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The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to researchers at three U.S. universities to further advance a Kansas State University project that hopes to conserve one of nature's most important pollinators. K-State entomologist Brian Spiesman launched the website BeeMachine.ai and a mobile app in 2020 to help track trends in bee populations across the world. Spiesman ...

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Hold your horses! The Brookville Rounders Rodeo event was a success this past Labor Day weekend. This past Sunday before the national holiday, a crowd gathered for a parade, rodeo ,and street dancing at the Brookville Rounders Club Rodeo Grounds. President of the Brookville Rodeo Club Ross Armstrong tells KSAL News, he thinks this year's event turned ...

1 year ago
Scammers have increased their tactics to defraud customers, and Evergy is warning customers to be vigilant. According to the utility company, scammers are posing as Evergy representatives, trying to deceive customers with two recent scam attempts. One targets senior citizens. Scammers are claiming Evergy is returning $200 to senior citizens through the company’s Evergy Cares Kansas Fund, ...

1 year ago
Chris Lehecka can take the interim off his title at the Salina YMCA. He was announced Wednesday as the new president and chief executive officer. According to the organization, Lehecka, who has served as the Salina Family YMCA’s Associate Executive Director since September 2023, will succeed president and CEO Angie Lassley, who accepted a new role ...

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Theatre Salina becomes ocean front property this Friday as "The Little Mermaid" opens up the 64th season of live entertainment on stage. Based on the Hans Christian Anderson tale, THE LITTLE MERMAID musical tells the story of Ariel, daughter of Triton, as she tries to find happiness and love beyond here undersea world. She is helped ...

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A vehicle catches on fire due to an electrical issue. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News, Tuesday afternoon, a 21-year old Salina man pulled his car over on US-81 highway in the rural county area. His Toyota RAV4 ignited after he was experiencing some problems with lights inside the car. Fire District 7 arrived ...

1 year ago
Thirty-five hundred dollars worth of tools were stolen from a construction trailer. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News, on Tuesday morning, a 22-year old male reported to authorities some missing items from a construction trailer he owns in the 1000 block of Brock Rd. Police say sometime between August 30th-September 3rd, an unknown subject stole: ...

1 year ago
Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson said a bipartisan settlement of multistate litigation against Delaware regarding unclaimed property from a money-transfer company would result in $1.5 million being forwarded to Kansas for distribution to consumers. The dispute had its roots in action by Delaware to distort federal law in a way that led Delaware-incorporated MoneyGram to forward ...

1 year ago
An inmate at a Kansas prison was found dead in his cell. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Norton Correctional Facility resident Joshua Wilburn, 46, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday afternoon. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. The cause of death ...

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It was a busy Labor Day Weekend for Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers. According to the agency, KHP personnel assisted 575 motorists over the holiday reporting period. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Friday, August 30 to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 2, 2024. Among other things, troopers made a dozen DUI arrests, ...

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Police say alcohol was a factor after a woman flashes officers during an arrest. Salina Police Captain tells KSAL News on Monday residents in the 600 block of W Prescott noticed a woman in a bathing suit, walk on their front porch and steal a Modelo beer bottle out of a cooler - then walk away. The ...