3 years ago
Within a couple of weeks the Saline County Health Department will stop reporting COVID numbers and it will scale back its COVID efforts. According to the agency, they will end regular reporting of "COVID by the Numbers," March 9th. At this time the Saline County COVID dashboard will also be removed. The agency say while its public ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Board of Education has voted to suspended Education Commissioner Randy Watson following a special meeting on Friday. The KSBOE rejected Watson's resignation and instead opted to suspend him for 30-days without pay. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly had called for Watson to step down following an offensive remark involving Native Americans he said during a ...

3 years ago
Another catalytic converter has been stolen, this time from a government office parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Thursday, an employee with the USDA office, located at 760 S. Broadway, reported that a catalytic converter had been cut off one of their Ford F250 pickups parked on the lot. The truck ...

3 years ago
A Saline County vehicle had its battery stolen over the course of Wednesday night, and there was a heavy amount of damage to go along with it. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the county left a Bobcat S650 skid steer at a work site in the 1700 block of N. Tressin Road overnight. The ...

3 years ago
A top leader at K-State Salina is retiring after a 35  year career in education. According to the school , Annette Hernandez, executive assistant to the CEO and dean of Kansas State University Salina, is retiring on March 29 after 35 years of service to the state of Kansas and the university. Hernandez began her career in ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are seeking tips in a case involving counterfeit money being passed. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say  in Saturday, February 19th, officers took several reports of a subject passing counterfeit bills at businesses in Salina. A total of seven businesses reported a female subject came into ...

3 years ago
A new "school of rock" type of music school is open in Salina. According to the Stiefel Theatre, the Mike Finnigan School of Music is now open. Named in honor of the late legendary rock and blues organist, the Mike Finnigan School of Music at the Stiefel Theatre provides music instruction on a variety of different instruments ...

3 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is calling on the state's top public-school administrator to resign his post after he let slip an offensive remark involving Native Americans. The governor met with three Native American lawmakers Thursday to get their thoughts on the matter. The offensive remark, was made by education commissioner Randy Watson. In a short anecdote ...

3 years ago
No one was hurt when a gun discharged as a felon fought with a Salina Police Officer. Police say at approximately 9:28 PM Wednesday, they received information that Devon Wayne Dirksen, who had warrants for his arrest, was located at the Pump Mart, 1118 North 9th Street. Salina Police Officer Michael Chandler was dispatched to that ...

3 years ago
A traffic stop leading to a discovery of drugs has led to one arrest. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer was traveling in the 700 block of W. Walnut yesterday around 5 p.m. when a vehicle turned left in front of the officer onto Baker Street. The officer had to slam ...

3 years ago
The Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus Scholarship Patrol has awarded over $7.5 million in scholarship money to first-year and transfer students. The campus's admissions department staff knocked on the doors of incoming first-year students for the fall 2022 semester, making more than 30 stops around the state of Kansas, spanning more than 16 hours and ...