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New cases of COVID-19 in Kansas have hit the 2,000 mark. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment says that as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, 2,025 Kansans have contracted the virus, while it has caused 107 deaths statewide. Of the over 2,000 people infected with COVID-19, 419 are on record of having to be hospitalized. While the total ...

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The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a number of tools from a worksite. Sheriff Roger Soldan reports that $12,000 worth of construction tools and equipment were stolen from a trailer that was parked in the 800 block of N. Fairchilds Road sometime between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Deputies say someone cut ...

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A Salina man was transported to a Wichita hospital where he died from his injuries following a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Jahdiel Mercado was riding a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Centennial at a high rate of speed when he lost control through a set of curves ...

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A group of Kansas 4-H'ers and volunteers are taking the organization’s motto to "Make the Best Better" pretty seriously with an ambitious online program that debuts to the public on April 27. They will be producing a weekly series dubbed "Mindful Monday Mornings" in which they will help people of all ages find creative ways to ...

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Thunderstorms with large hail is a threat Tuesday night in to early Wednesday morning for parts of Kansas. The National Weather Service in Wichita says that golf ball sized hail will be a major threat on the Kansas/Oklahoma border, while closer to central Kansas, thunderstorms with nickel to quarter hail is more likely. Some storms will ...

5 years ago
Kansas is getting thousands of coronavirus testing kits from the federal government. Governor Laura Kelly says seven-thousand kits will go to counties in southwestern Kansas. The kits were sent to Kansas due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among workers at meat-packing plants in the southwestern part of the state.

5 years ago
COVID-19 clusters have been detected at several Kansas meat packing plants and nursing home facilities. One of the hot spots in the state right now is Ford County in Southwest Kansas. The Ford County Health Department Monday received notification of 42 new cases. They say the reason they are seeing such an increase is that the ...

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Three people on the April list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back Saturday, April 4th. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include: Allysa Nicole Haith Johnny Anthony Murdoch Leslie Kay Toney Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks ...

5 years ago
After three days with no new confirmed cases, Saline County is reporting two new COVID-19 infections. According to the Saline County Health Department, the two new cases include: A female in her 60s associated with a known close contact who is isolated at home. A male in his 70s with unknown close contacts at this time, ...

5 years ago
Statewide deaths have hit the century mark in Kansas due to COVID-19. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its most up-to-date numbers as of 11 a.m. Monday and says that 100 Kansans have died due to complications with the virus, while total positive cases are up to 1,986. The last 24 hours have been a ...

5 years ago
An argument between acquaintances in Salina leads to the crash of stolen vehicle and the arrest of a Manhattan man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL that a 43-year-old Salina woman contacted authorities on Saturday morning after a man that had been staying in her home drove away in her 2008 Dodge Caliber without permission. The woman ...