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The Smoky Hill Museum is inviting the community to stop in and help celebrate Kansas’ 164th birthday. The Sunflower State is turning 164 years old this year and the museum plans to offer a free public celebration. According to the museum, the Kansas celebration event will be on Saturday, February 1st, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The ...

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Fort Hays State University’s Criminal Justice Program and University Police Department have been awarded an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to expand de-escalation training initiatives for law enforcement personnel. This award increases the amount of federal funding to facilitate advanced de-escalation training to more than ...

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Fort Riley soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division are embarking on  what the Army says is a "significant journey" as they return to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, for the first time since its historic first-ever division level training rotation there in 2021. According to the Army, this rotation marks only the third ...

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A Salina / Saline County law enforcment citizen’s academy course which was scheduled to begin in February has been postponed. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, the upcoming event will not be held due to a lack of applications. The citizen’s academy course covers numerous areas of interest of law enforcement which include: Accident scene simulation ...

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Authorities arrest a suspect that was connected to a motel incident. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Sunday, January 19th, authorities received a report of a male suspect who was known to have committed a probation violation in the 800 block of N. 4th. When officers arrived, the suspect ran away but was ...

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One of three men were arrested, after attempting to trespass a motel room and threatening an employee. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Saturday, January 18th, three males were attempting to get into a room without a key card at the Airliner Motel on 781 N. Broadway. Allegedly, a male employee confronted the ...

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A man was arrested after damaging a police vehicle, when officers were investigating a separate case in the area. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Sunday, January 19th, officers received report and came in contact with two men who were arguing at Hastings Motel on 217 S. Broadway. Allegedly, one of the men ...

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Once Upon a Time, featuring the Salina Symphony, is coming to the Stiefel Theatre Sat., March 1, at 7 p.m. Experience iconic songs from your favorite Disney movies live with the Salina Symphony. Brought to life by the talents of four Broadway caliber singers and featuring clips from the original films, Disney in Concert: Once Upon ...

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Low temperatures across the area Tuesday morning set records in several communities including Salina. According to the National Weather Service, the coldest temperature was in Salina, where it reached -13. That breaks the previous January 21st record low of -7 set back in 1935. Wichita also set a record low, while Russell tied its record low. The agency ...

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A female victim of domestic violence was sent to the hospital after an argument with her significant other. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News on Sunday, January 19th, a domestic disturbance occurred on 233 W. Robson Rd. Allegedly, a 45-year old woman was at the residence with her boyfriend when an argument happened. The ...

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A driver was killed when he crashed head-on into a semi on a highway in Marion County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Kendall Harding from Lost Springs was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup headed north on US 56 Highway. He swerved left off center and collided head-on with an oncoming Peterbilt semi. Harding was ...