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The holiday season can be a great time for family and friends to gather, and Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee said following proper food safety steps will keep uninvited guests – like foodborne bacteria – from joining the party. “The basics of cook, chill, clean and separate should guide your meal preparation, serving and ...

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There will be no traditional Thanksgiving break this week for Salina Central's football team. But ask the Mustangs if they mind spending their free time on the practice field and they wouldn't have it any other way. "I've always wanted to practice during Thanksgiving break," said junior quarterback Griffin Hall. "It's a pretty cool thing." Cool because it ...

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On their methodical run through the regular season and then four straight Class 2A playoff games, the Southeast of Saline Trojans never hid from their ultimate end goal. Neither did they take their eye off the ball. Winning one state football championship is hard enough, but trying to back it up with another is a whole new ...

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A truck driver was hurt in a single vehicle crash early Tuesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Scott Graverholt from  Bellevue, Nebraska, was driving a Kenworth semi headed south on K 15 Highway.   He crossed the center line and entered a ditch. The semi stuck a cattle fence and traveled along the inside of ...

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Thanksgiving travel is underway, with AAA Kansas predicting 879,299 Kansans to travel 50 miles or more from home during the holiday travel period Tuesday November 25the through the holiday weekend.  That's an increase of 1.8% from 2024. Thanksgiving is the single busiest holiday for travel, and according to AAA travel projections, this year is no exception ...

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Law enforcement across Kansas are out in greater numbers. The annual Thanksgiving Safe Arrival traffic safety campaign began on Saturday and goes through the holiday weekend. Law enforcement across the state including the Salina Police Department, the Saline County Sheriff's Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol  stress the importance of seat belts. Drivers can expect to ...

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Salina Area public transportation, including Salina CityGo, 81 Connection, Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and OCCK OnDemand public transportation, will be closed on Thursday, November 27th, for Thanksgiving. CityGo service will resume on Black Friday, November 28th, with hours of operation from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Peak routes will not be running. Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, and ...

2 months ago
The Thanksgiving holiday will impact some Salina city services, including trash collection. The Thanksgiving holiday schedule is as follows: No sanitation collection will take place Thursday, November 27th. Thursday and Friday collections will be delayed by one day. Regular collection will resume Monday, December 1st. The General Services office and Household Hazardous Waste facility will be closed Thursday, ...

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Salina City Commissioners were silent after returning from an executive session to discuss the legal counsel on the subject of the Cozy Inn vs. the City of Salina during Monday night's regular meeting. City Manager Jacob Wood joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at a range of topics including the ...

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Police are investigating after thieves committed thefts by “jackpotting” ATMs at a couple of Salina banks. "Jackpotting" is a type of cyber-physical crime where criminals gain control of an ATM to force it to dispense large amounts of cash on command. Police say at approximately 8:00 PM Sunday someone entered the ATM at Bennington State Bank at ...

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Salina Police are investigating after a burglar targeted a Salina tavern. Police say officers responded Monday morning to the Bishop Street Tavern, 717 Bishop, in reference to a burglary. Contact was made with an employee who reported someone entered the business and stole a bottle of Crown Royal, 12 Jack Daniels Cocktails, and a bottle of Corona. Total ...