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) would like to remind Kansans to remain vigilant in their efforts to protect against seasonal influenza and other respiratory illnesses as the number of emergency department and outpatient visits ...

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A plan to glean information from an active shooter drill is now in motion after the planned event wrapped up last week at the City-County Building in Salina. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra and recounted the drill that took place in two phases. Smith-Hanes says the run-through provided ...

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Careless smoking is likely the cause of a fire that damaged a South Salina apartment complex. According to the Salina Fire Department, crews were dispatched to The Ridge Apartment complex located at 2363 Chapel Ridge at approximately 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, to reports of fire and smoke coming from the front of a two-story apartment building at ...

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Salina will again celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Events are planned for this Sunday, and Monday. The 2026 events are organized under the theme "Freedom Reborn," symbolizing the "passing of the torch" to the next generation of civil leaders.  The citywide celebration will be a little different this year. Instead of  a church ...