5 years ago
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Kansas State University is helping combat the virus by developing important diagnostic tests and offering testing services for the university community. The university is now able to test K-State students, faculty and staff who need testing either because they are ill and have COVID-19 symptoms or because they have been exposed ...

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Fort Hays State University senior Katie Youngers said she will never forget an invaluable lesson she learned from one of her professors: One of the best qualities a teacher can exhibit is adaptability. Youngers and fellow classmates have taken that philosophy to heart, and like any resourceful teacher, passed it on. An elementary education major, Youngers and ...

5 years ago
Saline County has recorded its 20th confirmed COVID-19 case. According to the Saline County Health Department the new cased is a male in his 50s. He has no known contacts and no known travel. "We have fielded several questions regarding what things will look like after the Governor's Statewide Stay-at-Home order ends on May 3rd," said Jason ...

5 years ago
A Lansing Correctional Facility prisoner who died Sunday, April 26, had tested positive for COVID-19. The prisoner was a male over the age of 50 with underlying medical conditions who tested positive for the virus on April 19. He was transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center on April 20. The official manner of death ...

5 years ago
COVID-19 cases in Kansas continue to rise. According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are now 3,328 cases of the virus within the state and it has contributed to 120 deaths, statewide as of 8 a.m. Monday. Southwest Kansas continues to deal with a spike in cases as Ford County (Dodge City area) now ...

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An eighth person on the April list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, that latest arrest is Rachel Lynn Matthews. She was wanted for crimes which include theft, possession of Oxycodone, felony DUI, and traffic charges. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to ...

5 years ago
With economic challenges growing amid COVID-19 related job losses, volunteers at Salina Shares are pivoting to collect and distribute more kid-friendly food. Executive Director Debbie Rivers tells KSAL News that the number one request from adults in need - is food for their children. "The challenges for families right now, especially those with school aged children, have ...

5 years ago
Marbles, tubes and dominoes could all be in the blueprints when area children begin building machines for a chance to win a prize from Salina Tech. With their regular summer camp delayed until late July, Salina Area Technical College is announcing a sort of tech camp - at home for kids. "That's the plan," Alisha Jester, ...

5 years ago
A Salina man has several belongings, including a high-end bicycle, stolen from a storage unit. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred between 10:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Thursday from City Wide Self Storage, 2435 Centennial. 55-year-old Thomas Osborne, Salina, is the leaser of the unit and had to leave abruptly ...

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A child was injured after being shot in a hunting accident in McPherson County. Authorities say the incident took place near Roxbury on Saturday afternoon when a hunter thought he had shot at a turkey. The turkey was a decoy. A seven-year-old boy was shot the head. The child was taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment.

5 years ago
When it's possible friends and family will gather to remember a Salina man whose sculpture sits atop the state capitol building. Dr. Richard D. Bergen, the Kansas artist whose iconic bronze sculpture Ad Astra graces the capitol building in Topeka, died last week on Wednesday. He was 95. Bergen and son Rich partnered for over 35 years ...