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Monday is the 50th anniversary of one of the most infamous tornado outbreaks in the history of Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, on September 25th, 1973, multiple families of tornadoes, among them one violent F4 and three strong F3s, roared from around Lindsborg, through Salina, to 7 miles northeast of Beatrice, Neb. The combined length of ...

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A pilot program which seeks to attract new residents to move to North Central Kansas is deemed a success. Financial incentives offered through the pilot North Central Kansas Regional Relocation Program attracted 38 new residents and assisted in the purchase of 25 homes in the region in the past year. According to the North Central Regional Planning ...

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It's the most students ever attending Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. According to KWU, official fall enrollment is 952 students. The official enrollment is designated on the 20th day of each semester. The 2023 -2024 class is the largest class in the school's 136 year history, surpassing what is believed to be the second-largest 897 in 2005-2006 ...

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The bipartisan committee predominantly comprised of former state House and Senate members built momentum for the idea of raising the annual base salary of legislators to $45,000 and delivering substantial compensation premiums for eight lawmakers in leadership positions. The base salary idea mulled by the nine-person panel, and endorsed by at least five members, would provide ...

2 years ago
A man stealing items from a camper behind a home was arrested after the homeowner confronted him and held him until police arrived. Police say 29-year old Christopher Gochanour  knocked on a door in the 800 block of S. 10th Street, Not recognizing who was at the door, the homeowner did not answer. Thinking no one was ...

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A couple were arrested after allegedly stealing money from a Salina convenience store and then fleeing. Police say at 7:19 Thursday night officers responded to the Snak Attak convenience store on W. Magnolia. A clerk was working alone and was at the back of the store. He heard the door open, and saw a female wearing a ...

2 years ago
A Smith Center woman was arrested in Salina after allegedly breaking windows at a grain elevator, and then struggling with responding officers trying to rub her bloody arms on them and later spraying water on them at the hospital. Police say officers Thursday afternoon responded Thursday afternoon at 2:57 to grain elevators in the 500 block ...

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The death of an inmate at the Saline County Jail is being investigated as a probable suicide. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, Thursday afternoon at 2:26 corrections officers found 30-year-old Aaron Young his cell alone, hanging and unresponsive. They got him down and immediately began to administer medical care. He was pronounced dead a ...

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Salina Regional Health Center is planning a community-wide flu shot clinic. According to the hospital, they will be offering influenza (flu) vaccines to all community members six-months or older during a Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinic from 8 a.m to Noon on Saturday, October 7 at COMCARE Ohio, 2090 S. Ohio Road, in Salina. Vehicles will enter ...

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Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, or CAPS, is planning an event to raise awareness, and funds. According to the agency,the Every Child Matters Fundraising Banquet is a way to connect with the community, celebrate their history, and dream about continuing to create places where every child can be safe, healthy and strong. Forty-five years ago, two women took ...

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A portion of a fairly heavily traveled road in rural Saline County will be closed all next week. Old 40 Highway between Donmyer Road and Amos Road is scheduled to be closed from Monday through Friday. The Kyle Railroad and Saline County will be repairing a railroad crossing on Old 40 Hwy. According to Saline County, a signed ...