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A unique one-of-a-kind aircraft will conduct test flights at the Salina Regional Airport. Textron eAviation will conduct flight testing for its Nexus eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) full-scale technology demonstrator aircraft at the Salina Regional Airport. This program will follow the successful conclusion of initial restrained flight tests, which are planned for 2025 at the ...

1 year ago
A swift water search and rescue team from Kansas is headed to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton. The Kansas Division of Emergency Management received an Emergency Management Assistance Compact request from Florida for a swift water search and rescue task force in preparation for Hurricane Milton’s arrival. Working with the Office of the State Fire Marshal, ...

1 year ago
Prairieland Market's new store will officially open next month, with multiple events planned. CEO and Executive Director Vickee Spicer tells KSAL News, the kitchen in store's new location on Sante Fe has been inspected and employees have started cooking this week. She says the current store on 305 E Walnut St, will officially close this coming ...

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A woman driving a U-Haul truck leads police on a pursuit after a hit and run. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News on Saturday at 12:45 am, a U-Haul truck hit a parked car and drove away in the apartment complex of 2130 E Crawford St. A report was made, and a short time ...

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An electrical bicycle valued at over $2,500 was stolen from a homeowner's garage Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News on Friday at 5:40 pm, a 45-year male reported a residential burglary in the 500 block of Maple. The man left his home at 2:30 pm and returned noticing a forced entry through the side ...

1 year ago
Several Kansas State University partners are continuing an important collaboration with NetWork Kansas to build the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge as one of the leading youth entrepreneurship competitions in the state of Kansas. The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge, or KEC, is a program of the NetWork Kansas Entrepreneurship E-Community Partnership and involves several K-State partners, including the Center for the Advancement ...

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"The Heart of Robin Hood" took center stage at Salina Central High School over the weekend. The Salina Central Mustang Drama Department presented "The Heart of Robin Hood" by David Farr. The notorious Robin Hood and his band of outlaws steal from the rich, creating a fearsome reputation among those who dare to travel through Sherwood Forest. ...

1 year ago
The streets of Downtown Salina late Saturday afternoon and into the evening were full of foot traffic, as hundreds of people who love beer gathered for the "Salina on Tap" craft beer festival. The Meridian Media event for the second year took over a portion of downtown, taking over the area around the City Lights ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University will launch its Music Hall of Fame at Homecoming 2024 as part of the Oct. 19 “Come Home” concert that marks the opening of a fully renovated Sams Chapel. According to KWU, the first class to be inducted  will include: Dean Kranzler The Late Bill McMosley Prof. Barbara Marshall Nickell “The KWU Music Hall ...

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Amy Cole has been named the new Executive Director of the Aviation Innovation and Maintenance (AIM) Center of Excellence at the Salina Regional Airport. According to the Salina Airport Authority,  Cole brings over twenty years of leadership experience to her new role at the AIM Center. Her background includes significant contributions as Chief Impact Officer at The ...

1 year ago
Citizens State Bank & Trust Company in Ellsworth has been honored. The bank recently received the inaugural Regional Housing Champion Award for Kansas at the FHLBank Topeka regional meeting. According to the bank, along with its foundational mission to provide liquidity to members to support communities, FHLBank also has a dual mandate to support affordable ...