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The Salina Fire Department’s new Station 4 is now open. Monday was the first shift in the new facility located at the intersection of E. Crawford and Markley Road. Salina Fire Chief Shane Pearson tells KSAL News the new station is much-needed. They have outgrown the current facility and need to expand it to better serve ...

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Dangerous heat across much of the state, including all of Central Kansas,  has now extended into Friday. According to the National Weather Service, a heat advisory is in effect through at least Tuesday evening. Afternoon and early evening heat indices will be in the 103 to 108 degree range for both Tuesday and Wednesday. Afternoon and early evening ...

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Dr. Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton will test in November the legacy of nearly a century of partisan dominance by Republicans over Democrats in U.S. Senate elections in Kansas. Marshall, the Republican seeking reelection as a loyalist of President Donald Trump, easily brushed aside his August primary opponent. He faces a serious general election challenge from ...

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Salina’s Kenwood Cove water park went to the dogs Monday evening. After closing on Sunday, the water park opened Monday evening for one final swim, the annual “Pooch Plunge”. Only owners and their dogs were allowed in the water. They were able to swim in the wave pool and lazy river areas. The event proved popular. A large ...

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Cleanup of contamination in the area of the Salina Regional Airport, which is leftover when the military vacated the former Schilling Air Force Base, took another step forward Monday evening. City commissioners approved authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements for annual monitoring of groundwater, residential well water, and indoor air monitoring at the ...

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A 17-year-old girl suspected to be driving under the influence was transported to the hospital in Salina early Sunday morning following a single-vehicle crash in rural Saline County. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, at around 2:00 in the morning 17-year-old Mallorie Shannon of Ellsworth was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee headed west on K ...

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A teenage driver from Abilene was transported to the hospital in Salina after her car was rear-ended at the big junction of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, Friday evening at around 5:00, 29-year-old Lane Dimitt of Abilene was driving a Chevrolet Silverado pickup headed west on I 70. He ...

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A fire destroyed a Salina man's recently purchased car. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, first responders were called to a report of a car fire at 2:40 Friday afternoon in the area of Old 81 Highway and Hedberg Road. Soldan says 19-year-old Orestas Puidokas was driving a recently purchased 2001 Toyota Camry on Old 81 ...

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An arrest was made after a man allegedly refused to leave a Salina hotel and pulled a fire alarm. According to Salina Police, Sunday afternoon at about 1:45 officers responded to the Holiday Inn on S 9th Street to a report of a person who was refusing to leave and pulled a fire alarm. Employees reported they ...

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Dangerous summer heat which began over the weekend across Central Kansas will persist for much of the week. A heat advisory is in effect to begin the week through 8:00 Monday evening. According to the National Weather Service, afternoon and early evening heat indices will be in the 103 to 108 degree range daily through Thursday.  Afternoon ...

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It’s a sure sign summer is nearly over. With school soon to be back in session, this weekend was the final weekend of the season at Salina’s Kenwood Cove water park. The regular swim season at the water park ended Sunday on a hot, sunny day. Both Saturday and Sunday were two of the busiest days ...