5 years ago
There are 4 new COVID cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department's COVID Dashboard, there have now been 6,272 total cases with 50 cases currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is now 114. Salina Regional Health Center reports they ...

5 years ago
A woman from Nebraska was sent to the hospital after being involved in the two car crash on Interstate-135, late Thursday night. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the accident happened at 11:25 p.m. at milepost 82 on I-135, just north of the Assaria exit. Twenty-nine-year-old Casey Kreikemeier, Hooper, Neb., was driving a 2008 ...

5 years ago
Federal funding will help pay for a runway project at the Salina Regional Airport. According to Senator Roger Marshall's Office, $3,964,510 in federal funding is earmarked for Salina Regional Airport. "The Salina Regional Airport provides an important gateway between Salina and the rest of the country," said  Marshall. "This grant will allow the airport to rehabilitate 7,500 ...

5 years ago
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online back on May 1st, and since then eleven of them have now been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is Charles Jones. He was wanted for burglary and theft. Those on the May list are wanted for crimes which include among other things ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving a recent theft and damage case. The case is this week's Saline Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to the agency, on Saturday, May 8th, deputies responded to the 400 Block of East Lapsley Road to a report of theft and damage ...

5 years ago
Students from Kansas Wesleyan University are ready to say goodbye and head out into the world. The school's annual Nursing Pinning will take place at 5:30 p.m. today in Mabee Arena. The ceremony will include numerous traditions, including the Nightingale Pledge, and will send the first graduating class to experience the Nursing Education Center into the ...

5 years ago
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the Southwest Kansas community of Ulysses. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, back on April 28th a resident who lives near the Russ Binney Park called 911 after hearing shots fired in the park. Officers responded to the park at the northeast ...

5 years ago
A student from Salina has earned a National Merit Scholarship. According to USD 305, Spencer Angell, senior at Central High School, has been named a winner of the 2021 National Merit $2,500 Scholarship. Angell is one of 7,500 winners selected from a nationwide pool of 15,000 finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their ...

5 years ago
Those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear face masks in public in Kansas unless otherwise directed by a local ordinance. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a statement to that effect Thursday, confirming that anyone who received their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least two weeks ago can safely ...

5 years ago
Precision will be paramount when some of the best aerobatic pilots in the world come back to Salina to compete in the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships in September. Doug Bartlett, International Aerobatic Club's contest director tells KSAL News that each pilot performs at least three routines that begin with a pre-planned set of maneuvers. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/doug-5-13.mp3"][/audio]   The Salina ...

5 years ago
Salina Police discover a truck with a chain that attempted to steal an ATM on Thursday morning. The suspects involved all left the scene when their plan went awry. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were dispatched to Sunflower Bank, 3025 Cortland Cir., at 4:25 a.m., Thursday. Once they arrived they found ...