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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the nationally known civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, visited Kansas State University on Jan. 19, 1968. It was one of his last visits and speeches before he was assassinated less than three months later, on April 4th, 1968. According to the school, during his visit, Dr. King met ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University has announced its honor roll recipients for the Fall 2025 semester. According to the school, a total of 530 students were named to Kansas Wesleyan honor rolls for the Fall 2025 semester. Full-time students who accumulated a 3.75 GPA or better during the fall semester were named to the President’s Honor Roll, ...

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The Kansas Department of Commerce is launching an initiative to identify vacant, abandoned or underutilized buildings suitable for redevelopment into housing units. According to the agency, local leaders, community organizations and property owners can assist in this effort by submitting information about buildings in their area that could be considered for conversion. “Our communities are rich with ...

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A bipartisan Kansas bill that aims to implement a bell-to-bell cellphone ban beginning next school year would override local rules and establish one of the nation’s most restrictive policies. The bill already has garnered a two-thirds supermajority of support from the Kansas Senate, as well as the support of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Supporters of the bill say students would be mentally and ...

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A Nebraska contractor was sentenced to a little over 7 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $700,000 in restitution to victims after accepting money from customers for construction projects across multiple states then failing to do the work. According to court documents, 43-year-old Bobby Bates Sr of Grand Island, Nebraska, pleaded guilty ...

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Widespread sickness is prompting hospital visitation restrictions. According to Salina Regional Health Center, in an effort to protect patients visitors and employees due to increased prevalence of respiratory illness across the region,the hospital in Salina and Memorial Hospital in Abilene implemented new visitor guidance at the hospitals effective immediately, until further notice. “We’ve been seeing high numbers ...

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'Big' can be defined in so many ways like: giant, epic, monumental, even towering. But for Katie Ross, being a 'Big' to a 'Little' - was just about making a friend. January is National Mentoring Month and that's why Amanda Otto, CEO Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina and Katie Ross joined in on the KSAL ...

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A man was arrested after allegedly threatening three Salina women. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday a 61-year-old female reported her and two of her relatives (ages 87 and 88) had been receiving multiple phone calls and voice mail messages over multiple days from a known subject identified as Michael Sampson, age 57 of Salina. During some ...

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Tips are being sought in connection with a credit card theft case. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to Salina Police, on Monday, January 12, a subject reported their wallet missing. The wallet contained several credit cards. It was determined the credit cards had been used fraudulently at several ...

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 Legislators got their first look at Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, finding a plan that prioritizes funding for schools and special education, expanded mental health services and creating a 10-year water plan. Budget director and administration secretary Adam Proffitt presented the spending blueprint virtually at the joint meeting of the ...

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A tentative contract agreement is reached between a union representing Wichita aircraft employees and Boeing. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace says the contract from Boeing provides better medical and dental benefits, more vacation time, and more money for bonuses and raises. Union members have until January 30th to vote on the proposed contract. Photo via ...