4 years ago
Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller, along with Saline County medical experts, are urging residents to remain vigilant in our community battle against COVID-19, as positive cases are rising in Saline County and the Delta variant has been detected. There have been 38 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last week, with one sample testing ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of an inoperative SUV. According to Undersheriff Brent Melander, sometime between 6pm on Monday and 1pm on Tuesday, someone loaded up a 2000 Ford Excursion SUV and stole it from a home in the 400 block of E. 4th in Gypsum. Deputies say the owner was keeping the ...

4 years ago
Police are investigating a home burglary after a Sony ps5 console and controllers were stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Dover on Tuesday. The victim told officers he was in the backyard with his dogs for about 5 minutes, came back inside and discovered his equipment was gone. A neighbor noticed a ...

4 years ago
A man from Ohio was seriously injured in an industrial accident on Tuesday at a former lighting facility in a south Salina industrial area. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a member of a work crew with Hosea Project Movers suffered injuries to his spine, skull and ribs after a 40-foot fall while working ...

4 years ago
A teenage driver from Bennington was not hurt after an early morning encounter with a bull standing on the road. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that around 1:50am Tuesday morning, the teen was headed northbound in the 1900 block of North Ohio in a 2011 Chrysler 300 when he struck a large, black ...

4 years ago
Many pilot students have fellow aviators to look up to and seek advice and support from, but for women in the aviation industry, this kind of camaraderie can be harder to find. Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is changing that. K-State Polytechnic's interim chief pilot Brandy Shaw and assistant chief pilot Karen Morrison are both accomplished ...

4 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly this week directed the Kansas Department for Children and Families to continue emergency food assistance (SNAP) benefits to current program households. According to the Governor's office, the emergency allotment increases a household’s monthly benefit to the maximum allowed for the size of family. “While Kansas continues its steady return to normal, the pandemic caused ...

4 years ago
A planned expansion by a Wichita business is good news for Manhattan. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, Wichita-based manufacturer Bev-Hub  is investing more than $28 million into the Manhattan community to renovate a former brewery to meet manufacturing demands, creating 37 new jobs. “Bev-Hub’s expansion is proof that Kansas’ pipeline of talented, educated workers and ...

4 years ago
In just a few short weeks, Kansas Lottery players will have an extra chance every week to win millions. According to the lottery, starting August 23rd Powerball drawings will expand to three nights a week, with a Monday drawing being added to the draw schedule. The cost per play, how to play the game, and the ...

4 years ago
A record-breaking 43-million people are packing up to hit the road this holiday weekend. And they're in for some pain at the pump. AAA Kansas  says this Fourth of July will have the highest gas prices since 2014. According to the agency, more than 47.7 million Americans will take to the nation’s roadways and skies this ...

4 years ago
The COVID Delta Variant is spreading quickly in Kansas. According to the Saline County Health Department, CDC data indicated the  Delta variant is 60% more transmissible than the B. 117 variant, which was previously the dominant strain. The new variant appears to be spreading most quickly in communities that have the lowest vaccination rates. “The rapid increase ...