4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and a couple of the county Rural Fire Districts had a busy Thursday stopping fires from spreading, as Sheriff Roger Soldan says his agency responded to four different fires in less than seven hours. The first fire occurred in the 3400 block of S. Amos Rd at 9:54 a.m., Thursday. The ...

4 years ago
A transfer student is the first recipient of a new scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, Katelin Keough, a transfer from Hesston College, is the winner of the first Dr. Rebecca Chopp Scholarship Competition, contested virtually in early March. Keough, who is from Albany, Oregon, intends to major in Communications and will join KWU ...

4 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities is launching a literacy program. According to the organization, a Kansas Literacy Festival program begins this month. The Salina Storytelling Project is a pilot program and an effort to strengthen the community’s literacy and social-emotional growth through listening, discussion, and reading. Salina Arts & Humanities is one of 10 digital partners with ...

4 years ago
Saline County has now vaccinated more than 14,000 people against COVID-19. According to the Saline County Health Department, the Saline County Community Health Partners are actively registering and scheduling everyone age 16-years-old and older to be vaccinated. The community health partners strongly encourage 16- and 17-year-olds to register, as they hope to receive more of the Pfizer ...

4 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's updated statewide mask mandate had a short lifespan. On Thursday, the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council voted to revoke the Governor's latest mask mandate. The vote was 5-2. The decision comes after earlier on Thursday, Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate that was supposed to run through May 28, 2021. Speaker Ron Ryckman (R-Olathe), ...

4 years ago
It's hurry up and wait time for the Love Chloe Foundation in Salina, as they watch the legislative session in Topeka begin to wind down on a proposal to add a distinctive Kansas license plate. The plate would help the organization raise money to support the "Fueling the Fight" campaign which provides gas cards to help ...

4 years ago
An ATV stolen from a storage shed in a Salina park turns up in the north part of the city. Police are investigating. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a Polaris Sportsman 400 four wheeler was stolen from a maintenance shed at Bill Burke Park, 1501 E. Crawford. The theft occurred between 5 ...

4 years ago
No one is hurt after a vehicle rams in to a home, damages property and then leaves the scene. Salina Police later found the driver responsible and cited him. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a home at 810 W. Prescott was damaged when a vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand turn ...

4 years ago
One person was shot Wednesday evening in the parking lot of the mall in Manhattan. According to the Riley County Police Department, at approximately 5:18 p.m dispatch eceived a report of shots fired in the parking lot outside of Dillard’s at the Manhattan Town Center. When officers arrived on scene, they identified a 20-year-old female and a ...

4 years ago
There are 8 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,069 total cases with 23 currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have one patient ...

4 years ago
An Ellsworth County man is facing federal charges for allegedly tampering with a public water supply. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard, 22-year-old Wyatt Travnichek is charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. The indictment alleges that on or ...