5 years ago
Fall sports in Kansas are likely to be impacted by COVID-19. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman says that fall sports are not expected to be successful due to the pandemic. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Dr-Lee-Norman-Sports.wav"][/audio]   Norman says even though organized sports activities have not been as widespread this summer, there still have been  63 COVID-19 ...

5 years ago
A passenger on a motorcycle was injured in a crash south of Salina late Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Suzuki motorcycle was headed west on K-4 Highway. A vehicle turned in front of the motorcycle to enter the northbound I-135 on ramp. The driver of the motorcycle attempted an avoidance maneuver and ...

5 years ago
The city of Goddard's mayor is stepping down. Goddard Mayor Jamey Blubaugh resigned from office on Monday. He and his wife were each charged yesterday with one misdemeanor count of counterfeiting. Prosecutors say Blubaugh and his wife allegedly counterfeited tickets to the Sedgwick County Zoo's annual Zoobilee fundraiser.

5 years ago
There are 19 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 367, with 92 cases currently active. There are 270 people who have recovered, and 5 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 3 hospitalized COVID-19 patients.  Salina Regional ...

5 years ago
The Salina Police Department has again  earned accreditation. According to the agency,  the police department has been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since 1996. SPD is one of 729 nationally accredited agencies, and one of only 11 agencies in Kansas to bare that distinction. This accreditation increases community advocacy, provides stronger ...

5 years ago
A virtual program from the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum on Thursday will take look back at the days leading up to the development and use of the Atomic Bomb to end World War II. Fox News Sunday anchor, Chris Wallace will lead the conversation with his new book, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the ...

5 years ago
Saline County Commissioners will accept a $132,000 Community Development Block Grant to be used for grants or loans for for-profit businesses. According to the county, they applied for these funds back in May but were not awarded in the first round of funding. A second round of funding became available and Saline County was selected, ...

5 years ago
Margaret Thatcher once said that success was not only having a flair for what one is doing, but that it also involved hard work and a certain sense of purpose. A group of Kansas Wesleyan employees are shining examples of all of those elements, as with the fall semester set to begin August 10, the ...

5 years ago
A couple of incumbents lost bids for reelection in Tuesday's Primary Election in Salina. Moderate GOP 24th District Senator Randall Hardy was defeated by conservative J.R. Claeys, while Moderate GOP 71st District Representative Diana Dierks lost  her bid for reelection to newcomer conservative Steven Howe. Howe will now face Democrat Jeffrey Zamrzla in the general election. In ...

5 years ago
A group of local parents, grandparents and residents are reaching out to USD 305 school officials with a simple message: Children need to be back in the classroom five days a week. Sharon Callabresi joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at CDC guidelines and the hybrid plan for students ...

5 years ago
The State of Kansas starts Fiscal Year 2021 by surpassing its total tax-only collections by $484.6 million compared to July of last fiscal year. Total tax collections for the first month of the fiscal year were $980.8 million. That is $4.6 million, or 0.5%, less than the estimate. “While state revenue collections are more than the ...