3 years ago
Around 72,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus last week. That's up from 33,000 the previous week, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. So far, this pandemic has infected over four million children. AAP recommends that all eligible teens ages 12 and older be vaccinated to prevent COVID-19. ...

3 years ago
A husband and wife have been sentenced for deceiving the federal government about a medical condition to receive benefit payments. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, 41-year-old Addison Lewis and 38-year-old Brandi Lewis each received five years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of Theft of Government Property. From 2013 to 2018, Addison Lewis misrepresented ...

3 years ago
Salinans gathered along Santa Fe Tuesday evening to watch their neighbors, family and friends ride by on floats, tractors and bikes in the marquee parade that officially opens the Tri-Rivers Fair for 2021. Participants and bystanders enjoyed mild temperatures as the parade began at 7pm. Wednesday is the first full day of fair activities. The highlight Wednesday ...

3 years ago
Two dozen people on the latest list of Salina's Most Wanted have been caught. The first Saturday of each month a new list of Salina’s most wanted is released. The July list of Salina’s Most Wanted looks a little different. In an effort to clear up numerous outstanding warrants that are currently active, it has been ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of multiple power tools from a work truck. Police Captain Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that sometime between 1am and 10:30am Sunday, someone removed dozens of power and hand tools from the pickup bed of a truck owned by Shull Construction. Police say the truck was in the lot at the ...

3 years ago
The body of a drowning victim is recovered from a Kansas lake. Forty-eight-year-old Ty Freel of Wichita went missing while water skiing on Cheney Lake this past weekend. The Reno County Sheriff's Office announced yesterday morning that a fisherman spotted the body and called the Cheney State Park Office.

3 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is modifying its COVID-19 visitor guidelines due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 infection in the community. According to the hospital, as of Tuesday morning SRHC had 23 inpatients admitted with COVID-19. The Saline County Health Department’s most recent report also noted 299 active COVID-19 cases in the community. Effective August 3rd all hospital ...

3 years ago
A man is accused of using a baseball bat to attack people in Garden City. Police were called to a come on Crestway Drive on Saturday and found 36-year-old Deacon Johann holding a wooden bat. Johann allegedly used the bat to break into a home where he chased two people to their cars. Johann was taken into ...

3 years ago
Abilene turns into a cowboy celebration town this week. When the chutes open, more than 350 cowboys and cowgirls will stampede to town for the 75th anniversary of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo August 4-7. Of the twelve champions from the 2019 rodeo, seven return to defend their titles. Champs from two years ago include bareback rider Ty ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will require face coverings for all individuals in campus buildings for the first two weeks of the fall semester. According to the school, the requirement will be in place August 4 – August 18 regardless of an individual’s vaccination status, and may be extended if conditions warrant. “This spring, we created a bubble ...

3 years ago
There have been 36 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County since Friday. According to the Saline County Health Department, staff is actively monitoring 299 cases of COVID-19. Saline Regional Health Center Reports there are 21 patients in the hospital combating the virus.  The vaccination status of the hospitalized individuals is not available at this time. The Health Department ...