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The Department of Transportation today proposed a new regulation requiring railroads operating within Kansas to maintain a minimum of two crew members in the control compartment of the lead locomotive unit of a train. “Kansas has faced issues ranging from crew member fatigue to derailments which pose a threat to our safety and security – but ...

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A Brookville man is cited for his alleged involvement in a hit and run accident over the weekend. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at the intersection of S. 8th St. and South St. at 7:10 a.m. on Saturday. A 2000 Ford F250 truck was traveling southbound on 8th St. when ...

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The Kansas Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help to locate a vehicle which left the scene of a fatal crash in Southwest Kansas. According to the agency the crash happened in Finney County, between midnight and 3 a.m. Friday, in the area of US- Highway 83 milepost 61 about eight miles south of Garden ...

5 years ago
Did you see the Salina Area United Way CAMO van delivering free children's books around the community this summer? The Salina Area United Way used its Community Action Mobile Outreach (CAMO) van to get 2,030 books to young readers during the five-week Raising Active Wild Readers (RAWR) program at four summer meal sites. Additionally, the week ...

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A legendary runner from Kansas has been awarded the nation's highest civilian honor. President Donald Trump on Friday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor, which may be awarded by the President to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security ...

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State agriculture officials are warning about unsolicited seeds people have been receiving in the mail. According to the Kansas Department of Agriculture, they have been notified that several Kansas residents have received unsolicited packages containing seeds that appear to have originated from China. The types of seeds in the packages are unknown at this time. The agency ...

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Milford Reservoir will be treated for toxic blue green algae. State officials say they will initiate treatment for blue-green algae at Milford Reservoir in Geary County on Tuesday, July 28, using a hydrogen peroxide-based algaecide. This project is part of the KDHE’s efforts to investigate and demonstrate in-lake treatment options to reduce the frequency and duration of ...

5 years ago
There are 6 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 318, with 120 cases that are active. There are 195 people who have recovered, and 3 People have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have a total of 5 hospitalized COVID-19 ...

5 years ago
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in connection with a recent theft from a construction site. The crime is this week’s Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, July 23rd, deputies responded to the 6500 block of East Cloud Street in rural Saline County for a ...

5 years ago
A vehicle pursuit that starts just north of Salina, ends in town a short time after it had started with an arrest made. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a deputy on patrol spotted a 2005 Dodge Stratus driving with no tail lights in the 100 block of W. Antrim Rd.--near the intersection ...

5 years ago
Property is stolen from a building that is under construction east of Salina. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander says that the theft happened sometime between Wednesday and Thursday from a building in the 6500 block of E. Cloud St. David Roesner's Construction is working on the building and reports that two Master Force air compressors that are ...