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A Ford F-750 truck valued at more than $80,000 has been gifted to Salina Area Technical College. According to the school, Bergkamp recently made the donation, which provides students with opportunities for hands-on experience using commercial-grade equipment while preparing them for high-demand careers in the construction, diesel technology, industrial maintenance and welding industries. The heavy-duty vehicle is roughly ...

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Sometimes economic development happens across a table from a local business owner. Sometimes it happens at a community meeting, during a site visit or in conversations about housing and workforce. And sometimes, it happens thousands of miles from home. Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Zurich, Switzerland, after receiving a personal invitation from Kansas Lt. ...

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 Kansas Wesleyan is on the cutting edge of educational opportunities once again as the university announced Wednesday that its new, 90-credit hour Social Work degree has been approved by the Higher Learning Commission. The degree is believed to be the first of its kind in the country for Social Work. “This approval is a milestone for ...

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The $1.25 billion biocontainment facility in Manhattan developed for cutting-edge research on the most dangerous animal diseases is not fully operational three years after its ribbon-cutting, a federal report determined. The Office of Inspector General published a July report stating the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility isn’t able to perform the high-level animal disease science it was designed ...

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The City of Salina is applying for fedral funding to help pay for damage along the Smoky Hill River at Bill Burke Park.  According to the City, they have applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program funding throughthe  Kansas Department of Emergency Management (KDEM) as a sub-recipient. Under the National Environmental Policy Act ...

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They broke ground back in November. This week they cut the ribbon on a new state of the art, fully air conditioned facility. Auto Body Team is now open in South Salina. Company President Ken Hunnell tells KSAL News he credits the hard work of a lot of people in transforming what eight months ago was ...

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Great Plains Manufacturing hosted a celebration to kick off the production of a new piece of heavy equipment, the Kubota SVL75-3 compact track loader at its south Salina Construction Equipment (CE) facility. According to Great Plains, the Kubota SVL75-3 is a versatile, mid-sized compact track loader for earthmoving, grading, site preparation, and material handling that will ...

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The Salvation Army of Salina will celebrate the completion of its newly renovated Corps and Community Center with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony this Thursday. According to the organization, the celebration marks the completion of a significant renovation project and the beginning of a renewed chapter of service for The Salvation Army in Salina. Community members, local ...

2 months ago
Kansas State University and the University of Kansas are uniting in late August and early September for the Sunflower State Tour. The tour, which is an opportunity for those who are interested in pursuing higher education in Kansas, will make a stop in Salina. According to K-State prospective students and their families will gain valuable insights ...

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A Kansas prison inmate who was just 17-years-old when he stabbed a social worker to death back in August ot 2004 has died in prison. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, 39-year-old Andrew Ellmaker died Tuesday at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Ellmaker was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff and Emergency Medical Service personnel administered ...

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The number of travelers flying in and out of Salina continues to soar.  Though numbers were down slightly for the month of July, overall the numbers are up considerably from a year ago. According to information from the Salina Airport Authroity,  SkyWest Airlines enplaned 3,190 passengers during July 2026, compared to 3,333 passengers in July 2025, ...