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It's a library within a library. The spice library is now open inside the Salina Public Library. Salina Public Library Head of Marketing Katie Zey tells KSAL News the library is making a free spice packet available each month. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Katie-Zey.wav"][/audio]   You can visit the shelves across from Circulation next to the Puzzle Exchange to pick up this ...

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The Kansas Department of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2024 To The Stars: Kansas Business Awards. The popular annual award program recognizes companies and individuals around the state for the positive impact they make on their communities and the Kansas economy. This year’s banquet and award ceremony will be held Thursday, October 3, at ...

2 years ago
Damage assessment is continuing following damaging storms in Kansas. The National Weather Service says an EF-zero tornado touched down in southern Riley County on Monday evening. The twister remained on the ground for five minutes and damaged trees and an irrigation pivot. No injuries were reported. Damage cleanup is also underway after strong thunderstorms moved through the city ...

2 years ago
A five-thousand-dollar Governor's Reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the death of an elderly Augusta woman. Ninety-three-year-old Joanne Johnson was found dead by a relative inside her home on September 3rd, 2023. Johnson's family has provided a matching reward, bringing the total reward for information in the case to 10-thousand-dollars.

2 years ago
A student from Salina is among those being recognized by Kansas State University's College of Education award winners who excelled in and out of the classroom. Elyse Ramsey is among those being recognized. According to K-State, the Outstanding Future Teacher Award recognizes two outstanding future teachers who demonstrate excellence during their professional clinical experiences, as supported ...

2 years ago
Salina letter carriers on Saturday will join in a nationwide effort to help “Stamp Out Hunger”. On Saturday carriers will collect non-perishable food donations left by mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to local community food banks, pantries and shelters. Nearly 1,500 letter carrier branches in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto ...

2 years ago
Employees of Memorial Health System in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of April. According to the organization, employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans at work. A total donation of $1,005 was presented to the Community Baby ...

2 years ago
Police responded to a vehicle burglary off of the 1300 block of Quincy Street yesterday afternoon. According to Captain Jim Feldman, Police responded to a report of a vehicle burglary that occurred possibly between May 3rd at 6:00 pm and May 6th at 6:30 am.  The vehicle that was stolen from was a white 2015 Ford Transit ...

2 years ago
The finish line for the funding and vision of a new multi-family housing development will transform on Wednesday - into the starting line for the construction of much needed housing options in Salina. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday at 8am for the new housing complex situated at the intersection of Magnolia and Interstate ...

2 years ago
A couple of rounds of severe weather dropped heavy rain. large hail, and tornadoes across Kansas Monday afternoon and evening. Severe storms initially fired by late afternoon, then a second round fired later in the evening. Rotating wall clouds produced funnels near Pawnee Rock in Pawnee County, and near Abilene, in Dickinson County, as tornado sirens ...

2 years ago
The lineup for the official opening event of the Smoky Hill River Festival, the SM Hanson Music Festival Jam, is set. The Festival Jam  is the opening night event of the Smoky Hill River Festival and the highest attended event of the Festival. Attendance for this single night event in 2023 was over 13,000. The SM ...