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The new list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online to begin the weekend. By Wednesday six of them were behind bars. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The October list went online Saturday. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, since then six of them have been ...

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At a special meeting Tuesday morning, Salina Area Technical College’s Board of Trustees approved Ponton Construction’s bid of $1,075,000 to build a new student center. Construction is expected to start soon and be completed by July 31, 2022, in time for the start of the 2022-23 school year. Salina Tech president Greg Nichols said that “as the ...

4 years ago
A couple of Salina Police Officers are among 26 new law enforcement officers who graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center late last week. According to the Academy, officer Atticus Patterson of the Salina Police Department was awarded the Welch Academic Award, and Officer Trisha Huelsmann of the Garden Plain Police Department was honored with ...

4 years ago
Police in Wichita have identified a woman who was shot by officers during a disturbance at a grocery store as being from Salina. KWCH TV reports that 31-year-old Danielle Robinson of Salina was shot during an incident at the Whole Foods Market on Webb Road. Officers received a disturbance with a weapon call around 8:15 p.m. on ...

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A juvenile is in trouble after a long pursuit all over southwestern Salina early Saturday morning. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 2:30 a.m., an officer tried to stop a 2013 Nissan Altima for speeding at the intersection of Arapaho Ave. and Apache Drive. The vehicle kept driving, however, and a pursuit ...

4 years ago
The Salina Police Department is investigating a garage burglary that occurred last week. Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Sep. 29, a 77-year-old Salina man reported that a window on his garage had been broken, and items were missing from inside. A door in the garage was also damaged. Forrester said the victim believed ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is signing an executive order that creates a new division to help protect children and families. The executive order establishes the Division of the Child Advocate. The child advocate is designed to be an accountability measure to protect Kansas families in the child welfare system.

4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is taking another step forward in becoming a global aerospace leader by providing career-ready pilots. The campus has added 17 new aircraft to enhance its fleet and provide students with a high-quality flight training program. These new planes were purchased from two well-known airplane manufacturers. "This is a major ...

4 years ago
A Kansas college is launching a new pathway for students who had to take a break from their education to return  to complete their degree. According to Fort Hays State University, in collaboration with StraighterLine, new low-cost, competency-based online education courses will provide students a flexible way to restart their degree program. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, ...

4 years ago
Someone, or perhaps some lucky group of people, just got a whole lot richer. A single winning Powerball ticket was sold in California. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66 and 69. The Powerball was 15. Heading into the drawing the jackpot had ballooned to $699.8 million dollars due to final ticket sales. ...

4 years ago
Saline County will soon begin accepting grant applications to allocate $500,000 in water and wastewater infrastructure funding. Back on Tuesday, September 28th, county commissioners approved a program for expenditure of the $500,000 in water and wastewater infrastructure funding allocated through the County’s American Rescue Plan Act Framework. According to the county, this program calls for accepting applications ...