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Legislation which has become law in Kansas will protect state investments, including the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, or KPERS. Kansas State Treasurer Steven Johnson says House Bill 2100, the Kansas Public Investments and Contracts Protection Act, became law Monday without the governor's signature. According to Johnson, this bill will ensure that public dollars – particularly our ...

2 years ago
For some, the Vietnam War is little more than words on a page. For others, it's grainy and sometimes shocking images. For those who served, it's part of their life stories. The Smoky Hill Museum offers a supportive place for three Vietnam Veterans to bring history alive, share their experiences and answer questions. Don’t miss this special ...

2 years ago
A shoplifter was arrested after he tussled with a Salina police officer. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 55-year-old Michael Crowder was taken to jail after staff at Walmart contacted authorities. Police say Crowder was confronted by a loss prevention employee for trying to take a automotive oil and air filters, a can of ...

2 years ago
The city's new license plate reader cams helped police locate a stolen vehicle and the suspect inside. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, on Saturday a tag reader camera alerted patrol offers that a stolen U-Haul truck from Wyoming was driving in the area of Broadway and University Place. An officer located the vehicle and made ...

2 years ago
Two Salina teens are facing criminal charges for allegedly lighting six fires. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a seventeen and fifteen year-old were taken into custody after a number of grass fires were lit. Police say between 12:30am Friday morning and 11pm Friday night the two were responsible for igniting three fires at Sunset ...

2 years ago
Law enforcement officials collected over four hundred pounds of unused and outdated medications over the weekend during the DEA National Drug Take-Back Day. Lt. Sean Kochanowski with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 443.6 pounds of medications were collected at four drop off locations on Saturday. The event was part of a nationwide effort ...

2 years ago
The Salina Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote, support, and enhance the resources of the public library and to enrich the educational and cultural life of the community. The organization offers college scholarships for high school seniors who have volunteered in the youth services department of the Salina ...

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The public is invited to attend the April Lunch & Learn scheduled for this Thursday at noon either in person or online. The program will be held in the library building indoor courtyard and will begin promptly at noon. Guests are encouraged to arrive by 11:45 a.m. A light box-lunch will be served on a ...

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The Salina Chorale is rehearsing for a spring concert. Organizers invite everyone to  come enjoy a wide variety of choral music with the Salina Chorale’s "This & That" spring concert, 4 p.m. Sunday April 30th at the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Salina. Enjoy popular, folk and sacred music, performed live, under the direction ...

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Attracting butterflies to the garden through plant selection has grown in popularity, said Kansas State University horticulture instructor Cynthia Domenghini. Knowing what species of plants butterflies prefer can help gardeners with their selections, she said. Annual plants that attract butterflies include: Ageratum. Cosmos. French marigold. Petunia. Verbena. Zinnia. “Group similar species of annuals together to create a ...

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This spring, Fort Hays State University Assistant Professor of History Dr. Amber Nickell and Professor Hollie Marquess traveled with 13 students to Warsaw, Krakow, Oswiecim, and Auschwitz to explore Jewish life in Poland before, during, and after the Holocaust.   Yom HaShoah, known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day or Holocaust Day, is an annual commemoration held in ...