4 years ago
If you plan on ringing in the New Year, officials urge you to please do so responsibly. According to the Centers for Disease Control an Prevention, the safest way to celebrate the new year is to celebrate at home with the people who live with you or virtually with friends and family. Staying home is the ...

4 years ago
There are four more COVID-19 deaths in Saline County, and 142 new cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department, there now have been 4,287 cases, with 1,741 currently active. Now 58 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 31 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The county dashboard has been updated with the ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly today announced that to help keep Kansans warm this winter, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) will begin accepting applications for its Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) on Monday, Jan. 4. “During the cold winter months, it is important that all Kansans have access to the resources they need to ...

4 years ago
Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers assisted over 600 motorists during the Christmas holiday travel period. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27. According to the agency, personnel assisted 620 motorists over the holiday reporting period. Troopers worked one non-DUI related fatal crash and two ...

4 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor’s health care center continues to get high marks on infection control from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. According to the agency, surveyors returned to the campus December 28 to conduct a second COVID-19 outbreak-related survey, and again found no deficiencies. The last survey was completed November 9. The campus also had zero ...

4 years ago
A Christmas day theft results in a Salina man losing his bike that was donated to him. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft occurred between Dec. 24 at 8 a.m. and Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. from a residence at 1015 N. Santa Fe Ave. The owner of the bike, 36-year-old Christopher ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after numerous police equipment is stolen from the personal vehicle of a Salina Police Department officer. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the vehicle burglary occurred in the 100 block of W. Main St., Kipp, Kan., between 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3:20 a.m. Wednesday. Someone entered the ...

4 years ago
After disbursement yesterday, Saline County has now expended 99.64% of the $11 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds awarded to the County by the State of Kansas as part of the federal CARES Act funding for states and local governments. Each of the 47 local schools, non-profit organizations, local governments and business representatives awarded funding in the ...

4 years ago
Parts of Kansas are bracing for another round of winter weather that could potentially lead to a messy start in 2021. The National Weather Service in Wichita says that the eastern two-thirds of the state look to see snow and a wintry-mix on Thursday in to New Year's Day. While most areas to the north and west ...

4 years ago
A man is seriously injured after a chase ended with a crash in Ellis County. Ellis police were chasing 29-year-old Kyle Williams of Abilene on Old Highway 40 on Monday night when Williams left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Williams was taken to Hays Medical Center for treatment.

4 years ago
Kansas residents will not have to wait to apply for jobless benefits. Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that she has signed an executive order that waives the one week requirement for residents who apply for unemployment. For states who have waived the "waiting week," Congress will federally fund 50-percent of the first week of compensable regular unemployment ...