4 years ago
There are 14 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. The UK variant, B.1.1.7, has been identified in one of the positive cases in Saline County. According to the National Institute of Health, infections with this variant are  more easily transferable. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,216 total ...

4 years ago
Salina City Commissioners will discuss a vacancy on the commission which was created this week by the resignation of commissioner Rod Franz, which is effective immediately. Franz was inured in a fall in early April. Chris Franz, Brian Franz, and Gayle Martin, who all have power of attorney for Franz, submitted a resignation letter to Mayor Melissa ...

4 years ago
A massive expansive of the Schwan's Company's pizza plant will in part, be covered by a grant through the United State government. U.S. Senator from Kan., Jerry Moran, and Salina Vice Mayor, Dr. Trent Davis, were among the many dignitaries on hand at the Schwan's construction site for the announcement on Friday morning. Salina has been awarded ...

4 years ago
A burglary is reported at Salina Power Sports, 632 S. Broadway Blvd. Between 1:15 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., Thursday, someone forced their way in through a window, causing $75 worth of damage. The suspect then loaded tools bags from within the business and attempted to steal a golf cart, before trying to take a motor ...

4 years ago
A Saline County fire crew is able to put out a trash fire that started in the back of a trash truck before damage occurs. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that trash in the back of a Salina Waste Systems 2016 Freightliner truck became on fire at 1:47 p.m., Thursday. The trash truck was ...

4 years ago
An event designed for those who like to sample beer is coming back to Salina. "Salina on Tap" will return this fall. The popular "Salina on Tap" event will be held in the arena at the Tony's Pizza Evens Center on October 9th from 1- 4. The 21 and over "Salina on Tap" event will showcase over ...

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. According to police officers are investigated a shoplifting which occurred on April 22nd between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM, at Ace Hardware at 321 S. Broadway ...

4 years ago
There is a team in Salina that is mentioned in the same breath as the universities of Texas and Wisconsin, schools that average more than 45,000 additional students in their population. It has hit the same heights as Ryerson University in Canada, a massive 44,000-student institution, and it is far better than any other school ...

4 years ago
About 33 percent of Saline County residents have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. The goal is to vaccinate at least 70 percent. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have now vaccinated about 17,900 members of the community against COVID-19. According to Saline County Health officer Jason Tiller, about 500 people were vaccinated within the last ...

4 years ago
Police are searching for a UHaul trailer that had been parked in a business' parking lot. Video surveillance shows two subjects in a pickup drive on to the lot at 167 N. Broadway Blvd. at 12:30 a.m., on April 21 and drive away with the trailer. The trailer is 6 foot by 12 foot long ...

4 years ago
A couple of high school students from Salina have ranked nationally in a foreign language competition. According to USD 305, Alena Tran-Nguyen and Diana Geist of Salina High School South have ranked nationally in the 86th Le Grand Concours, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students were evaluated for their written, oral, ...