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The Salina USD 305 School District is promoting a couple of employees, including a principal to district office position and an assistant principal to a principal position. According to the District, Lakewood Middle School Principal Scott Chrisman is being promoted to Executive Director of Human Resources, and assistant principal Tiffany Lowe to Central High School Principal. Chrisman ...

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The premiere Led Zeppelin tribute act is coming back to Salina. Get The Led Out is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this spring. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out  has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. They ...

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Salina Presbyterian Manor has been honored with an award. The organization has received  a 2026 Customer Experience Award from Activated Insights, the leading provider of training, recruitment, retention, experience management and recognition tools to improve and grow long-term and post-acute care organizations. According to the Manor, the award recognizes outstanding performance in categories ranging from personal ...

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Coming up next month, it will be a day to learn about local charities and a day to help them grow. Jessica Martin President and Executive Director at the Greater Salina Community Foundation tells KSAL News that Match Madness is a one day event with a long lasting impact. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/jess-martin-short-long-support.mp3"][/audio]   Match Madness will be held Thursday, March ...

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Police are looking for a gun in connection to threats made by a Salina man over the telephone. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 33-year-old Dakkota Deister was arrested on Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened an 80-year-old woman and two men in their 50's over the phone. Police say Deister became upset when he realized someone ...

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A Salina man who broke a protection order 96 times was taken to the Saline County Jail. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 40-year-old Juan Renteria Cortez was found hiding in a house in the 1100 block of N. 11th Street on Tuesday. Police say a 41-year-old woman contacted authorities after Cortez allegedly broke a ...

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A Salina student is among  31 student leaders in Kansas State University's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering who have been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. According to KSU, Brock Dolton is among the ambassadors. Engineering Ambassadors are current engineering students who are chosen to promote the engineering profession and act as ...

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A multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in a dust storm Tuesday afternoon killed one person, injured four others, and prompted the road to be closed for several hours. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Volvo semi was headed east in the right lane when the driver entered a blowing dust storm. This storm caused little ...

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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of the so-called Bathroom Bill is overridden. The Kansas Senate announced yesterday that lawmakers have overridden the veto of Senate Bill 244. The measure requires people to use the restrooms in government buildings that correspond to their assigned gender at birth.

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Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of its animal family with the birth of a male southern white rhinoceros calf. According to the zoo, the calf born on February 8th and his mother Evey, are doing well and bonding as animal care staff continue to monitor the pair from a respectful distance. Evey, 19, and the ...

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A legendary singer / songwriter is coming to Salina. Steve Earle is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this summer. According to the venue, Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. In 1986 Earle released  his ...