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The "Kansas Broadband Roadshow" is coming to Salina. According to the Kansas Lieutenant Governor's Office, the Kansas Office of Broadband Development will bring its “Kansas Broadband Roadshow” to Salina on Thursday, May 4th, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Salina Public Library. Broadband staff currently are traveling across the state to learn directly from Kansans ...

2 years ago
A man from Abilene was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a semi early Tuesday morning in rural Dickinson County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Eric Skilling of Abilene was driving a 2005 Ford F 150 pickup truck headed north on K 15 Highway.  For an unknown reason he ...

2 years ago
A police pursuit was called off in the dust west of Salina. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News the tag reader system alerted an officer of a reported stolen Dodge 4-door Magnum in the area of Beverly and Rocket. An officer pulled the vehicle over and was approaching the car on foot when the ...

2 years ago
A 17-year-old driver from Assaria was taken to the hospital after rolling his truck early Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 2:40am the driver lost control of the 2004 GMC pickup as he traveled southbound in the 7200 block of S Ohio. Deputies say the pickup rolled once, coming to rest ...

2 years ago
A child is killed in a gas station crash and fire in Derby. Police say a car lost control and ran into a gas pump at a QuikTrip at 1430 Nelson Drive yesterday afternoon. The crash caused an explosion, which injured a woman pumping gas and killed a three-year-old child. Police say that a medical condition may have ...

2 years ago
Governor Kelly is vetoing a proposed bill that would establish a flat tax rate. The measure would have established a five-point-one-five percent flat income tax for all taxpayers and lowered the normal tax for corporations. Kelly announced that the bill would have cost Kansas one-point-three-billion-dollars over the next three years and placed funding for public schools at ...

2 years ago
OCCK Transportation invites the general public to attend the Together Saline County Community Job and Resource Fair on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Salina Central Mall. OCCK Transportation will have a table with information about all public transportation resources in the Salina/Saline County area, as well as North Central Kansas, including CityGo, ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan Music Department will say “Adios, until we meet again” to Sams Chapel in a special performance at 7 p.m. this Thursday. Three KWU ensembles will perform in the free event, which is open to the public and will be streamed live on the KWU Student Media YouTube channel. According to the school, construction ...

2 years ago
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 ...