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Construction is underway on a new seed distribution and research facility near Salina.  Beck's, the industry's third-largest seed brand and largest family-owned retail seed company, is planning the facility on a 140-acre property in Saline County. Plans for the new site include a 96,000-squarefoot distribution building and 100 acres dedicated to Practical Farm Research studies which ...

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Kansas Wesleyan will host a special lecture series this Friday as part of Homecoming Weekend 2023. According to the school, the 7x7x7 event will feature seven different speakers, each speaking on a different topic for seven minutes. Admission is free and the event will be held in Peters Science Hall 201. Each of the seven speakers for ...

1 year ago
An award-winning, multi-platinum selling country music star is heading out on tour, and will make a stop in Salina this spring. Singer/songwriter Parker McCollum will head out on a 41-date tour to start the new year. The "U.S. Burn It Down Tour 2024" will bring McCollum to audiences across the nation. The tour will kick off ...

1 year ago
A federal jury convicted a Kansas man of defrauding car dealerships, financial institutions, and title loan companies. According to the US Department of Justice, court documents and evidence presented at trial, Montressa "Monty" Cunningham, 42, of Junction City was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, seven counts of ...

1 year ago
Tips are being sought in a case involving vandalism of road signs in rural Saline County. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, between October 5th and 6th, an unknown suspect used a vehicle to push over several stop signs and other road signs ...

1 year ago
Salina's premiere craft beer festival rallies back on Saturday in its new home in Downtown Salina. Salina on Tap will run 4-7pm on Saturday in the 100 N. and 100 S. block of Santa Fe. Santa Fe will be closed to thru traffic for the event. Event Notes: Ticket sales are located in front of KU School ...

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Stargazers will get a chance to see a "ring of fire" eclipse this weekend. Technically it's an "annular" eclipse. The "ring of fire" name comes from the fact that the moon blocks all but the sun's fiery outer edge. The best viewing on Saturday will be from the Central Oregon coast through Nevada, Utah, the four ...

1 year ago
It was a record setting Food Bank Fill-Up effort coordinated by a convenience store chain headquartered in Salina. 24/7 Travel Stores recently concluded its 6th annual Food Bank Fill-Up campaign, raising a total of $51,847.90 in support of nine Kansas food banks during the month of September, National Hunger Awareness Month. According to the company, in this ...

1 year ago
The body of a Salina man was recovered from an area lake. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, Thursday morning search crews recovered the body of 58-year-old Michael Wayne Larson of Salina. Larson was reported to have fallen out of a boat on the afternoon of October 8th near the west end of Lake Wilson. Recovery efforts ...

1 year ago
Enrollment for those who participate in the Medicare healthcare program begins this weekend. According to the State of Kansas, more than 572,000 Kansas residents receive health coverage through Medicare, and the time to review benefits is only days away. The program’s Fall Open Enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1 of ...

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Authorities are looking for a couple of men who were involved in an argument that ended in gunfire outside a bar. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the Shady Lady Gentleman's Club, 1540 West Old-40 Highway around 12:30am Thursday to the report of an altercation. A witness told deputies outside ...