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The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting is going through some changes. According to the organization, its 2026 Annual Meeting will take on a new format this year as a luncheon event on Tuesday, February 3rd, at the Tony’s Pizza Event Center. Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. for VIP Reception, lunch service beginning at ...

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Kansas State University's fall 2025 commencement ceremonies — taking place Friday, Dec. 12, for K-State Salina and Graduate School programs and Saturday, Dec. 13, for K-State Manhattan undergraduate programs — will highlight student remarks and a variety of student vocal and instrumental performances. Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 1 p.m., Bramlage Coliseum: Graduate School Organist: Josephine Benson, junior in English, Wamego. 7 p.m., Student ...

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OCCK Transportation is transitioning to a new software provider for its OCCK OnDemand service, bringing riders an improved experience and more reliable features. According to the organization, beginning next week on Monday, December 15th, riders will need to download and use the new OCCK Transportation app to book, track, and manage OCCK OnDemand rides. The new app will ...

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The City of Salina and Salina Animal Services are urging the public to exercise caution after multiple wildlife calls in the past week have resulted in three suspected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in local geese. This follows a growing number of HPAI detections across Kansas and the region. HPAI is a severe and often ...

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Lottery fever is building as the Powerball jackpot has hit the billion-dollar mark. There was no jackpot winner Wednesday night, so the grand prize will roll over to Saturday's drawing, when a two-dollar Powerball ticket could be worth a billion dollars before taxes. Whoever wins can choose the entire amount over 30 installments, or take the ...

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A Salina business is inviting the community to a family friendly, come and go event with Santa, hot chocolate, and prize drawings. Solutions For Life at 1923 S Ohio is hosting the event.  Organizers say it is a simple way to bring the kids or grandkids by to see Santa without a long line or a ...

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A man from Palco, Kansas is facing numerous drug charges after a traffic stop in Salina. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that 42-year-old Aaron Towns was pulled over early Wednesday morning around 2:30am for an expired tag on his Chevy Silverado. Police say Towns jumped out of the vehicle and began walking away from the ...

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A Salina man was arrested after an argument took a violent turn in a home Tuesday afternoon. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 1600 block of W. Republic after a woman was allegedly struck in the face by her boyfriend. Police say 29-year-old Austin Warford punched a hole in the ...

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A man's strange behavior leads to a welfare check and then his arrest on Tuesday afternoon. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a deputy was sent to the area of Cunningham Road and North Street on Tuesday around 3pm to check on 25-year-old Malik Dorsey. Authorites say he was acting strange and walking in the ...

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An Arizona man was sentenced to a little over 22.5 years in federal prison for his part in a drug trafficking ring that transported large amounts of fentanyl into Kansas. According to the US Department of Justice,  court documents, Rafael Turner, 35, of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy ...

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Even amid the abundance of America's breadbasket, people experience hunger. According to the Kansas Health Institute's Hunger-Free Kansas Data Walk, 14% of Kansans face food insecurity, meaning they don’t have enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. Addressing this concern in Garden City is Emmaus House, which provides food and shelter for community members. It is the subject of ...