5 years ago
Hospitalizations and death rates from COVID-19 continue to flatten in the Sunflower State. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released the latest information at 9 a.m. on Wednesday and says that 125 Kansans have died due to complications with the virus, while 515 people have had to be hospitalized from the disease. Meanwhile, new infections continue ...

5 years ago
There will be no delay in collecting property taxes. According to Saline County Treasures Jim DuBois,  the Kansas Legislature has not extended the due date on the 2019 second half tax payments due May 10th. The 2019 tax statements were mailed in November. DuBois asks citizens to please send the remittance stub from the bottom of the ...

5 years ago
As part of an effort to make COVID-19 tests available in areas not being served, multiple mobile COVID-19 testing sites are coming to Kansas counties that don’t have access to testing. According to Walmart, mobile units will travel to the counties of Butler, Reno, Rooks, Scott, and Saline on a rotating basis each week to test ...

5 years ago
A package containing a laptop computer was stolen before the victim knew it had arrived. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 61-year-old Kevin Miller, Salina, was expecting a package containing an Acer Laptop computer to be delivered on Tuesday to his residence at an apartment complex, 730 Fairdale Rd. When he checked the tracking ...

5 years ago
Two area men are under arrest after a citizen witnessed them acting suspiciously around a parked vehicle. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities received a call from an eye-witness who reported seeing a vehicle drop someone off in the 2600 block of N. Ohio St.--across from the Webster Conference Center--and the person ...

5 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic may be peaking in Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman  said he believes the state may have reached its peak for COVID-19 cases. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lee-Norman-01.wav"][/audio]   Secretary Norman was speaking with Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney and Destany Wheeler from the Wilson County Kansas Health Department about the impact of COVID-19 in ...

5 years ago
Saline County is holding steady with 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, along with 20 confirmed cases , two people have died from COVID-19 related causes. McPherson County also has 20 confirmed cases. There are five confirmed cases in Marion County. Ottawa and Rice counties have three confirmed cases, while Dickinson County ...

5 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday announced the launch of a new and comprehensive State of Kansas website for resources regarding COVID-19. The site, covid.ks.gov, is a centralized place for Kansans seeking resources and up-to-date information, as the state responds to, and recovers from damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic. The site is ADA compliant, mobile ...

5 years ago
Salina Downtown Inc. is hoping their upcoming gift card promotion will provide a jump start to businesses who have been finding new ways to operate, or have been stuck waiting behind "Closed" signs for weeks. SDI Executive Director Penny Bettles says that twenty five downtown merchants can be found on the their website - and the ...

5 years ago
A group of Salina car dealers have teamed up and made a donation to help feed the hungry in Salina.  Dealerships including Marshall Motors. Long McArthur, and Money Motors made a contribution to the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank. According to the Food Bank, Larry Marshall, North McArthur, and Mike Money teamed up to make a $15,000 ...

5 years ago
A month after the Governor of Kansas announced a statewide "Stay At Home" Order, nearly 3,500 Kansans have contracted COVID-19. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its latest information at 9 a.m. Tuesday and says that 124 people in Kansas have died due to the disease, while 3,491 Kansans have contracted the virus. The hospitalization ...