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They’re here! The class of 2030 started their medical school journey this week at the University of Kansas School of Medicine campus in Salina. The KU School of Medicine campus in Salina was created to address the critical shortage of physicians in Kansas. This innovative medical education program is aimed at students with a strong desire ...

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It’s a sign of the season – political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state highway right of way. According to the agency, by law all right of way on state highways is exclusively ...

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In-person advance voting for the August primary election began this week across Kansas, including locally in Saline County. Mail ballots started being sent last week, and in-office advanced voting began Monday. Registered voters can cast ballots in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations, or via mail. Each individual clerk’s office sets it own in-office ...

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Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Petty Officer 2nd Class Svetlana Oursler, this story has ties to Kansas, where skills and values learned there are foundational to success in the Navy. “I learned my work ethic from working multiple jobs starting at age 14,” Oursler said. “I was working three jobs in high ...

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A group of four organizations in Salina are among those across the state sharing in $750,000 in funding for the arts. According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, 92 Kansas Arts Commission grant awards for arts and cultural initiatives across 43 communities in 34 counties in Kansas have been allocated.  Salina organizations receiving funding include: The ...

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A pursuit involving a suspected intoxicated driver ended with pepper spray, a body wrap, and an arrest Monday evening. According to Salina Police, at about 7:30 Monday night an officer responded to the 300 block of E. Iron in reference to a report of a possible intoxicated driver. The vehicle was described as a gray Toyota ...

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A thief steals a motorcycle from outside a Salina home. According to Salina Police, sometime between Sunday at noon and 7:00 in the morning on Monday a 2019 Honda Grom was stolen from the rear of a residence in the 300 blk of S. Clark. The bike was described as being red on the left side and ...

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Monday was the first day of 100 degree heat in Salina this summer. According to the National Weather Service, the official high in Salina Monday was 103. The first 100-degree day in Salina in 2025 was on August 8th, with a high of 102 degrees. The latest in the year Salina has ever officially reached a 100-degree ...

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One of the most sweeping excommunications in worldwide Catholic history is concentrated in the small, northeast Kansas town of St. Marys, where the ultra traditionalist sect Society of St. Pius X has built a huge church and taken over local politics. In early July, the Vatican declared that priests, deacons, bishops, and lay people who formally adhere to ...

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A group of Salina business leaders are clarifying the intent of a letter they sent to Salina City Commissioners back in January during the search for a new Salina City Manager. The group says "The letter has been characterized as opposition to Jacob Wood becoming City Manager. That does not reflect what we intended or ...

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Salina City Commissioner and Vice Mayor Jerry Ivey is stepping down. Ivey, who still has about a year and a half left on his term, announced his resignation Monday afternoon. It is effective this Friday, July 24th. Ivey tells KSAL News it was a difficult decision and one he made in the best interest of his family. ...