4 years ago
Saline County is lagging behind statewide COVID vaccination numbers. About 43 percent of Kansans have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control reports that Kansas has administered over 2 million the COVID-19 vaccine. About 43% of Kansans have received at least their first dose, with nearly 33% fully vaccinated. Locally, ...

4 years ago
There are 11 new COVID cases in Saline County, and one new new death. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,240 total cases with 75 cases currently active. There have now also been four confirmed cases of The UK variant, B.1.1.7. The total number of community members who have lost ...

4 years ago
A couple of walk-in vaccination clinics are planned in the next couple of weeks in Salina and Saline County. The Saline County Vaccination Collaboration team will be at the National Guard, 2929 Scanlan Road, on Thursday, May 13th from noon till 6. They will be giving second dose of Moderna vaccinations to those who walked in ...

4 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum presents a virtual discussion on what lies upstairs in downtown Salina coming up Thursday. Judy Lilly will lead the discussion around what mysteries lie beyond the stairs in second stories on Iron and Santa Fe avenues. Lilly tells KSAL News that the downtown has always been the heartbeat of Salina. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lilly-1.mp3"][/audio]   The buildings ...

4 years ago
A student at the Kansas State Polytechnic Campus has helped a Salina non-profit agency who helps the homeless secure some grant funding. According to KSU Poly, Dalton Ramsey, a senior in social work, at Kansas State Polytechnic Campus, picked his major because he wants to help others. He's putting his education into action by helping the ...

4 years ago
Update: A child who went missing when his mother’s vehicle was stolen in Garden City has been found safe. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 14 month-old Sebastian Bautista and the missing vehicle were located, abandoned in Finney County. Sebastian is unharmed. No suspect was immediately located. _ _ _ UPDATE: A Kansas Amber Alert ...

4 years ago
The May list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online over the weekend and now six have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office,the latest arrest is Kendel Dilli Ray. He was wanted for five counts of felony criminal damage to property. Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which include among other things ...

4 years ago
Kansas is taking steps to legalize medical marijuana. A bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state has been approved by the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs. The measure could soon head to the Kansas House of Representatives for consideration. If approved, the license, manufacture and sale of medical marijuana would be allowed in ...

4 years ago
Kansans safely disposed of more than 9 tons of unused and unwanted medicines during National Drug Take-Back Day on April 24th. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, law enforcement officers collected 18,880 pounds of medicines at 124 locations throughout the state during the event, according to a report from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. This ...

4 years ago
"Don't click the link." That's the new warning from the Postal Service as fake text messages are being sent. They contain a link claiming to be from the government. According to the Post Office, this type of text message is a scam called smishing. Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone ...

4 years ago
Students from Salina Area Technical College will walk across the stage and graduate on Saturday. According to the school, graduation ceremonies for Salina Area Technical College’s Class of 2021 will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center. Attendance is limited to nine guests invited by the student and holding tickets to the ...