UPDATE: Boil Water Advisory For Assaria Rescinded
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded the boil water advisory for the City of Assaria public water supply in Saline County. The advisory was issued because of a loss of...
View ArticleVolunteers Gearing Up For “Souper Bowl”
In conjunction with the biggest weekends of football games of the year, Salina's biggest weekend efforts of the year to gather food for the hungry are underway. The 2017 Souper Bowl of Hope is here....
View ArticleKansas Election Officials Threw out Thousands of Ballots
Kansas election officials threw out thousands of ballots cast in November, mostly because the state had no record those residents were registered voters. Some local officials are now voicing concerns...
View ArticleStates Offer Lesson in Tax Cut Strategy
President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have pledged to cut federal taxes to boost the economy. But some GOP-controlled states have already adopted similar strategies, only to see...
View ArticleNew House Speaker Getting Good Marks
The Kansas House's new speaker is receiving bipartisan praise in his first weeks in the job for what fellow lawmakers say is a collaborative style. Ron Ryckman Jr. rose quickly when fellow conservative...
View ArticleAirbnb to Collect Taxes on Its Kansas Bookings
Airbnb says it will begin collecting taxes on its home-sharing bookings in the state. The company reached an agreement with the Kansas Department of Revenue to automatically collect and remit the...
View ArticleHospital Earns Stroke Certification
Salina Regional Health Center has been awarded Primary Stroke Center Certification by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. According to the hospital, the certification comes as validation...
View ArticleMeteorologists Prepping For “Storm Fury”
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service are preparing for a kind of barnstorming tour to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season. They are...
View ArticleWelding Tools Stolen
Burglars removed some high end welding and cutting tools over the holiday weekend from a welding shop. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between noon on Friday and...
View ArticleWork Truck, Tools Taken
Salina Police are investigating a burglary after someone stole a work truck and tools from an electrical contractor's shop. Police say sometime between 11pm on Saturday and 2:30am on Sunday, someone...
View ArticleWoman Hurt in Domestic Incident
A domestic dispute inside a motel leads to the arrest of a Salina man on Sunday. Officers were called to Salina Regional Health Center around 5:45pm after a woman told hospital staff about being...
View ArticleKansas House Committee will Consider Halting Campus Carry
Several Kansas lawmakers are seeking to weaken a law that will allow concealed guns on state college campuses starting this summer. A bill introduced Tuesday would permanently exempt several types of...
View ArticleTruck, Trailer Donated to Salina Tech
Doug Bradley Trucking, Inc. of Salina has donated a 2013 International Prostar truck, along with a 53-foot refrigerated trailer, to Salina Area Technical College. The truck arrived on campus Tuesday...
View ArticleAnn Wilson of Heart Coming to Salina
A rock n roll hall of famer is coming to Salina. Ann Wilson of Heart is heading out on a solo tour, and she will make a stop at the Stiefel Theatre. The Ann Wilson of Heart tour begins in her hometown...
View ArticleObama Cuts Short Chelsea Manning’s Prison Sentence
President Barack Obama is commuting the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who leaked classified documents. The White House says Manning is one of 209 inmates...
View ArticleKansas Legislator Drafting Transgender Bill
A conservative Kansas House member says he's drafting a bill to require transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms associated with their genders at birth. Republican Rep. John Whitmer of...
View ArticleCounty Sets Salary, Decides Fire Station Issue
At their second Saline County Commission meeting, newly elected Commissioners Mike White, Jim Weese, Robert Vidricksen and Rodger Sparks had to determine if Rural Fire Department #2 would be allowed to...
View ArticleFox News Host to Broadcast, Lecture in Abilene
The Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel is coming to Abilene to broadcast his show, lecture, and sign copies of his new book. On February 2nd Bret Baier will broadcast his top-rated Fox News...
View ArticleSalina Downtown Redevelopment Project Approved
Following a marathon 4.5 hour Salina City Commission Special Meeting, a refurbished and revitalized downtown is a step closer to becoming a reality. By a 5-0 vote city commissioner approved multiple...
View ArticlePolice Patrol Vehicle Struck
A Salina Police patrol unit was towed from the scene of a two car crash on Tuesday morning. Police cited 39-year-old Candilyn Riggle for running a stop sign after she struck an SPD 2015 Ford Explorer...
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