4 years ago
The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Kansas. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine began arriving in Kansas Monday morning. The vaccine has been received in several ultra-cold storage locations across the state, with delivery anticipated to continue through tomorrow. A total of about 24,000 doses is expected. “I want to ...

4 years ago
There are two new deaths and 112 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 3,369 total cases with 1,394 cases currently active. There are 1,930 people who have recovered , and now 45 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 36 hospitalized COVID-19 ...

4 years ago
A missing man is found safe and a Silver Alert is cancelled. Authorities say Carl A. Whiting, who went missing Monday morning in Barton County, has been located and is safe. - - - ORIGINAL: Authorities are asking the public's help in finding a man who went missing in Barton County. The Barton County Sheriff’s Office requested that ...

4 years ago
Hundreds of people in Salina are awaiting coronavirus test results following a free community COVID-19 testing event. Salina Family Healthcare Center hosted the event Sunday afternoon at Bill Burke Park. The organization tells KSAL news 426 people were tested. If you missed the event there are a couple of more chances coming up to get a ...

4 years ago
A Salina police officer was treated for a concussion following a high speed pursuit that resulted in an accident and arrest of a Salina man. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Sunday morning around 9:05am, an officer on patrol attempted to stop a pickup without a license plate in the 200 block of Oakdale ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is not looking far to find the state's next lieutenant governor. Kelly announced Monday she intends to appoint Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland as lieutenant governor. Toland will replace current Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers, who was appointed as Kansas State Treasurer last week. Current Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner was elected to ...

4 years ago
Some welding equipment and tools were stolen from a storage shed over the weekend. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that sometime between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, someone forced a lock open on a building in the 300 block of S. Cunningham Road and took numerous items from inside. Deputies say a Harbor Freight ...

4 years ago
A bi-partisan effort by Governor Laura Kelly, Senate President Ty Masterson, and Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman has formed an initiative to regularly communicate critical data to better inform regional and state leaders as they navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Every Tuesday, reports will be shared from the seven state regions as defined by the Kansas ...

4 years ago
With the Salina County positivity rate hovering around 15 percent since the end of October, Salina Presbyterian Manor reports three new cases of COVID-19 at the campus. According to the senior living community, they conducted two rounds of employee surveillance testing and one round of outbreak testing for residents. One essential health care worker and two ...

4 years ago
Coronavirus vaccines are being shipped out across the country. The first doses were shipped out early Sunday and the first shots are expected to be given on Monday. Drug maker Pfizer said it would deliver some6.4 million doses in its initial shipment. Officials are anticipating receiving 24,000 doses in the first shipment of the vaccine in Kansas, ...

4 years ago
A Salina Police Officer is recovering after being stabbed early Sunday, while a 29-year-old man is in custody in connection to the case. On December 12, 2020, Officers of the Salina Police Department were dispatched to the 2100 block of Meadowlark for the report of an intoxicated male knocking on the back door of his ex-girlfriend’s ...