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Sixteen recruits had their badges pinned on Friday afternoon in Salina and officially became Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers. The new troopers are part of KHP Recruit Classes #75, the latest graduates from the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy in Salina. The 16 members of Class #75 completed 24 weeks of intensive training. They will now report to ...

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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), the Ness County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) arrested a Ness City man following the execution of a search warrant Thursday morning. According to the KBI, at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, KBI agents and Ness County sheriff's deputies executed a search warrant at 609 ...

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We’re just days away from the 50th Annual Smoky Hill River Festival bursting back to life in Salina’s Oakdale Park. Arts & Humanities Executive Director Brad Anderson joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the four day celebration. Anderson says one of the newest things patrons will notice at the gate is ...

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Saline County authorities are investigating a residential burglary after a number of high-end power tools were stolen. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that sometime between last Sunday and Wednesday afternoon, someone broke into a home and a detached garage in the 13,000 block of W. Shipton and removed power tools and hand tools. The owner returned ...

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A child that went missing Thursday night was found unresponsive in a creek early Friday morning. According to the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, Thursday night at 8:45 deputies were dispatched to 2197 290 RD, in rural Mitchell County for a missing 2-year-old boy. Many different counties, cities, first responders, and volunteers, responded to help in a ...

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Someone in Salina this weekend will advance to the state championships of the Karaoke World Championships. The competition will be held Saturday night at Speakeasy Bar and Grill on S Ohio Street. Saturday night's winner advances to the state qualifier, which will be held in Salina in July. The top four finishers at that competition will ...

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Layoffs and furloughs are coming to Bell Textron. The company announced yesterday that the move will impact about 285 employees across three locations in Wichita, Fort Worth, and Amarillo. Some employees will start a three-week furlough on June 15th. Bell Textron says it needs to align staffing with lower revenue and lower costs.

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Former Coldwater mayor Jose Ceballos is released from jail. Ceballos, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor election crimes tied to voting as a non-citizen, turned himself in to Immigration and Customs Enforcement on May 13th following an order from immigration officials. Ceballos was released from the Chase County Jail this week.

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The Kansas Highway Patrol now has motorcycles on patrol. According to the agency, they are expanding their presence on Kansas highways with the addition of six motorcycle units. Specially trained troopers assigned to these motorcycles will be focused on enforcement and roadway safety across the state. The goal of the motorcycle units is to curb aggressive driving, ...

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Some milestones take years to reach — and some are worth every mile of the journey. According to the Driving Dickinson County organization, Dickinson County has officially been awarded E-Community status by Network Kansas, joining a statewide network of communities committed to building stronger entrepreneurial ecosystems. This designation has appeared in the organization’s strategic plans for ...

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A food program in Salina is designed to help support youth and families in the community throughout the summer months. The Salina Family YMCA's Grab N Go Summer Food Program provides free meals through the weekends. According to the Y, the program is designed to ensure that children continue to have access to nutritious food even ...