5 years ago
Before one fuse is lit - fireworks safety begins with a check on each vendor's tent in and around Salina to ensure a safe Independence Day holiday. Salina Fire Chief Kevin Royse tells KSAL News that before any firecrackers are sold to the public, tents are checked by city code inspectors and then again by fire ...

5 years ago
A thief used a stolen credit card number to purchase a car online from a Salina dealership and then shipped it to the east coast. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a phone call from the victim began the investigation into a stolen 2018 Honda Accord that was purchased online from Long McArthur Ford, ...

5 years ago
Public transportation in Salina, including CityGo, 81 Connection and Paratransit services, will have shortened hours on Friday, July 3rd and will be closed on Saturday, July 4th. CityGo will run hours of operation from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m on Friday, July 3, 2020.  Peak routes will not be running. Regional Paratransit service will only be running ...

5 years ago
Saline County has 12 new COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County that have been identified since the Friday, June 26 report.  The total for the county is now 110, with 78 cases that are actively being monitored by the Health Department. All of the ...

5 years ago
Abilene USD 435 released an update Sunday night in regards to a COVID-19 exposure that halted all athletic activities.  The statement read as follows: First and foremost, it is with great pleasure to announce that our exposed AHS student and family have all tested negative for COVID-19.  We are grateful that this family is safe and ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is issuing an Executive Order, making  face coverings or masks mandatory in public settings statewide beginning Friday. The mandate goes in to effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 3 for the entire state of Kansas. The governor said starting July 3, she will issue an Executive Order requiring masks be worn in indoor ...

5 years ago
A Salina man wanted on a felony warrant out of Saline County District Court was taken into custody after a short lived bike and foot chase on Friday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol identified 29-year-old Alec Somrak as he rode a bicycle in the 200 block of S 9th ...

5 years ago
A woman from Galva was injured at Salina Speedway after a man backed into her with a Jeep. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Friday evening around 6:15pm, 68-year-old Dana Rogers was walking in the parking lot at the racetrack located west of Salina at 2841 S. Burma Road and was struck by ...

5 years ago
A female inmate waiting transport to the Kansas Department of Corrections has tested positive for COVID-19. This woman is asymptomatic and had been housed in general population since early June. The Sheriff’s Office is working with the Saline County Health Department and Kansas Department of Health and Environment in this matter. Until further notice the jail is ...

5 years ago
Recent law enforcement events across the nation have focused attention on the conduct, policies and procedures of law enforcement agencies, prompting protests and rallies as well as calls for review and changes related to various law enforcement topics. Locally, there have been peaceful protest marches and rallies, and at the last two Salina City Commission ...

5 years ago
Saline County’s 2021 budget will be discussed during the County Commission’s Tuesday June 30th meeting.  The budget includes a $20,000 “equipment” purchase for the “Sheriff’s Office/Jail” for a fryer. Back in 2015, I saw a deep fat fryer in the jail’s kitchen.  Through an “open records” request, I saw menus that included “hamburgers/French fries” and “super ...