4 years ago
A Kansas prison inmate who died Monday had tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, this is the first COVID-19 related resident death at the Eldorado Correctional Facility, and the thirteenth resident death related to COVID-19 for the state. The resident tested positive for the virus on Dec. 28th, and was transferred to ...

4 years ago
There are 11 new deaths due to COVID-19 since the update on December 30th, and there are 193 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department the total number of positive cases has risen to 4,480, with 1,756 cases currently active. At least 2,655 people have recovered, and now 69 people have died. Salina Regional Health ...

4 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today announced she has signed Executive Order #20-72, which extends temporary relief for motor carriers from certain rules and regulations during a State of Disaster Emergency, allowing them to quickly deliver supplies necessary to assist Kansas in its COVID-19 recovery efforts. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it is critical that our state ...

4 years ago
David Toland was sworn in as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in a ceremony today at the Kansas Statehouse. Toland has served in the Kelly Administration as Secretary of Commerce since his appointment in January 2019. He will maintain the duties of Commerce Secretary while serving in this new role as Lieutenant Governor. “There’s no doubt ...

4 years ago
Three different thefts occur around Salina in unrelated cases. A trailer is stolen from Storage Mart, 1540 W. Schilling. A 54-year-old Salina man is the victim and says that his 18-foot 2009 black and wood Titan flatbed trailer had been stolen from the facility between Dec. 9 and Dec. 30. The trailer is valued at $3,000. ...

4 years ago
A pair of Salina residents are injured when their vehicle crashes in to another vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way off of an exit ramp. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that the crash happened at the intersection of W. State St. and Interstate-135 at 4:24 p.m. Saturday. A 2014 Buick Enclave was exiting off of ...

4 years ago
Alcohol appears to have played a role in an early Friday morning accident where a pedestrian was struck by a van in the middle of a highway near Assaria. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 22-year-old Cheyenne Hamilton, Manhattan, was struck by a van, while walking on S. Old 81 Highway, at 2:42 ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Treasurer's Office is implementing a new no-wait policy. According to the agency, in an effort to reduce long lines at the tag office located at the City/County Building and continue all efforts to keep citizens safe from exposure to COVID-19, a new system called “No Wait Inside” has been implemented and appointments will ...

4 years ago
At least one of Kansas' U.S Senators and three Republican U.S. Representatives are planning to speak out during the electoral college certification process. Newly elected Senator Roger Marshall says he will object, joining a group of a about a dozen Republican Senators. Congressman Ron Estes released a statement announcing he and fellow Kansas Republican Congressmen Tracey Mann ...

4 years ago
Traffic deaths are headed for as much as a five-percent increase this year on state highways. According to Kansas Highway Patrol officials, the rise comes as state residents cut cumulative highway miles by more than 10-percent since the beginning of the year. The number of traffic fatalities reportedly is also among the highest yearly totals on ...

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Artists age 65 and older are sought for the annual Art is Ageless juried exhibit sponsored by Salina Presbyterian Manor March 3 – 7. According to the manor, the exhibit will continue the 40th anniversary of the Art is Ageless program, which produced its first calendar in 1981. This year, due to COVID-19, the exhibit will ...