5 years ago
COVID-19 has forced a Salina non-profit agency to temporarily close its facility. The  Salina Salvation Army says several people connected to their community center have tested positive for the virus, therefore the facility is now temporarily closed. The agency released the following statement: Several people connected to The Salvation Army Salina corps community center have tested positive for ...

5 years ago
Authorities are looking for a man who shop lifted a couple of baby monitors from Target on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the man had a black mask, white hat and blue jeans when he walked in, placed the merchandise in a drawstring bag and walked out. Authorities say he may be linked to other shoplifting ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are looking for the driver of a truck who allegedly stole an iron bench and table from a front yard in broad daylight. Police Detective Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that just before 4pm Wednesday a neighbor witnessed a white male with long hair, jump out of a maroon Dodge flatbed truck, grab ...

5 years ago
A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northern Africa is drifting in the upper atmosphere and headed to the United States. According to the National Weather Service, Saharan dust has been moving west across the southern Atlantic Ocean and has recently reached the Caribbean Sea. As the dust continues to move west, it ...

5 years ago
Salina Area United Way was presented with checks from Tony’s Pizza Event Center and Great Plains Manufacturing for their COVID-19 Relief Fund. According to the United Way, during the statewide Stay at Home Order, Tony’s Pizza Event Center hosted the most important tour, the Stay-At-Home: Save a Life Tour.  Limited edition tickets were sold for $10 ...

5 years ago
Salina-based public transportation will continue free fares for all public transit services. According to OCCK, the free fares include the CityGo bus system, 81 Connection, Paratransit and City of Abilene through the month of July. “2020 has been a year of unprecedented times for everyone,” said Michelle Griffin, Mobility Manager.  “We hope by doing this one ...

5 years ago
A family is still waiting for answers - and an arrest that leads to a conviction in the murder of a woman from rural Assaria. "This is not something we just put on the back burner and forgot about," said Lt. Jeremiah Hayes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office. June 25th marks four-years since authorities were called ...

5 years ago
Harvest crews have been rolling into central Kansas wheat fields this week amid less than perfect conditions as spotty rain showers have slowed a full-on gleaning of the crop. Wednesday, KSAL's Harvest Fest 2020 shared pizza and cold drinks with producers at the Lindsborg MKC elevator and in Gypsum at the Agri Trails Coop. According to Byron ...

5 years ago
Saline County has 22 new positive COVID-19 cases. According to the in Saline County Health Department the total for the county is now 77, with 45 cases that are actively being monitored. All of the new cases are associated with prior positive cases and all of these individuals are isolating at home. According to the Kansas Department of ...

5 years ago
A dental care facility in Salina has an employee test positive for COVID-19. In a Wednesday afternoon press release, Salina Family Healthcare Center says an employee at the Salina Family Dental Center has tested positive for the virus. The healthcare provider says that all appropriate steps have been taken to notify possible contacts and asks those who ...

5 years ago
After several years of discussion and negotiation, cleanup appears to finally be coming to the area surrounding the former Schilling Air Force Base in Salina. The United States has agreed in settlement to give Salina Public Entities a one-time, $65.9 million payment. On Wednesday, The Salina Public Entities, made up of the City of Salina, Salina Airport ...