5 years ago
Well over 300 people have tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus in the Sunflower State. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment says that as of 10 a.m. Monday, 370 Kansans have test positive for the virus. Meanwhile, there are now eight deaths in Kansas related to COVID-19. There are now 37 counties across Kansas that have positive ...

5 years ago
A man wanted on multiple warrants was taken into custody in a Salina backyard after he tried to outrun authorities on his bicycle. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, 42-year-old Justin M. Rose was captured after he ran from the bushes he was hiding in and fell down in a backyard at 325 W. Ellsworth. Police say ...

5 years ago
In accordance with the County and State Executive Stay-at-Home Order the public lobby at the Sheriff’s Office is closed to the public. A minimum staffing of records employees are on duty to take calls and process the required paperwork from the courts and attorneys for the office. For the current time we are suspending VIN Inspections, Fingerprinting, ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who led an officer on a high speed chase Friday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a pursuit was called off for safety concerns after the driver in a dark green Lincoln Mark VII reached speeds of over 100 mph as he drove out of town ...

5 years ago
The month of March has been a series of tough decisions for Martinelli's Little Italy in downtown Salina. Owner, Tony Dong, says that due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak and guidance from government officials has caused him to have to change the way that his business operates. That means changing from one of the premiere downtown ...

5 years ago
Saline County has its first confirmed case of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have been notified of a positive case of COVID-19 in Saline County. The positive case was identified through testing sent to a private lab. The case is a female in their 50s associated with recent travel to ...

5 years ago
Salina USD 305 is joining the City of Salina and closing all playgrounds. Plastic is used  within the playgrounds. The COCID-19 Coronavirus can live up to three days on a plastic surface, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Princeton University ...

5 years ago
Due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus, spring events at Meade State Park have been cancelled or postponed. Park staff doesn’t want that to stop you from getting out and enjoying the park. To encourage visitation, the park is hosting a virtual trout derby. “We were concerned with families coming in close contact with one another ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's statewide stay at home order which goes into effect Monday supersedes a similar local orders. That includes the local order issued by Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller, which also was to have gone into effect Monday. The Saline County order was scheduled to be in effect for thirty days. According to ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: As part of ongoing efforts to limit the spread of novel coronavirus in Kansas, today Governor Laura Kelly issued Executive Order 20-16, making Kansas the 22nd state in the nation to institute a temporary, statewide stay-home order. It will exist in conjunction with the Kansas Essential Function Framework for COVID-19 response efforts and will take ...

5 years ago
It was a flashback to a by gone era Friday night in Salina with hundreds of cars cruising Santa Fe. Local businesses partnered with Rocking M Media to create a safe way to get out of the house, and at the same time collect some goods. Supercharged Tattoo, Pinups Hair Salon, and the Rocking M Media family ...