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Salina City Commissioners will meet Wednesday afternoon for a special study session to focus on water quality issues in a west Salina neighborhood. Mayor Mike Hoppock joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a range of issues including the drinking water on Dover Drive.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hoppock-water.mp3"][/audio]   Last week Sheree Spratlen, who lives on ...

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A two car injury crash is now a DUI investigation. According to Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 64-year-old Harold Bailey was transported by EMS to the hospital following an accident Monday at 7pm near the curve on Old 40 Highway and North Street. Deputies smashed a window to extricate Bailey who was found ...

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The state of Kansas is preparing for a statewide ban on kratom. Governor Laura Kelly signed the bill into law this past April. Kratom will be classified as a Schedule One drug in Kansas under the new law. The measure is one of more than 120 new laws that will take effect in Kansas on July 1st.

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An alert cashier saved a Salina woman from becoming a scam victim. According to Salina Police, the 72-year-old woman reported she was contacted over the phone phone by someone who claimed to be with Apple Security. The suspect told the victim there was a $249.95 charge on her account and they she would need to be ...

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A man staying at a Salina motel was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun in a maintenance worker's face. According to Salina Police, on Monday afternoon at about 2:15 officers responded to the Budget Host Motel, 222 E. Diamond Dr, in reference to a gun pointed a gun at a maintenance worker. Police say it was determined ...

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The popular Draft Horse Pull will be part of this year’s Tri-Rivers Fair. According to the Fair Board, the Draft Horse Pull is a featured event of the 2026 “Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights” Tri-Rivers Fair. The community is invited to fill the stands to honor the region's rich agricultural roots and to celebrate this awe-inspiring, ...

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Nostalgic curiosity lured me and two other aged local reporters to the Salina Art Cinema earlier this month to screen “4 Days in June,” a feature film on the Smoky Hill River Festival. During the colorful, high-energy introduction enhanced by an amazing drumbeat, this old man perked up and paid attention. The beautiful documentary on a ...

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The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the death sentences of the brothers who went on a crime spree in 2000 in Wichita, putting an end to two decades of attempts to alter the brothers’ fates. Reginald and Jonathan Carr were initially convicted of more than 90 counts, including capital murder, kidnapping and rape charges, after nine days ...

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 Colin Burke, a student at Salina South Middle School, won the Kansas State Finals of the National Civics Bee, earning the opportunity to represent Kansas at the National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C., this fall. Burke also received a $1,000 prize for his presentation on expanding access to hygiene products in middle schools. Burke described winning ...

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Back in 2024, a program in Castle Rock, Colorado designed to reduce accidental fires caused by fireworks caught the eye of SFD's Fire Prevention Officer Matt Rittel. Now Rittel has launched the Salina Fireworks Bucket Brigade, a new community safety program for the Independence Day season. Rittel tells KSAL News that SFD collected 800-five gallon buckets donated ...

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A Salina man was ordered to the ground after he began yelling at officers who were on scene to investigate a disturbance at a gas station. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 53-year-old Phillip Ledesma was arrested on Sunday night around 10pm after allegedly assaulting a neighbor at a filling station. Police say Ledesma approached ...