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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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With the filing deadline less than a month away, the election field in Salina and Saline County is starting to take shape. Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss tells KSAL News that normally the deadline to file to run for office is June 1st. Because this year June 1st is on a weekend, the filing deadline instead ...

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With graduation on the horizon, Salina USD 305 is already preparing for the free summer meal program. You can gear up for summer days by starting with a free, nutritious breakfast, then come back again for lunch. Free meals are for all children ages one through eighteen, with no signup, eligibility or paperwork required. Adults are welcome ...