4 years ago
COVID cases in Saline County are up, but the community remains at a low level. According to the Saline County Health Department,  in the first three weeks of May Saline County has seen over 60 reported cases of COVID-19. This represents a significant increase from the approximate 18 cases reported during the month of April. Due ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was sworn-in this week as a Kansas Court of Appeals Judge. Angela Coble was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Laura Kelly to fill a vacancy created when Judge Michael Buser retired January 31. Her appointment was confirmed by the Kansas Senate in March. Coble was sworn-in on Tuesday of this week. ...

4 years ago
A Salina man who was reportedly caught on camera stealing a wallet while wearing a name tag has been arrested. Antoine Blue, 34, was booked into the Saline County Jail on Thursday for one requested charge of felony theft. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Monday, a 41-year-old Salina man reported his wallet was ...

4 years ago
An area teenager has reported non-life-threatening injuries after a fall from a moving golf cart Thursday afternoon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that the 14-year-old girl was riding in the back of the cart with several others around 12:30 p.m. when, for an unknown reasons, she fell off the vehicle. The girl fell onto ...

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A car stolen from the side of I-135 earlier this week has been recovered. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., a stolen 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix was found vacant in the 400 block of W. Falun Road. Melander said a window was broken, the catalytic converter was taken and ...

4 years ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving business burglaries in Salina and Hutchinson which they believe are connected. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police say on May 11th at 1:27 AM, officers responded to a business alarm at Nex-tech Wireless, 2525 Market Place. Officers discovered the rear ...

4 years ago
Kansas faces an elevated risk of blackouts this summer. This according to industry officials, who say power-grid operators across the nation are preparing for higher-than-normal demand amid drought conditions that are likely to impact hydro-electric power generation in the Sunflower State. Officials with the Southwest Power Pool, which services powers grids for Kansas and 13 other ...

4 years ago
 Kansas Wesleyan’s Marketing and Communications office earned a trio of national honors from the Communicator Awards, according to information released by that organization earlier this month. The office has won five national awards in the past 12 months. The school says KWU earned the organization’s top honor, the Award of Excellence, for its 2021-22 television commercial. ...

4 years ago
A project to replace deteriorated concrete panels at a busy intersection in Salina is underway. According to the City of Salina the project at the intersection of Ohio, Belmont, and Wayne started on Wednesday. During construction, the outside through lanes of Ohio, the southbound to westbound turn lane, and one of the eastbound to northbound lanes ...

4 years ago
The suspects sought in the Amber Alert have been arrested and the child recovered by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. The public's assistance in this matter was outstanding. Several of the tips provided led investigators to the location. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol's actions in this matter were exceptional. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has ...

4 years ago
Salina Area Technical College is gearing up for a busy summer. The school is planning multiple activities, camps, and classes for area youth and adults.  There will be seven different camps, including a welding camp for teachers. Here is a schedule: 2022 Summer STEM Camp June 6-9, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During this four-day camp, area students who ...