4 years ago
If you will be spending time over the weekend at a Kansas lake, officials caution to be aware of the one warning and thirteen  watches due to toxic blue-green algae. The following health advisories have been issued: Warning Camp Hawk Lake, Harvey County Watch Brown State Fishing Lake, Brown County Ford State Fishing Lake, Ford County Gathering ...

4 years ago
KANcycle, the regional bike sharing program that serves north central Kansas, is going to relaunch.  KANcycle has been closed since the end of March because of COVID.  The relaunch is planned for September 11th. KANcycle, a program of OCCK Transportation, was started in June of 2019 with 80 bikes spread across 16 stations in eight counties ...

4 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today toured COMCARE of Sedgwick County Children’s Services to discuss how the pandemic has impacted COMCARE and other Community Mental Health Centers, and how her administration can help local partners increase access to mental health services for Kansans. “The challenges brought on by the COVID-19 virus have led to an increased number ...

4 years ago
State health officials will begin to release the names and locations of active COVID-19 outbreaks in Kansas. Last week, Kansas saw the highest increase in outbreaks to date, with an increase of 26 from Wednesday to Friday, and ended the week with 170 active outbreaks. Active locations will be released when there are five or more confirmed ...

4 years ago
The application process has started for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program through the Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation. According to the organization, Organizational Project Grants, along with the Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants, are now open for application. Deadline to apply is November 2nd. These grants support artistic growth through Saline County’s cultural and nonprofit ...

4 years ago
A Topeka area high school basketball coach is facing child pornography charges. Forty-year-old Jeffrey Pierce is charged with two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. Federal prosecutors say the production crimes allegedly took place in March and the child pornography possession crime allegedly happened yesterday. If convicted, the Seaman High School ...

4 years ago
With COVID-19 surging in the Salina area, local education leaders sent out out a message to the community Wednesday evening. The statement from the superintendents of all three Saline County  public school districts and Salina Catholic schools, along with the presidents of Kansas Wesleyan University, Kansas State University Polytechnic, and Salina Area Technical College reads: Alone ...

4 years ago
There are 27 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there have now been 503 total cases, with 105 currently active. There are 389 people who have recovered, and a total of 9 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the Kansas Department of ...

4 years ago
UPDATE: Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson is responding to rumors about an SPD officer who was shot in the line of duty over the weekend. According to a press release from Salina Police on Wednesday afternoon, Nelson says that there are rumors swirling around the Salina community about the potential of the officer accidentally shooting himself ...

4 years ago
Students who pilot unmanned flight vehicles at K-State Polytechnic are headed toward a future that has their mentor feeling a bit envious. K-State's UAS Department Head, Kurt Carraway says the drone industry is just beginning to make strides. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/carraway-1.mp3"][/audio]   Carraway joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Wednesday and added that the program recently received a ...

4 years ago
A Salina man pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, and as part of a plea agreement prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he threatened the life of the President of the United States. According to U.S Attorney Stephen McCallister’s Office, investigators discovered the child pornography while investigating charges that 25-year-old Aaron McDowell posted a threat to kill the ...