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If you love Griswold-style holiday decorations, you won’t want to miss the 2nd annual Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown this coming Saturday in Abilene. “I love looking at Christmas lights,” said Cory Frey, contest organizer. “My goal is for the displays to draw thousands of people to Abilene and for residents to gather and go from house ...

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A driver was killed in a two-vehicle wrong-way head-on crash on Interstate 135 early Sunday morning in South Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2012 Nissan Altima passenger car was headed north in the southbound lanes of I 135. The car collided head-on with an oncoming 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. The driver of the ...

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A teenager was killed in a single-vehicle crash involving an all terrain vehicle near Marion late Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Seth Mader of Hillsboro was operating a Yamaha ATV, headed west on a rural road. He failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, and crashed into a ditch. Mader, who was ...

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The Salina Regional Health Foundation is planning to celebrate nearly three decades of a facility that serves as a home away from home for loved ones of patients at Salina Regional Health Center who come from outside Salina and is also utilized by patients from outside Salina who are undergoing outpatient treatment at the Tammy ...

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The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's special Christmas holiday season excursion trains have started. As the railroad joins Abilene’s “Cowtown Christmas” celebration, holiday excursions are scheduled November 26th and running through Christmas Eve. Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad president and general manager Ross Boelling said “as the song says, ‘we need a little Christmas,’ and we want ...

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This holiday season, you can give the gift of life. According to the Red Cross, 2022 has been a year of crisis for families in Kansas and around the world — from extreme climate disasters to global emergencies like the conflict in Ukraine to the first-ever national American Red Cross blood crisis. “Whether a crisis is felt ...

2 years ago
A woman from Salina was a passenger in a car which was involved in a crash near Marion that killed three people. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan was headed north on K 256 Highway. It pulled out onto US 56 Highway in front of a 2016 Ford Taurus passenger car ...

2 years ago
For the third year in a row, things on Thanksgiving day in Salina were the same but different. The Salina Salvation Army, partnering with Applebee's, the GL Huyett company of Minneapolis, the Salina Country Club  and a dedicated group of  about 25 volunteers again provided a free community-wide Thanksgiving dinner. Just like the last couple of years, ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of thieves who were caught on camera. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on Friday, November 18th, two unknown individuals committed a vehicle burglary and theft in the parking lot of the Salina Target store. ...

2 years ago
Shoppers can make a big difference in their local communities by supporting Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is always celebrated on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Unlike Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which focus on larger retailers and e-commerce stores, Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop at predominantly small and local retailers and to use small, ...

2 years ago
A man from Emporia was transported to the hospital in Abilene following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Jason Hart from Emporia was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Impala headed west.  The car left the road to the right and struck a bridge. It came to rest on the shoulder. Hart ...