4 years ago
Legislators in Washington DC who represent the Salina area and Central Kansas are responding, and admonishing the protestors who entered the U.S. Capitol. It started around 2 pm local time after thousands of supporters of President Trump stormed Congress during the vote to certify the 2020 election. Shots were fired and tear gas was used inside ...

4 years ago
There are three new COVID-19 deaths in Saline County and 158 new positive cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 4,638 total cases, with 1,857 cases currently active. At least 2,709 people have recovered, and now 72 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 27 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The county ...

4 years ago
The results of the 2020 presidential election are set to be ratified today in Washington D.C.. Newly sworn in Senator Roger Marshall, Kansas has vowed to join a number of Republicans on Wednesday to contest the electoral college certification process. Senator Marshall tells KSAL News he's put plenty of time in contemplating his decision. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Marshall-1.mp3"][/audio]   Senator ...

4 years ago
Salina Police pull over a Georgia man on the interstate and allegedly find him in possession of illegal narcotics on Tuesday morning. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer stopped a 2014 Nissan Altima for speeding at milepost 253 on Interstate-70 at 7:25 a.m. Tuesday. During the traffic stop, SPD K-9 Bennie was ...

4 years ago
Area public transportation including Salina CityGo, Regional Paratransit, City of Abilene transportation, and 81 Connection, will run shortened hours on Monday, January 18th. On January 18th, CityGo buses will run from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with no peak routes running. Regional paratransit vehicles will run only essential trips. 81 Connection will run its normal schedule. The City of ...

4 years ago
A new exhibit is on display to begin the new year at the Salina Public Library. According to the organization, Artist L.H. Sven Johnson is now exhibiting in the virtual Gallery 708 at Salina Public Library. The exhibit “The Grammatical Heirs” will be on display at salinapubliclibrary.org/virtual until Jan. 31, 2021. It includes 14 mixed medium ...

4 years ago
The remains of a Kansas sailor who was killed nearly 80-years-ago during the attack on Pearl Harbor are coming home. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Navy Fireman 3rd Class William L. Barnett, 21, of Fort Scott, Kansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Sept. 14, 2020. Barnett was on the ship the USS ...

4 years ago
One of the last places to rent movies is closing its doors. Family Video says it will close 250 stores across the U.S. and Canada. Family Video, which opened in 1978, was once the largest video rental store in the Midwest.  It grew to 800 locations and lasted ten years longer than Blockbuster, Movie Gallery and ...

4 years ago
Saline County is on pace to distribute nearly every dose of COVID vaccine which has been received. The Saline County Health Department, Salina Family Healthcare Center, and Salina Regional Health Center have already inoculated more than 1,000 area healthcare workers with the first dose of the COVID vaccination and are on track to have administered 98 ...

4 years ago
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is planning to vote in favor of certifying the Electoral College results to elect Joe Biden as president. Moran announced Tuesday he will not block the results of the 2020 presidential election and that he must adhere to the U.S. Constitution. Moran added that he supported President Donald Trump's legal challenges, but ...

4 years ago
2021 is off to an exciting start for the Stiefel Theatre in downtown Salina. The venue is in the process of remaking its tower to a replica of what it was in the 1930s, prior to a 1951 lightning strike that damaged part of the building. Now, the Stiefel is ready to unveil its newly renovated tower ...