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The Kansas Forest Service is revising the damage totals from last week's wildfires. The agency announced yesterday that 163-thousand acres of land burned instead of the 400-thousand acres that was initially reported. Kansas Forest Service officials say that the original damage report was thrown off by dust, smoke and heat in the air. Two people died in ...

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is challenging the new federal vaccine mandate for Head Start programs. KWCH reports that Schmidt filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging the mandate. Schmidt says that the mandate will place a greater strain on the availability of childcare programs for low-income Kansas families. The mandate calls for Head Start staff and volunteers who ...

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If a holly jolly holiday includes a glass of homemade eggnog, food safety scientist Karen Blakeslee recommends paying extra attention to the eggs used while preparing the classic holiday drink. “Instead of using raw eggs, use pasteurized eggs,” said Blakeslee, who is also coordinator of K-State’s Rapid Response Center for food science. “They have been commercially pasteurized with ...

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Public transportation in Salina will be closed for the holidays. According to OCCK, transportation, including Salina CityGo, 81 Connection, Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, and GoConcordia public transportation, will be closed on Saturday, December 25, 2021, for Christmas, and Saturday, January 1, 2022, for New Year’s Day. On Friday, December 24th, Friday, December 31st, and Monday, January 3rd, both ...

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City of Salina offices will be closed several days over the holidays. According to the organization, City offices will be closed Friday, December 24th and Monday, December 27 thfor the Christmas holiday.  Staff will return to the regular schedule on Tuesday, December 28th. City offices will also be closed Friday, December 31st, for the New Years Day holiday ...

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Kansans who had to cancel getaways and get-togethers last year because of the pandemic are making up for lost time this holiday season. According to AAA Kansas, more than 109 million people across the country — an almost 34% increase from 2020 — will travel 50 miles or more as they hit the road, board ...

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Beginning around December 26, and continuing through January 2nd, law enforcement agencies across the state will forces to participate the in “Taking Down DUI” traffic enforcement campaign. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, in comparison with other holidays, the New Year’s Holiday period outranks most of the other holidays in number of crashes in which ...

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  Resources are available for some of whose who ere impacted by last week's historic wind storm. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Agriculture are available to answer questions about the disposal of animal carcasses and other agricultural needs. KDHE can also assist with questions concerning building debris and recovery from ...

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A motorcyclist was cited for reckless driving yesterday after hitting a curb at a high rate of speed. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 4:15 p.m., a 2009 Honda CBR motorcycle was going south on Ohio St. at the intersection with Schilling. An unknown vehicle pulled out in front the the motorcycle, causing ...

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A Salina man  has suffered significant injuries after a rollover accident Monday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash happened around 5:30 yesterday. A 2010 Toyota RAV4 was going west on Granville Road and was just past the intersection with N. Ohio St. when it lost control, left the roadway and ...

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There’s almost nothing left of Deb Maupin’s home near Paradise in north-central Kansas — a bench on the front porch with nothing behind it but the concrete of the basement, now full of ash, scorched appliances where the kitchen was. Hers is one of more than a dozen families who lost their homes to extraordinary wildfires ...