4 years ago
Saline County has launched a new dashboard that outlines demographic information regarding the COVID-19 health emergency. It tracks multiple statistics including case numbers, active cases, and hospitalizations. It also tracks patient information. This dashboard is available on both desktop and mobile platforms.  The dashboard will be updated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. There are links to each dashboard ...

4 years ago
There are 13 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Salina County Health Department the  total for the county is now 268, with 120 active cases. 145  people have recovered, and 3 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports 5 patients are admitted to their hospital with COVID-19. According to the Kansas Department of ...

4 years ago
When completed in late fall it will soar over Santa Fe Avenue like it did in 1931. The tower renovation at the Stiefel Theatre is underway as the skeleton frame of scaffolding surrounds the historic venue that was reopened for the performing arts in 2003. According to Executive Director Jane Gates the first stage of the new ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is expected to sign an executive order on Monday delaying the start of K through 12 public schools until after the Labor Day weekend. The announcement reportedly follows a "Red of Ed" rally held Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol in which teachers expressed fears about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Officials ...

4 years ago
Law enforcement is searching for two male subjects who stole a welder and its trailer from a Salina business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft happened at 2 a.m. Thursday from Rodriguez Enterprises, 1707 W. Crawford. When the owner showed up for business on Thursday, he realized that a welder and its ...

4 years ago
The Technology Development Institute at the Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering has provided a Salina entrepreneur and inventor with the development assistance needed to get his newest product ready for interested manufacturers. The institute, known as TDI, provided development assistance to Barry Reinert and his new product to assistance ranchers with hydraulic ...

4 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected shoplifter. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Friday June 19th between 6:55 – 7:00 PM, a man was in Vanderbilt’s in Salina. It was reported that the male put on a new pair of boots and ...

4 years ago
If you will be spending time over the weekend at a Kansas lake, officials caution to be aware of the four warnings and nineteen watches due to toxic blue-green algae. The following health advisories have been issued: Warning: Peter Pan Pond, Lyon County MarionCounty Lake, Marion County Cheney Lake, Reno/Kingman/Sedgwick Counties Watch: Mission Lake, Brown County Brown ...

4 years ago
A program which has been awarding an additional $600 a week to those collecting unemployment is set to end.  Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation is set to expire Saturday, July 25th. According to the Kansas Department of Labor, individuals were eligible for the $600 payments from March 29, until July 25th if they were receiving state unemployment ...

4 years ago
A Salina-based health program has been awarded significant funding. The Live Well Saline County Coalition is receiving support through the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Pathways to a Healthy Kansas initiative. The Tammy Walker Cancer Center is acting as fiduciary agent for the grant. Daniel Craig, outreach coordinator at the Cancer Center, is ...

4 years ago
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Kansas State Fair and lack of anticipated revenue, Robin Jennison, the Fair’s general manager, announced he is stepping down. Jennison sent his resignation to the board Tuesday, stating it was an effort to help keep the jobs of full-time employees who work all year to make the Fair an ...