5 months ago
Kansas utility regulators are weighing the benefits and costs of approving construction of a $493 million transmission line that would travel through four southwest counties. Multiple Kansas landowners protested the line’s construction and route during nearly three days of hearings in March at the Kansas Corporation Commission, which will make a decision on the proposal by ...

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A Splash Pad project at a Salina park has been delayed. Salina Parks and Recreation announced Wednesday afternoon the opening of the new splash pad at Jerry Ivey Memorial Park will be delayed while finishing touches are completed. In the spring of 2024 the splash pad at the park was closed due to underground plumbing and infrastructure ...

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The Friends of the River Foundation has partnered with Kansas Wesleyan University and Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High to encourage local students to engage in field studies in Saline County and along the Smoky Hill River. Students participated in field work, gathering data and hands-on experience, the results of which are seven presentations at the 2026 ...

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America - it's a red, white and blue story that has been playing out across the country for 250 years. Now the Smoky Hill Museum has stitched together a number of items and stories that help tell a deeper narrative about the people who have lived here. Director of the Museum, Susan Hawksworth tells KSAL News that ...

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The Salina Symphony String Academy announces Beginning Strings Summer Group Lessons, designed for brand-new musicians and those with less than a year of playing experience. In a fun, supportive group setting, students will build a strong musical foundation while learning the basics of violin, viola, and cello. Two summer sessions are available. Each class will meet ...

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The wait is over. The brand-new playground at Salina's Bill Burke Park is officially open. Salina City Commissioners last summer approved a $150,000 project to replace aging playground equipment.  The project included new play structures. The playground project is funded through the city's Special Parks Fund which is proceeds from the State of Kansas Alcohol Tax. This project ...

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The Saline County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration are teaming up for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. According to the Sheriff's Office, this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. law enforcement agencies will participate in DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. They will collect ...

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In honor of National Police Week, and National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, the State of Kansas will be holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony in Topeka on Friday, May 1. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, a candlelight vigil will take place on Thursday, April 30. The public is encouraged to attend the memorial events. The ...

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A driver was transported the hospital late Tuesday night, and then arrested, after he crashed into a traffic light in north Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Austin Houk was driving a Toyota Avalon headed west on Iron Avenue. As he came to the intersection of North 9th Street he attempted to make a ...

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A motorcycle rider who was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ellsworth has been identified. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 65-year-old William Byrd of Ellsworth was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle headed west on K 140 Highway. The bike went off the road into the north ditch and struck a culvert. It then went airborne, ...

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Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach was in Salina Tuesday evening delivering a potentially life-saving package. He made a stop at Kansas Wesleyan University to drop off a box of naloxone kits, or Narcan kits. It's an emergency medication used to prevent death from a fentanyl reaction or overdose. Kansas Wesleyan University is one of forty-one colleges ...