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Effective next year, state lawmakers in Kansas will earn almost twice the compensation they currently enjoy, allowing themselves a 93 percent pay raise. Legislators in the Sunflower State will see their earnings rise from just under $30,000 per year to almost $58,000. Meanwhile, lawmakers in leadership roles will see even larger gains, with the Kansas House ...

2 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new coffee shop “The Coffee Corner” located in the lobby Thursday morning. The event had members of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and hospital staff celebrating with coffee and treats made from the coffee shop. The storefront's role is to sell coffee and pastries to ...

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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after guns and a diamond ring were stolen. Police Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that sometime between Tuesday evening at 8:30pm and 8:30pm Wednesday night, someone entered a home in the 300 block of S. Oakdale and removed dozens of items from inside. Police say the list of items ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Community is mourning the loss of a professor. Dr. Eileen St. John, head of the teacher education department, passed away in her office Thursday morning. According to Salina Police, Thursday morning at 7:48 officers were dispatched to Kansas Wesleyan University in regard to a person, now identified as St. John,  who was ...

2 years ago
Salina's Rolling Hills Zoo is among of group of zoos from across the country vying to be voted as one of the best. Rolling Hill is in the running for USA TODAY's 2024 10 Best Readers' Choice travel awards for Best Zoo. According to USA TODAY,  the United States is home to hundreds of zoological parks, ...

2 years ago
Authorities have identified the owner of a Jeep that was destroyed by fire this week. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports the owner told deputies the vehicle got stuck in the mud and then caught fire after the engine overheated from trying to free the vehicle from the muddy conditions.   Original Story: An SUV was destroyed by fire ...

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Police are investigating an accident that involved an 18-year-old pedestrian from Salina who was hit by a vehicle near the YMCA parking lot Monday morning. According to Srgt. Chad McCary, around 7:22am 66-year-old Orville Mann of Salina was driving a 2018 Jeep Cherokee and allegedly struck 18-year-old Allison Cole at the crosswalk intersection to the parking ...

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Meteorologists from the National Weather Service office in Wichita presented a seminar at the KWU Campus Tuesday evening that was intended to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts of the Salina community for the upcoming storm season. The presentation was part of a state wide lecture tour spanning across most counties intended to educate the ...

2 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor will receive the 2024 Customer Experience Award from Pinnacle Quality Insight, a customer satisfaction measurement firm with 26 years of experience in senior care and senior living. Salina Presbyterian Manor qualified for the award for its health care center and its assisted living. The award means the community has placed in the top ...

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Former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody did not remember the Miranda warning when he forced Marion County Record newspaper staff out into the nearly 100-degree heat during a raid that drew international condemnation. Cody “couldn’t recall the wording of the warning” when he attempted to interrogate Record reporter Phyllis Zorn, according to a new federal lawsuit. He ...

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A Salina manufacturer is undergoing a renovation. Spectrum Metalcraft, a subsidiary of the Salina Vortex Corporation, is beginning renovations to their custom metal fabrication facilities to better serve their clients, team members and business growth. The renovations will include a new multifunction meeting area, streamlining of manufacturing processes, and a complete overhaul of their offices. According to ...