5 years ago
A Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday, October 19, 2020 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth resident death related to COVID-19. The resident tested positive on September 26 at which time he was moved to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU). Three days later he was transported from LCF ...

5 years ago
There have been a couple of more school related COVID-19 deaths. The Olathe School District is mourning the loss of a staff member due to COVID-19. Administrators at Mission Trail Middle School announced Monday that paraprofessional John Hickman died this past weekend. Officials say Hickman had not been at the school since September 24th and had ...

5 years ago
In celebration of October as National Arts & and Humanities Month, the City of Salina and Salina Arts & Humanities recognize the economic and social impact of the arts. The arts have long been recognized as a unifying and strengthening force. Partnerships between arts organizations in Salina and across the U.S. contribute to increased cultural and ...

5 years ago
An entire nursing home facility in Northwest Kansas has been infected with COVID-19, and multiple people have died. According to the Norton County Health Department a COVID-19 outbreak has occurred at the Andbe Home in Norton. All 62 residents have tested positive with the virus and 10 of them have died. One resident is in the ...

5 years ago
There are 39 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there have now been 987 total cases,  with 118 cases that are currently active. There are  856 people who have recovered, and a total of 13 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports  they have 7 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the Kansas ...

5 years ago
The Spaces Between opens at Salina Art Center, October 21. The exhibition features three Kansas artists: Robert Bubp, Tim Stone, and Lynn Benson; each artist exploring the edges and tensions inherent in the spaces we occupy. The exhibition is featured October 21 – January 3, 2021 at 242 S. Santa Fe. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday ...

5 years ago
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today that one staff member at Larned State Hospital (LSH) died on Wednesday, October 15, due to complications from COVID-19. This is the first staff member death at any of the four state hospitals related to the virus. “I was saddened to learn of ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is facing numerous charges when his vehicle gets stuck in a back alley and then tries to flee from police on foot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers arrested Felix Escodedo-Rodriguez, 37, Salina, after he crashed his car on Sunday at 9 p.m. Escodedo-Rodriguez was driving his 1978 Mercury Monarch ...

5 years ago
A detailed scam costs a Saline County woman thousands of dollars. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the scam took place on Friday at the woman's residence in rural Saline County, east of Salina. The 89-year-old woman answered a call from a number out of Canada. The caller told the woman that her grandson ...

5 years ago
The safety net of community health centers across the state, which includes Salina Family Healthcare Center, provide whole-body care to Kansans, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. These 19 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and one look-alike health center provided medical, dental, mental health, and substance use disorder services to almost 275,000 individuals ...

5 years ago
Because of the anticipated size of the crowd a public forum regarding proposed oversight of the Salina Police Department is being moved to the largest indoor venue in Salina. According to the the City, they have received feedback that a large number of people plan to attend a public forum held by the Salina City Commission ...