5 years ago
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 mph in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka. The complaint filed in district court by the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office indicates the early morning escapade on March 16 ended after Suellentrop evaded a police ...

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Populations of the American bald eagle — the bold national symbol of the United States — have quadrupled since 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners. According to the agency, bald eagles once teetered on the brink of extinction, reaching an all-time low of 417 known nesting ...

5 years ago
Two people were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Southwest Kansas involving a dump truck and pickup truck pulling a horse trailer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck and a 2003 Peterbilt dump truck were both headed east on U.S. 56 Highway in Haskell County.  The pickup and trailer went ...

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Certain everyday household items can pose a threat to pets' health, says Susan Nelson, clinical professor at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Here are some items and situations pets owners can watch for. Human over-the-counter and prescription medications are a common cause of poisoning in pets. Nelson said it is important to remember that pets, ...

5 years ago
There are 10 new COVID cases in Saline County, no new deaths, and for the first time in over a year no hospitalizations. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,052 total cases with 99 currently active. It's the first time since August that fewer than 100 people were being monitored. The total ...

5 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that starting next Monday, March 29, 2021, the State of Kansas will make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all Kansans (16+), entering the final Phase 5 of the Vaccine Prioritization plan. “With the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly,” Governor Laura Kelly ...

5 years ago
A security wire is cut and a trailer is stolen from a north Salina business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a Carry-On trailer is stolen off of the lot of Orscheln Farm & Home, 360 N. Ohio St. The theft is believed to have occurred between Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The ...

5 years ago
A Salina man being sought on charges which include attempted first degree murder in connection with a domestic violence incident still has not been found. Police are asking for the public's help in locating Brandon Lambert. Police say on March 20th officers were sent to the 200 block of South College in regard to a domestic violence ...

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UPDATE: A Barton County man who went missing late Thursday has been found safe. As of early Friday afternoon, the Barton County Sheriff's Office says that 64-year-old Carl Whiting has been located. ORIGINAL: The Barton County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation issue a statewide Silver Alert for a man missing from Barton County. According ...

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The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 10th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted. In 24 hours, $375,564.57 was raised for 81 area nonprofit organizations through donations. A total of 2,362 unique gifts were made by donors. The $375,564.57 is the most money ever pledged at ...

5 years ago
About 28 percent of the adults who live or work in Saline County have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller says the goal is to vaccinate at least 70 percent. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have now vaccinated more than 11,000 members of the community against COVID-19 thus ...