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As the weather gets warmer, motorists can expect an increase in motorcycle traffic. With May being Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Kansas Department of Transportation and The Drive To Zero Coalition emphasize that cooperation from all road users will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on the state’s highways. According to KDOT, preliminary 2023 ...

2 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities has a new person in a leadership role. According to the organization, Maira Mota is the agency’s new Accounting Technician. Originally from Texas and living in Salina for over twenty years, Mota most recently worked for Transervice Logistics as the Transportation Payroll Manager. She is a candidate for the Business Administration Accounting Pathways ...

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A truck driver from California was transported to the hospital in Abilene after his semi was involved in a weather-related crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old  Navjodh Singh from Sacramento, California, was driving a 2019 Freightliner semi pulling a trailer. He was headed east on Interstate 70 and changed lanes to avoid a downed ...

2 years ago
There’s one day of the year when history roars back to life for Millfest at the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum. On Saturday, May 4, the main event is when four stories of machinery in the 126-year-old Smoky Valley Roller Mills again spin into action like they have since the late 1800s. The best ...

2 years ago
A motorcycle rider who was leading law enforcement on a pursuit was injured when he crashed into a Chapman police vehicle. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 28-year-old Jordan David Rhynes was on a 2015 Kawasaki motorcycle being pursued by the Junction City Police Department on Rain Road, near 2900 Avenue, in Dickinson County. He struck ...

2 years ago
A Salina woman was killed in a single car crash early Friday morning. Police Sergeant Chad McCary tells KSAL News that next of kin are still being notified of the death of the 21-year-old woman who was driving a 2012 Jaguar that missed a curve on Belmont Blvd. and hit a tree. Authorities report a 22-year-old female ...

2 years ago
Federal officials are signing off on a plan to provide 451-million-dollars to expand and improve high-speed internet service in parts of Kansas. State officials say the funding - from the U.S. Department of Commerce - will enable the state to address current gaps in broadband service in rural counties, particularly in rural counties in southern parts ...

2 years ago
A measure to criminalize the act of encouraging someone in Kansas to die by suicide is now state law. State officials say Governor Laura Kelly signed House Bill 2144 - which imposes felony charges on those who knowingly encourage another person to commit or attempt suicide when they are aware the other person wants to take ...

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A Salina man was taken into custody early Friday after an argument took a violent turn inside a residence. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 75-year-old Ralph Polly was arrested at his home in the 800 block of Cherokee Drive after he allegedly struck a 66-year-old woman in the face and grabbed her by ...

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A student from Bennington is Kansas State University’s 85th Goldwater scholar. Helen Winters, junior in biology and fisheries, wildlife, conservation and environmental biology, Bennington, is this year's winner. Winters received the prestigious recognition from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. According to K-State, established by Congress in 1986 to honor Sen. Barry M. Goldwater from ...

2 years ago
Tips are being sought in connection with a tool theft. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police say between Monday, April 8, 2024, at 4:00 PM and Tuesday, April 9, 2024, an unknown suspect(s) broke out a window on a Superior Contracting & Manufacturing work van which was parked ...