4 years ago
Milford Reservoir will be treated for toxic blue green algae. State officials say they will initiate treatment for blue-green algae at Milford Reservoir in Geary County on Tuesday, July 28, using a hydrogen peroxide-based algaecide. This project is part of the KDHE’s efforts to investigate and demonstrate in-lake treatment options to reduce the frequency and duration of ...

4 years ago
There are 6 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 318, with 120 cases that are active. There are 195 people who have recovered, and 3 People have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have a total of 5 hospitalized COVID-19 ...

4 years ago
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in connection with a recent theft from a construction site. The crime is this week’s Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, July 23rd, deputies responded to the 6500 block of East Cloud Street in rural Saline County for a ...

4 years ago
A vehicle pursuit that starts just north of Salina, ends in town a short time after it had started with an arrest made. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that a deputy on patrol spotted a 2005 Dodge Stratus driving with no tail lights in the 100 block of W. Antrim Rd.--near the intersection ...

4 years ago
Property is stolen from a building that is under construction east of Salina. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander says that the theft happened sometime between Wednesday and Thursday from a building in the 6500 block of E. Cloud St. David Roesner's Construction is working on the building and reports that two Master Force air compressors that are ...

4 years ago
Salina Police have developed a person of interest who was involved in the collision of vehicles causing property damage. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer was patrolling down the 1000 block of Highland Ave. at 9:15 a.m. Thursday. There, he spotted a 2015 Ford Fiesta that was sitting on top of the ...

4 years ago
The Salina USD 305 Board of Education unanimously approved August 31 as kindergarten-grade 12 students’ first day of school. The district will begin in a hybrid model which allows buildings to operate at 50% capacity with students alternating between on-site and off-site learning. The reopening document is posted on the district website. The reopening plan, Connect2Learn, ...

4 years ago
If you will be spending time over the weekend at a Kansas lake, officials caution to be aware of the eight warnings and eleven watches due to toxic blue-green algae. The following health advisories have been issued: Warning:Brown State Fishing Lake, Brown County (upgraded from watch) Milford Lake Zone C, Geary County South Lake, Johnson ...

4 years ago
The City of Salina and Saline County are receiving funding to help with Coronavirus-related issues. The city and county, working together with the North Central Regional Planning Commission, have been awarded an allocation of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Supplement funds specifically aimed at addressing issues arising from the Coronavirus pandemic. The City of Salina was awarded ...

4 years ago
The Salina USD 305 Board of Education has called for a special meeting on Friday. According to the district, action items for consideration include: Coronavirus Relief Fund Agreement 2020-2021 Calendar USD 305 Reopening Plan It meeting will begin at 8AM at the District Office. It will be livestreamed.To access the live meeting, enter http://www.usd305.com/about_us/board_of_education/livestream into your internet browser.

4 years ago
A northwest Kansas prison has an inmate test positive for Coronavirus. Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced today that one resident at the Norton Correctional Facility’s (NCF) Stockton Satellite Facility tested positive for COVID-19. This is the eighth KDOC facility with a confirmed case, with the first cases reported at Lansing Correctional Facility ...