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Salina Sen. J.R. Claeys convinced colleagues on the Senate budget committee Thursday to block public post-secondary institutions in Kansas from asking applicants about diversity, equity and inclusion, asserting those questions were part of a radical attempt at reverse discrimination. The provision inserted into a budget bill would apply to University of Kansas, Kansas State University and ...

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It was a “groovy” night as Salina Art Center hosted their annual Gala fundraiser to celebrate Anniversary45. The Studio54 themed-night welcomed guests in their disco party attire and raised over $78,000 in cash, gifts, and services to support Art Center programs funded through the Salina Art Center Endowment Foundation. According to the organization, the Annual Gala ...

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Kansas attracted the most private business investment per capita of any state in the country in 2022. The sunflower state received the nation’s foremost economic development award, the Governor’s Cup, from Site Selection magazine, for the second year in a row. In 2019, Kansas was No. 20. The following year, Kansas moved up 10 spots. The ...

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It was a successful first day in a two-day effort to raise funds in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 are hosting a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The effort began at 6:00 Thursday morning. By the time the first day concluded, $35,877 was ...

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Two Kansas men are facing federal charges after they allegedly exported aviation-related technology to Russia. Federal prosecutors in Johnson County say 49-year-old Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky and 55-year-old Douglas Robertson were charged with conspiracy, exporting controlled goods without a license, falsifying and failing to file electronic export information, and smuggling goods contrary to U.S. law. Prosecutors say the ...

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Statistics say colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer found in both men and women. But fortunately colorectal cancer found early is often highly curable. According to Salina Regional health center, in recognition of national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, 900 free colorectal cancer screening kits are being made available to anyone age 45 ...

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A woman from Wichita was hurt in a single-vehicle crash near Salina Thursday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 40-year-old Natasha Peters of Wichita was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck headed east on Interstate 70. She entered the center median, where she lost control. The truck went back across the eastbound lanes, struck ...

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Multiple school districts across Kansas including the Salina USD 305 District received false reports of threats, or "swatting" calls on Wednesday. At least a dozen districts reported the calls. School districts in Lawrence, Topeka, Salina, Manhattan, Junction City, El Dorado, Garden City, Russell and Wichita were among those who received swatting calls yesterday. The swatting calls claimed ...

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A complaint call to police about a woman beating on a front door leads to two drug related arrests. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to a house in the 300 block of N. Phillips on Tuesday evening around 7:30pm. Police encountered 28-year-old Tiani Barnes on the front porch and ...

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In 1975, I was in my third term in the Kansas Legislature, still milking cows, and I was hearing more and more about this peanut farmer from Georgia thinking about running for president. Little did I know at that time how much impact he would have on my life and the many great opportunities that ...

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Nine short line rail maintenance and rehabilitation projects, including one in Saline County,  are being awarded nearly $5 million as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Short Line Rail Improvement Fund (SLRIF) program. Cargill in Salina is receiving over $1.2 million dollars for a storage track project. “These nine rail improvement projects will strengthen Kansas’ agriculture ...