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Even amid the abundance of America's breadbasket, people experience hunger. According to the Kansas Health Institute's Hunger-Free Kansas Data Walk, 14% of Kansans face food insecurity, meaning they don’t have enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Addressing this concern in Garden City is Emmaus House, which provides food and shelter for community members. It is the subject of ...

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A driver was hurt when a vehicle struck a power pole in a single-vehicle crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 73-year-old Paul Gross from Gorham was driving a Toyota Highlander headed north on US 183 Highway from Interstate 70. The SUV went off the road to the right and hit an embankment. It struck the ...

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The Local Food Works Foundation is accepting applications for the annual Local Food Grant, offering $3,000 to $5,000 in funding to individuals, businesses, or community groups dedicated to strengthening and expanding the local food system in Saline County and the surrounding region. According to the organization, each year this grant supports a project that embodies the ...

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The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum invites the community to gather and celebrate a beloved local tradition as Christmas music performances return to inside the Swedish Pavilion this year. Heritage Christmas is this Saturday, December 13th, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at 120 E. Mill St. in Lindsborg. Visitors will stroll along lamplit paths and ...

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Salina City Commissioners were silent after meeting in an hour long executive session on Monday evening to discuss the Cozy Inn vs City of Salina court decision. The group adjourned without making a public comment - leaving some citizens with more questions than answers regarding the case that has cost the city over $700,000 in legal ...

5 days ago
Police are reviewing video footage after a smash and grab burglary at a Salina vape shop. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that around 1am Tuesday morning, two suspects dressed in hoodies and sunglasses used a large rock to shatter the front window at Juicy's Vapor Lounge on Planet Avenue. Once inside the criminals smashed two ...

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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred sometime between Saturday and Monday. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, someone entered a home in the 400 block of Morrison through a basement window and stole about $300 in cash, a number of check books, the title to a pickup truck and a bottle of cholesterol ...

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A Salina man was taken into custody after allegedly making threats outside a residence. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 46-year-old Walter Cook was arrested on Monday afternoon after making criminal threats on a man's doorstep. Police say Cook visited an acquaintance's home in the 1900 block of North 5th Street to demand the return ...

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A family of four was injured in a single-vehicle crash involving a deer on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County late Monday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Trisha Wanuku from Kansas City, Missouri, was driving a Ford Expedition headed west on I 70.  When a deer entered the roadway from the median, she was unable ...

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Boeing is officially back in the Wichita area. The company announced yesterday that it has reacquired Spirit Aerosystems 20 years after they sold it off. The two companies announced the acquisition deal in July 2024, and regulatory approvals were needed before the deal could take effect. The acquisition is worth four-point-seven billion dollars.

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For the second consecutive meeting Salina City Commissioners 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 ...