4 years ago
There are 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 416, with 67 cases currently active. There are 342 people who have recovered, and 7 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 1 hospitalized COVID-19 patient. According to the Kansas ...

4 years ago
The City of Salina has been awarded $169,200 of Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus dollars for both economic development ($119,200) and meal program ($35,000) activities. According to the city, beginning immediately, businesses are encouraged to apply for the economic development portion of the CDBG-CV funds. Meal program funds will begin taking applications later this month. To learn more about ...

4 years ago
The Harvey County Health Department, in conjunction with Bethel College, has confirmed a cluster of COVID-19 cases on the Bethel campus. According to the health department, the cluster includes 46 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 482 individuals tested. Some test results are still pending. The cluster was identified through precautionary COVID-19 testing conducted by Bethel College. ...

4 years ago
Two men from Nebraska are arrested after they are pulled over for speeding and found with drugs in Saline County. Saline County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Hughes tells KSAL News that a deputy pulled over a vehicle for driving 85 mph in a 75 mph zone at 3:45 a.m. Monday. The stop was conducted at milepost 83 on ...

4 years ago
It appears that two motorcycles racing in a Salina park may have resulted in one of the drivers crashing and sustaining an injury. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that SPD is investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash that broke a man's arm. A witness tells authorities that they saw two motorcycles racing one another ...

4 years ago
Three pieces of jewelry are stolen from a rural Solomon residence. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that the items were taken between Aug. 4 and Aug. 13 from a home in the 4100 block of N. Donmyer Rd. The victim is Malin Tornberg, 52, rural Solomon. The woman says that two rings--an intertwined gold band and ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is arrested for an outstanding warrant and allegedly throwing a cell phone at a police officer. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that officers arrested 37-year-old Cody Espinosa, Salina, on Saturday afternoon. He had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. SPD was sent to the area behind the Community Theater, 303 E. Iron Ave., ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is detained and charged after he was inside a home that he did not have permission to be in and allegedly held a knife to the throat of a victim. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that law enforcement received a call from 38-year-old Jonathan Shue, Salina, at 6:45 a.m. Friday. ...

4 years ago
A student athlete who participated in last week’s Ellsworth USD 327 high school football camp in has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the school district, they have been informed by the Ellsworth County Health Department, that one of their student-athletes who participated in last week’s high school football camp has tested positive for COVID-19. Per ...

4 years ago
A Salina medical clinic is welcoming its first female general surgeon. Mowery Clinic welcomes Dr. Megan Morriss, who is joining  Dr. Chris Rupe, Dr. Seth Vernon, and Dr. Steven Groene. According to Mowery, grom an early age Dr. Morriss knew that she wanted to be a doctor. “As cliché as it sounds, even as a little ...

4 years ago
A person who got lost during a float trip on the Smoky Hill River in the dark was rescued by Dickinson County first responders late Saturday night. Officials say a group floating on the river lost contact with a person in the group. It got dark and the main group made it to Chapman, but missing ...