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The City of Hays Monday morning provided more details about a police officer killed in the line of duty over the weekend, and the community mourns Sgt. Scott Heimann, they invite the public to leave flowers and tributes on his patrol vehicle outside the Police Station at 105 W. 12th St. The City released the following ...

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The best of the best aerobatic pilots in the world are competing in Salina this week at the 2025 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. Two years ago, Ryusei Arimura had never piloted a plane. Now the 24-year-old phenom from Fukushima, Japan is hoping to compete at the highest level. Arimura rose to the top of his class in ...

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Supporters of the Love, Chloe Foundation gathered Sunday afternoon for the third of three events which are tied together to raise funds for the organization's mission of helping children who are fighting cancer, and their families. A Salina Firetruck reached its apparatus high over a putting green at the Salina Municipal Golf Course, and a couple ...

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A free health pop-up event is planned Monday afternoon. The Kansas Impact Coalition invites the community to the health event, which is scheduled for Monday. It will be held at St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church from 2–4 PM. The Salina Family Healthcare Center’s mobile unit will be on-site, offering: Blood pressure checks and health screenings Purple Card ...

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Salina is set to BOOM! again. For the fourth year in a row the Boom! Salina Street Art & Mural Festival is coming back to add more murals to the growing Salina Kanvas gallery.  Though the festival is this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday October 3 - 5, work on some murals has already started. Organizers ...

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A curb extension and pedestrian crossing project will begin along 9th Street in Salina on Monday. According to the City of Salina, the project is on 9th Street, between Hamilton Avenue and Antrim Avenue. This work will require the closure of 9th Street for approximately three weeks. A signed detour will direct traffic to Otis Avenue, Santa ...

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There will be a couple of opportunities this week to get a flu shot in Salina. The Saline County Health Department and Salina Regional Health Center are both planning flu shot clinics. The Saline County Health Department is planning its annual community flu shot clinic this week on Wednesday. It will be at the Saline County ...

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The battle lines have been drawn in Topeka over providing personal information to the federal government to ensure funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly wants to shield the private information of nearly 190,000 Kansans in the program, while Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach contends her refusal will lead ...

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It was beautiful weather Saturday for an event to celebrate Salina’s Old West heritage Saturday, as the area around the Smoky Hill Museum was transformed into an Old West playground.  A large crowd enjoyed the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and activities of the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair. The free celebration of the Old West included ...

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Salina area public transportation providers invite everyone to participate in Kansas Week Without Driving, this coming week September 29–October 5. According to OCCK Transportation, the statewide initiative raises awareness about the challenges faced by people who cannot drive due to age, disability, income, or other reasons, and highlights the importance of having safe, reliable, and accessible ...

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A Kansas woman was sentenced to nearly 24 1/2 years in prison for the murder of her  U.S. Army soldier husband at Fort Riley. According to the US Attorney's Office, on February 14th, 2025, a federal jury found 31-year-old  Margaret E. Shafe guilty of murder in the second degree for killing her husband, Greg Shafe, in February ...