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A driver is dead after plunging his truck into a river. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a driver identified as 73-year-old Edward Fitzpatrick, struck a guard rail on US 81 Highway Tuesday afternoon and went over an embankment into the Ninnescah River. The truck came to rest on its top in the river. Fitzpatrick was transported ...

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A Purple Heart medal awarded by the Army 79 years after a Kansas pilot gave his life in the closing days of World War II is now on display at a Western Kansas museum. According to the Finney County Historical Society, Second Lieutenant Donald L. Keep of Garden City was awarded a purple heart on Nov. ...

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Abilene is set to celebrate a “Cowtown Christmas” this weekend. According to the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, everyone is invited to embrace the spirit of the season with a lineup of holiday events this weekend. From historic homes adorned with twinkling lights to the nostalgic charm of an old fashioned Christmas, there’s no better place ...

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There are some things you should do, and some things you shouldn't do, when choosing and caring for a live Christmas tree. According to Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini, there are three characteristics to avoid when selecting a live Christmas tree: Dull, gray-green needles. Dry, stiff and brittle needles. Needles drop from tree easily. “Some commercial ...

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The holiday classic “The Nutcracker” has become a family tradition for many Salina residents. This year’s Salina Symphony and Ballet Salina collaboration will involve more than 80 dancers from multiple studios in the region. “Some of the dancers have participated in several productions of ‘The Nutcracker,’” said Tamara Howe, owner and operator of Ballet Salina, a division ...

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Soon - visitors will stroll through the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka and gaze at a new mural depicting the march of time and how women won the right to vote. Kansas artist Phyllis Pease of Manhattan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at her mural project that highlights 13 Kansas women ...

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A long-time Salina holiday tradition is returning. Kansas Wesleyan’s Department of Music is preparing this year’s Christmas by Candlelight event. According to KWU, the 2024 rendition of Christmas by Candlelight, “Come Home to Bethlehem,” is scheduled for this Sunday, Dec. 8th, at 4 p.m. inside the newly renovated Sams Chapel. The tradition of a Christmas concert at ...

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Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers were busy over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. According to the agency, the Kansas Highway Patrol worked one fatal non-DUI related crash involving one non-DUI related fatality over the holiday reporting period. The fatal crash occurred in Nemaha County. Among other things, troopers also made 13 DUI arrests, issued 1,135 speeding tickets, and ...

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A Salina man was arrested in connection to threats he allegedly made over the phone. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 38-year-old Derek Lee Smith was taken into custody on Sunday night after making threats to a man over the phone. The confrontation escalated when Smith showed up uninvited to a home in the ...

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A man wearing a mask over his face rips the cash register off the counter and runs out of a Salina fuel station. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that authorities are investigating a robbery that took place on Saturday afternoon around 3pm. Police report the man who is approximately 6-foot 2-inches tall, wearing a black ...

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The Saline County Sheriff's Office reached out to an advanced DNA testing center in Texas to try and identify human remains that were found southwest of Salina nearly three and a half years ago. On April 20th, 2021 a human skull and another small bone was found along a wooded creek on agricultural property in the ...