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A new engineering degree program at the University of Kansas will send students into the cybersecurity market armed with tools to create programs and systems that protect the world’s most critical assets from hacking, ransomware and other immensely disruptive crimes and mischief generated during the digital age. The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering, approved this ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are looking for a male suspect who allegedly threatened to kill his girlfriend during a domestic dispute. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that investigators are looking for a known 35-year-old man from Salina who turned violent during a dispute in the 1600 block of W. Republic last week. Police say the argument took ...

1 year ago
A Salina woman had a diamond ring ripped off her finger after an argument turned violent inside a residence in the 300 block of North Kansas. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that the 43-year-old woman told officers the known male suspect restrained her in the basement, squeezed her throat and pulled a diamond ring ...

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Authorities are trying to identify a car - and thus find the owner of a vehicle that was destroyed by fire on Monday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that it appears someone towed a Chevy Equinox to the 4100 block of S. Ohio and lit it. A crew from Rural Fire Department #2 arrived ...

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Salina Police are looking for a known male suspect who allegedly broke a woman's tooth during a domestic dispute. Police Captain Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that on Sunday night around 10pm officers were sent to an apartment in the 700 block of Fairdale Road after a woman ran to her neighbors for help. Police say the ...

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Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan will take possession of his new jail this week. Soldan tells KSAL News Saline County gets possession of the facility Monday. October will be be an opportunity for staff training, exercise of building systems, and eventually public tours. Inmates are anticipated to start moving over to the new facility in November, and ...

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Monday is the 50th anniversary of one of the most infamous tornado outbreaks in the history of Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, on September 25th, 1973, multiple families of tornadoes, among them one violent F4 and three strong F3s, roared from around Lindsborg, through Salina, to 7 miles northeast of Beatrice, Neb. The combined length of ...

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A pilot program which seeks to attract new residents to move to North Central Kansas is deemed a success. Financial incentives offered through the pilot North Central Kansas Regional Relocation Program attracted 38 new residents and assisted in the purchase of 25 homes in the region in the past year. According to the North Central Regional Planning ...

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It's the most students ever attending Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina. According to KWU, official fall enrollment is 952 students. The official enrollment is designated on the 20th day of each semester. The 2023 -2024 class is the largest class in the school's 136 year history, surpassing what is believed to be the second-largest 897 in 2005-2006 ...

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The bipartisan committee predominantly comprised of former state House and Senate members built momentum for the idea of raising the annual base salary of legislators to $45,000 and delivering substantial compensation premiums for eight lawmakers in leadership positions. The base salary idea mulled by the nine-person panel, and endorsed by at least five members, would provide ...

1 year ago
A man stealing items from a camper behind a home was arrested after the homeowner confronted him and held him until police arrived. Police say 29-year old Christopher Gochanour  knocked on a door in the 800 block of S. 10th Street, Not recognizing who was at the door, the homeowner did not answer. Thinking no one was ...