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Thanksgiving travel is underway, with AAA Kansas predicting 879,299 Kansans to travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday travel period Tuesday November 25the through the holiday weekend.  That's an increase of 1.8% from 2024. Thanksgiving is the single busiest holiday for travel, and according to AAA travel projections, this year is no exception ...

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Law enforcement across Kansas are out in greater numbers. The annual Thanksgiving Safe Arrival traffic safety campaign began on Saturday and goes through the holiday weekend. Law enforcement across the state including the Salina Police Department, the Saline County Sheriff's Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol  stress the importance of seat belts. Drivers can expect to ...

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Salina Area public transportation, including Salina CityGo, 81 Connection, Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and OCCK OnDemand public transportation, will be closed on Thursday, November 27th, for Thanksgiving. CityGo service will resume on Black Friday, November 28th, with hours of operation from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Peak routes will not be running. Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, and ...

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The Thanksgiving holiday will impact some Salina city services, including trash collection. The Thanksgiving holiday schedule is as follows: No sanitation collection will take place Thursday, November 27th. Thursday and Friday collections will be delayed by one day. Regular collection will resume Monday, December 1st. The General Services office and Household Hazardous Waste facility will be closed Thursday, ...

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Salina City Commissioners were silent after returning from an executive session to discuss the legal counsel on the subject of the Cozy Inn vs. the City of Salina during Monday night's regular meeting. City Manager Jacob Wood joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at a range of topics including the ...

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Police are investigating after thieves committed thefts by “jackpotting” ATMs at a couple of Salina banks. "Jackpotting" is a type of cyber-physical crime where criminals gain control of an ATM to force it to dispense large amounts of cash on command. Police say at approximately 8:00 PM Sunday someone entered the ATM at Bennington State Bank at ...

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Salina Police are investigating after a burglar targeted a Salina tavern. Police say officers responded Monday morning to the Bishop Street Tavern, 717 Bishop, in reference to a burglary. Contact was made with an employee who reported someone entered the business and stole a bottle of Crown Royal, 12 Jack Daniels Cocktails, and a bottle of Corona. Total ...

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Police are investigating a burglary at a Salina business that specializes in vinyl record sales. Police say prior to 6:00 AM on Monday an employee arrived at Acoustic Sounds, 225 E. North Street, and discovered a door to the business had been forced open The suspect stole a Craftsman toolbox containing miscellaneous tools, a Zebra handheld scanner, ...

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 The Salina Art Center has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. According to the Art Center, accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. Salina Art Center has been accredited since 1991. All museums must ...

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The 39th annual Salina Toy Run brought holiday cheer to the community on Sunday as more than 260 motorcycle riders rumbled through town carrying toys for local children in need. Riders departed from Central Mall with bikes decorated and loaded with donated toys and stuffed animals. Over the years riders have had to endure some wild weather ...

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Salina City Commissioners Monday evening convenened into a lengthy executive session to discuss the Cozy Inn vs City of Salina court decision, and then afterwards immediately adjourned without making comment. Back on November 19th a federal court sided with the Cozy Inn in the lawsuit involving the City of Salina. U.S. District Court Judge Toby Crouse ...