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Police are investigating a business burglary at a Salina fuel stop. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, a patrol officer stopped into the Salina Travel Center on West Crawford on Friday as part of his usual beat. Staff had just completed a check on inventory and approached the officer to report a crime. Police say sometime between Friday ...

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A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a downtown Salina restaurant in a case involving a mural on the outside of their facility. According to the Kansas Justice Institute, a lawsuit was filed by the Cozy Inn against the City of Salina on Monday. The organization says thew case is about a business owner in ...

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Today is the deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation in advance of the Kansas presidential primary. Officials say today is also the final day to request and advance mail-in ballot. The Kansas presidential primary will take place on March 19th. Kansas has hosted only two other presidential preference primaries, with the last one being ...

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Solomon volunteer firefighters have been honored with a donation, which will help fund safety equipment and initiatives. Sunbelt Solomon, a provider of customized and sustainable electrical power solutions and services, has recognized of the City of Solomon’s Volunteer Fire Department with a $10,000 donation in support of its community work. According to the organization, the donation will ...

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A construction project on one of the busiest street in Salina will begin this week. According to the City of Salina, on Tuesday replacement of the medians on Broadway at the Crawford, South, and State Street intersections. Existing asphalt curbs and medians will be replaced with concrete curbs and stamped and colored concrete medians. The medians between ...

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A Kansas State University assistant professor of engineering is working to develop a framework that better predicts disease progression and complications from drug interactions than traditional methods like animal testing. Davood B. Pourkargar, assistant professor of chemical engineering in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering, has received a $245,000 grant from the National Science Foundation ...

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An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate at a Kansas prison. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Lansing Correctional Facility resident Kaydin Varland-Hazelton, 28, died Saturday. He was pronounced deceased by local hospital staff. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy. Per protocol, when a resident dies in the ...

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Native Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower is considered one of the top 5 presidents in U.S. History. The five highest rated presidents, according to C-SPAN, are Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower, whose presidential library and museum is in his boyhood hometown of Abilene, was President from 1953 through 1961 ...

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Today is Presidents' Day, a day to honor America's commanders-in-chief past and present. Congress originally implemented the federal holiday in 1879 as Washington's Birthday. It was also the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen. President's Day is traditionally celebrated on the third Monday of February each year to coincide with Washington's birth, February 22nd. Up ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University’s annual “Night with the Yotes” event is this week. The event, which is one of the largest fund raising event of the year for the school, is this Friday. According to KWU, the 13th annual event will feature a homestyle dinner, open bar, unique and exciting auction items, games and more, all supporting ...

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The Salina Family YMCA will host its first ever triathlon event this spring. The swimming, running, and bicycling event will be Sunday, April 14th. All funds raised will support the Salina YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, which makes it possible for children in the Salina community to participate in youth and childcare programs that might otherwise be ...