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The final numbers are in, and the ordinance which bans pit bull dogs in Salina will not be repealed. The dog breed will remain illegal in the City of Salina. The votes were tabulated from the special election Tuesday afternoon. The unofficials vote count is as follows: Yes (to repeal the ban) - 4,123 - 43.6 ...

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From measuring the Ogallala Aquifer to looking at keeping drinking water clean in eastern Kansas, State Senator Kenny Titus is on a two-year quest to develop a long-term template for water sustainability. Titus joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the Water Task Force objectives Governor Kelly outlined earlier this year ...

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They're an American band, and they're coming to Salina. Legendary rockers Grand Funk Railroad are coming to the Stiefel Theatre this summer. Affectionately known as "The American Band", Grand Funk Railroad formed in 1969 and still continues to pack venues across the country, connecting generations of fans with their unmistakable mix of hard-driving rock, soulful vocals, ...

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Salina Police are looking for a known suspect in a stabbing attack that injured a woman. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the 28-year-old woman was treated at Salina Regional Health Center for multiple stab wounds to her leg. Police say around 3am Tuesday morning, the suspect kicked in a door at a home in ...

4 days ago
Salina Police are looking for thieves who broke into a construction project and stole tools. According to Captain Jim Feldman, authorities are investigating a burglary in the 100 block of Iowa after someone cut a lock to enter the building and stole multiple power and hand tools owned by Hutton Construction. The crime occurred sometime between Friday ...

4 days ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a trailer. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between Thursday night and Monday morning, someone stole a black, 2021, 5-foot x 8-foot Carry-On trailer that was parked in the 700 block of Charles Street. There are no suspects. The flatbed is valued at $1,700.

4 days ago
More than 200 business leaders, nonprofit partners, elected officials, and community members gathered at the Sand Springs Venue for Driving Dickinson County’s 2026 Annual Gala & Best of the Best Awards, a sold-out event recognizing excellence across the region. Driving Dickinson County is the region’s economic development organization dedicated to strengthening business retention and expansion, supporting ...

4 days ago
Efforts to extinguish wildfires in southwest Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma are continuing. As of yesterday, the Ranger Road Fire was about 90 percent contained. The fire, which started last week in Oklahoma, has burned about 283-thousand acres.

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A driver was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck and semi late Monday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Christopher Walker from Bentonia, Mississippi, was driving a GMC Sierra pickup headed north on US 50 Highway in Marion County. He crossed the center line, and collided head on with an ...

4 days ago
With the Tuesday noon deadline looming for the special election in Salina which will decide if the ordinance which bans pit bull dogs will be repealed, a little over 30 percent of ballots which were sent out have been returned. Saline County Clerk Jamie Doss tells KSAL News as of late Monday afternoon 8,700 ballots have ...

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By a vote of 3-2 Salina City Commissioners Monday denied a request to issue IRBs for a sales tax exemption on construction materials for a planned project by the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) organization. The company had recently been denied a sales tax abatement by the Kansas Department of Revenue for the construction of a ...