4 years ago
Two Salina radio stations raised nearly $75,000 to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media Radio Stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 on Friday concluded a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Listeners from all over Kansas opened up their hearts, and their wallets, to help in the effort. After all was said ...

4 years ago
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday that Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for on March 2nd. After serving in World War II, Kapaun returned to active duty in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War with ...

4 years ago
There are 8 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 5,972 total cases, with 313 currently active. There have been 106 total deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports  they have two patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been updated with the latest ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected shoplifter who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on February 19th, a woman at the Dillions grocery store at 1235 E Cloud placed $100.00 of merchandise in a cart and left ...

4 years ago
Two Salina radio stations are into their second and final day of a two-day effort to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Meridian Media radio stations Y 93.7 and FM 104.9 are hosting a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The effort began at 6:00 Thursday morning. By the time the first ...

4 years ago
More than 8,600 people who live and work in Saline County have now received either their first or both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. According to the Saline County Health Department, all three  vaccines that protect against COVID-19 which been authorized for by the FDA - Moderna, Pfizer, and most recently Johnson & Johnson, are being ...

4 years ago
Visitor restrictions are being eased at the hospital in Salina. According to Salina Regional Health Center, they are modifying their COVID-19 visitor restrictions due to improving COVID-19 infection numbers in the community. Effective Friday, March 5, inpatients may have one visitor per day instead of one designated visitor for the duration of a patient’s hospital stay. Emergency ...

4 years ago
One Kansas Lottery player can stop searching for a lucky four-leaf clover as they’ve just won the $22,000 top prize in the 2by2 game. According to the lottery, the winning ticket was sold in South Central Kansas. It matched all four numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing to win the prize. The winning numbers in the 2by2 drawing ...

4 years ago
Great Plains Manufacturing and Kansas State University have entered into a partnership. According to Great Plains, the two have signed a master agreement to begin a research and testing partnership. With this agreement, Great Plains Manufacturing and Kansas State University will collaborate to conduct research, providing students with professional experience and hands-on learning opportunities. As a part ...

4 years ago
A knife and a board with a screw sticking out of it are collected as evidence in a confrontation between roommates. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that SPD arrested 65-year-old David Dameron, Salina, after he allegedly attacked his roommate, a 52-year-old Salina man, with the weapons. Police were sent to the 600 block of ...

4 years ago
Several hundred thousand dollars worth of property--including four classic cars--are destroyed in a rural Saline County fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Rural Fire Districts No. 6 and No. 2 both responded to a structure fire at 4212 W. Parsons Rd., at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A stand alone building had been set ablaze ...