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Salina’s Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park is preparing for a busy summer. The 2026 swim season begins Tuesday. This will be the 16th season for the water park. Kenwood Cove first opened over Memorial Day Weekend in 2010. Kenwood Cove will open for the first public swim on Tuesday at 12:30 pm. Public swim hours will be Monday through ...

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One of the most historic fun runs and endurance races in Kansas, the Smoky Hill River Run, will celebrate its 45th annual event this year in conjunction with the Smoky Hill River Festival, which is marking its 50 anniversary. Organizers say last year the race set a participation record with 1,086 registered runners. They hope to ...

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A truck driver was hurt when he veered off Interstate 70 and crashed through multiple fences. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 59-year-old James Turner from Stillwater, Oklahoma, was driving a Freightliner semi headed west on I 70. The semi left the roadway gradually, then traveled around 1,800 feet through multiple fences and stopped in a ...

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Salina residents gathered Monday at the Sunset Park War Memorial to honor the nation’s fallen heroes during the city’s annual Memorial Day ceremony. People of all ages attended the event to remember the sacrifices made by those who died protecting the country’s freedoms. Members of the Color Guard proudly displayed the American flag, while the Honor ...

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A woman who saw a man stealing things from her car took matters into her own hands, chased him down, tackled him and got her stuff back. According to the Lawrence Police Department, though it’s not something they recommend, it worked. The agency says the woman was still awake about 2:30 Sunday morning and saw the ...

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 One of the last factually sure — but intrinsically bravest — things known about 2nd Lt. Victor Dolecek is that in the face of death over contested enemy skies, the hero jumped in anyway. A son of the Kansas plains and classmate of the future-U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, the Russell native was only a couple years out of ...

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The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum will host a monumental exhibition, and it will be part of a "Mega History Weekend". The exhibit "Opening the Vault at the Presidential Libraries" celebrating America's Semiquincentennial opens on Tuesday, June 2nd and runs through Sunday, July 5th, in the museum's special gallery. This limited-time engagement brings national history directly ...

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A rider was hurt when she was thrown from an ATV Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Kathleen Hurteau from Fulton, Kansas, was riding a Honda  Rancher ATV. Hurteau lost control of the vehicle on rocky terrain.  She and a passenger were both ejected.  Neither was wearing a helmet. The ATV drove off the ...

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It's been a month since a hailstorm pounded the Salina area. Recovery continues for some, including the Central Mall. According to the Mall's latest update, there is still no set timeline for when the facility will reopen to the public. The following businesses remain open regular hours: District Eat and Play Driven Barbell and Training Dunham's Sports ...

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This spring marked another year of one of the most well-known missing person cases in Salina. After over three decades the disappearance of a Salina woman is still a mystery. It's been 33 years since Kathryn Adam was last seen. On April 29th, 1993, 35-year-old Kathryn Adam went missing. Adam was last seen at 4:30 in the ...

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Multiple agencies worked together to find a 76-year-old woman who went missing Saturday night in Wabaunsee County.  According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the woman went missing at around 7:15 Saturday night from the 200 block of Grant St. in Alta Vista. She was walking her dog. The dog returned home wet and without the ...