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The Salina Symphony String Academy announces Beginning Strings Summer Group Lessons, designed for brand-new musicians and those with less than a year of playing experience. In a fun, supportive group setting, students will build a strong musical foundation while learning the basics of violin, viola, and cello. Two summer sessions are available. Each class will meet ...

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The wait is over. The brand-new playground at Salina's Bill Burke Park is officially open. Salina City Commissioners last summer approved a $150,000 project to replace aging playground equipment.  The project included new play structures. The playground project is funded through the city's Special Parks Fund which is proceeds from the State of Kansas Alcohol Tax. This project ...

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The Saline County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are teaming up for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. According to the Sheriff's Office, this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. law enforcement agencies will participate in DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. They will collect ...

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In honor of National Police Week, and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, the State of Kansas will be holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony in Topeka on Friday, May 1. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, a candlelight vigil will take place on Thursday, April 30. The public is encouraged to attend the memorial events. The ...

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A driver was transported the hospital late Tuesday night, and then arrested, after he crashed into a traffic light in north Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Austin Houk was driving a Toyota Avalon headed west on Iron Avenue. As he came to the intersection of North 9th Street he attempted to make a ...

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A motorcycle rider who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ellsworth has been identified. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 65-year-old William Byrd of Ellsworth was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle headed west on K 140 Highway. The bike went off the road into the north ditch and struck a culvert. It then went airborne, ...

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach was in Salina Tuesday evening delivering a potentially life-saving package. He made a stop at Kansas Wesleyan University to drop off a box of naloxone kits, or Narcan kits. It's an emergency medication used to prevent death from a fentanyl reaction or overdose. Kansas Wesleyan University is one of forty-one colleges ...

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A "Plains, Trains and Cowboys" two-day heritage celebration will held in Abilene this Friday and Saturday. Hosted by Old Abilene Town, the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, and the Dickinson County Heritage Center, it features western experiences, live music, cowboy poets, and train rides. It will be a celebration marking the U.S. 250th anniversary. All are ...

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Two men have been arrested following an investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Edwards County Sheriff’s Office connected to a violent assault in December. According to the KBI, on December 8th the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office requested the KBI assist with a sexual assault and battery investigation that occurred Dec. 6 and Dec. 7, ...

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We're about 50 days from the 50th Annual Smoky Hill River Festival coming to life again in Salina's Oakdale Park. Arts & Humanities Executive Director Brad Anderson joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look at the four day celebration of the arts and the planning behind it. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/anderson-puppets.mp3"][/audio]   Anderson, who was a Salina teenager ...

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A special exhibit celebrating America's 250th Anniversary opens later this week at the Smoky Hill Museum. Our nation’s history is richer and more complex because of the people who lived, worked, dreamed, and struggled in places just like Salina. The Smoky Hill Museum celebrates this anniversary by shining a light on the role museums play in preserving ...