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Two virtual statewide job fairs are planned, with dozens of jobs available. The two virtual hiring events are the Spring Hiring Event and the State Agency Virtual Job Fair, both hosted by KANSASWORKS. According to the organization, the Spring Hiring Event will be Wednesday, March 20, through Tuesday, March 26. The event will be from 8:00 a.m. ...

9 months ago
An arrest has been made in a case involving the fentanyl overdose death of a Kansas teen.. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation secured an arrest warrant connected to the January 2023 fentanyl overdose death of the 15-year-old from Lansing. According to the KBI, on Wednesday at around 11:15 a.m., 19-year-old Torin M. Baughman of Lansing, was arrested ...

9 months ago
The 59th Annual Mid America Farm Expo is packed with more than just gleaming new farm machines and digital devices. K-State Extension Agent Cade Rensink tells KSAL News that a top-shelf wave of experts and  speakers and also make the Expo and educational experience.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cade-R-farm.mp3"][/audio]   Thursday’s Agriculture Market Outlook program speakers will be held in the Saline ...

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Beautiful music in a beautiful setting is what's on tap for music fans in Salina. Enjoy a delightful spring evening at the Homewood Suites Courtyard in Downtown Salina while basking in the classical sounds of a string quartet and brass quintet performed by your Salina Symphony musicians, including the Maestro himself on April 20th. The program will ...

9 months ago
President Biden and former President Donald Trump cruised to victory in the Kansas Presidential Preference Primary election Tuesday. Though both Biden and Trump  had each already wrapped up their respective party’s nomination, they each added to their delegates with five states holding presidential primary elections including Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Kansas. State lawmakers, hoping for higher ...

9 months ago
A fund has been established to help the family of a Salina teen who was killed in a crash Friday night. 17-year-old Anthony J. Windell was a passenger in a car that crashed into a pickup truck. Windell, and  17-year-old Vance R. McComber who was driving the car were both killed. A teen in the backseat was ...

9 months ago
A glitch in court software may have allowed some personal information to be breached. According to the City of Salina, on or around October 19, 2023, the City became aware that the functionality of a search feature in its court software may have returned results with certain records from the City accessible in an unredacted format ...

9 months ago
Agriculture companies from across the Midwest are exhibiting their products at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock & Expo Center at the Mid America Farm Expo this week, Wednesday through Friday. Approximately 225 exhibits are on display showing the latest in farm technology, machinery, equipment, and supplies. Special features of the Expo, in addition ...

9 months ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation will once again host Salina’s annual Match Madness giving day.  This year’s event will be this Thursday at the Salina Field House. The Foundation will be collecting donations to your favorite charities and they will be matched. Everyone is encouraged to do one of the following: Donate in person at the ...

9 months ago
A Kansas prison inmate who was part of a work crew picking up trash along a highway collapsed and died. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Winfield Correctional Facility resident Michael Lynn Youngblood died Tuesday. He collapsed while working with a crew picking up trash along a highway near Wichita. EMS was called to administer ...

9 months ago
Opportunities to win some startup cash and hone business skills are coming to Salina again this Friday for the 3rd Annual Charlie Walker Pitch Challenge at K-State University-Salina. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the Challenge is open to start-up businesses as well as young businesses who have been operating for three years or ...