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The deputy regional administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration says her agency needs to do more work to educate the public on the pilot-less future of flight. Deb Sanning spoke to a small crowd Monday at the Kansas Aviation Summit, which was held at the Salina Regional Airport. The summit was presented by Kansas State University’s ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University recorded over $2 million in gifts in the first quarter of the fiscal year. According to KWU,  many projects are wrapping up on campus, while still others are moving on to their next phases. There is still work to do, however, and the university’s supporters believe in that work, as they gifted the ...

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Salina is one of seven Kansas communities to host the Americans  Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition in 2025 and 2026. According to the Smoky Hill Museum, based on an exhibition of the same name that is currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and curated by Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche) and Cécile R. Ganteaume, Americans ...

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The 8th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, will visit Salina Public Library on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. to engage with students and families during her tour to communities across the country. During her event, Medina will inspire students and families to experiment with book talks — sharing favorite books to start ...

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This time of year marks the period when vehicle-deer collisions increase, and Kansas roadways are no exception. That’s why public safety advocates including the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Kansas Turnpike Authority and AAA Kansas are offering helpful tips to assist drivers as they navigate Kansas roadways, including ...

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A concerned citizen contacted police after seeing a child smoking with a group of adults. Salina Police Captain James Feldman tells KSAL News Thursday afternoon, a witness called police regarding a young girl who was lounging with a mixed group of older individuals in the 100 block of N Sante Fe. The witness reported a concern ...

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Kansas State University and Fort Riley have renewed their landmark partnership, which was originally established in 2008 and marks the first institutional partnership of its kind in the nation. The collaboration has fostered a unique bond between K-State and the U.S. Army, particularly the renowned 1st Infantry Division and U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Riley. President Richard Linton ...

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Police are seeking tips in connection with a stolen truck. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the week. Police say on Monday, October 7th, at about 8:30 P.M., unknown suspect(s) entered a fenced storage area in the 300 block of Smithers belonging to Ferco Rental. The  suspect(s) then stole a blue 1996 ...

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When Adam Pracht first started at the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, one of the events he heard about the most were people’s memories of performances of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” on the museum’s Heritage Square. The museum had co-sponsored it in cooperation with the community’s Broadway RFD theater troupe. “So many people spoke ...

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A crowd of superheroes rolled in the Noon Network AMBUCS parade at Coronado Elementary. Thursday evening, families were honored and celebrated as their children brought their Amtrykes to the playground of Coronado. The Swarts family were one of several families that attended the parade and BBQ. Brooke Swarts tells KSAL News they had a lot of ...

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A Salina woman's Nissan Pathfinder was T-boned at a stop sign intersection after a driver failed to yield. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News, yesterday morning a Ford Escape driven by 78-year old Donald Ehm of Phillipsburg, failed to stop at a 4-way intersection. Ehm was traveling East on Waterwell, when he T-boned a ...