4 years ago
At Tuesday’s Saline County Commission meeting, commissioners will consider taking up the work formerly done by a “Committee to Reduce the Jail Population”.  I believe the issue could be broadened to look at more of the county’s justice system. This is one woman’s experience. A woman and her companion decided to pull of the interstate to get ...

4 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly has presented legislation which would expand Medicaid (Kancare) and provide health insurance for 165,000 Kansans. The legislation also establishes a regulatory framework to make Kansas the 48th state to legalize medical marijuana. According to the Governor's office, Kansas is one of only three states without legalized medical marijuana and one of only twelve ...

4 years ago
There are 73 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Heath Department, there have now been 5,592 total cases with 1,738 currently active. There are 92 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 19 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been ...

4 years ago
A teenage pedestrian is struck and injured by what is believed to have been a pickup truck that then did not stop. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 17-year-old female, Salina, was struck by a truck in the 900 block of S. 4th St. at 6:35 p.m. Friday. Witnesses say that they heard ...

4 years ago
UDPATE: Salina Police have identified the body of a deceased individual found in a yard on Sunday morning. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the deceased body is that of 38-year-old Cody Espinoza, Salina. The man who had no record of permanent address. Forrester says that police do not suspect any foul play in ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Department of Labor's online processing system is taken down to allow for the installation of upgrades. The online processing system was taken down on Saturday afternoon so new anti-fraud protections could be installed. Officials say the upgrades will help them deal with fraudulent unemployment claims. The online processing system is scheduled to resume operations tomorrow ...

4 years ago
Explore the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the Cold War's impact on the state of Kansas at the Smoky Hill Museum this week. The Smoky Hill Museum is hosting a free Zoom presentation on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will center around the Cold War and how Kansas played its role. Author of ...

4 years ago
A man from Texas is hurt in a single vehicle crash north of Salina, when he failed to stop at an intersection and vaulted his car in to the ditch. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the accident happened at the intersection of K-143 Highway and Old 81 Highway in north Saline County, ...

4 years ago
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced several changes related to unmanned aircraft systems operations that will go into effect in the coming months. These regulation changes are important for every new and experienced UAS pilot to understand. Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus is offering a free webinar and live question and answer session to discuss these important updates to ...

4 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation recently awarded over $29,000 to 8 charitable projects and organizations in Saline County. According to the organization, the following organizations received funding: Salina Public Library, $3,000 to create several summer youth book clubs to help reduce reading loss over the summer break. The clubs will be led by a certified teacher ...

4 years ago
The Hutchinson Police Department arrested two suspects tied to two similar early morning robberies, one in which the suspect brandished an ice scraper as a weapon the othre in which a folding saw was brandished as a weapon. Hutchinson Police say they were called at around 5AM Sunday to a Kwik Shop convenience store after a ...