6 years ago
Saline County has been awarded a $132,000 of Community Development Block Grant, Coronavirus dollars for economic development activities. According to the county, businesses in Saline County, excluding businesses located within the city limits of Salina, who are facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to receive assistance through the CDBG-CV grant funds.  This ...

6 years ago
Kansas State University this week began conducting voluntary surveillance testing of students who live in the residence halls and Jardine Apartments as part of the university's enhanced testing for asymptomatic individuals. In addition to testing for students, K-State has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacity at Lafene Health Center to include asymptomatic testing of faculty and staff as needed. The university already has the ...

6 years ago
The City of Abilene has a new police chief. According to the city, Anna Hatter will become the new Abilene Police Chief. Hatter is currently a deputy chief with the Wichita Police Department where she is a field services division commander. “After a nationwide search with 82 applications from 30 states, Anna quickly rose to the top ...

6 years ago
There are 12 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 439 total cases, with 88 of them currently active. There are  342 people who have recovered, and 9 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 2 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the ...

6 years ago
After much consideration and continuous monitoring of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to postpone the Leadership Salina 2020 class. While they were looking forward to this year’s class, the inherent risk and uncertainty is still too great at this stage of the pandemic. Health and safety are paramount. Many considerations ...

6 years ago
One Salina resident and a Lindsborg resident are sent to the hospital after a vehicle wreck in south Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash happened at the intersection of W. Schilling Rd. and Riffel Dr. at 3:22 p.m., Friday. A 2010 Chevy Equinox, driven by Cora Peterson, 73, Lindsborg, was headed ...

6 years ago
Two juveniles are facing potential charges after they are found in a stolen vehicle, early Saturday morning in Ottawa County. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that a 2011 Chevy Equinox was reported stolen late last week from a drive way in 1800 block of Page in Salina. Shirley Ridens, 69, Salina, owns the vehicle and believes ...

6 years ago
A man is charged for allegedly hitting a woman with a vehicle at a Salina bar's parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers arrested 35-year-old Joseph Campbell, Salina, for his alleged involvement in a early Saturday morning incident that left a woman hospitalized. Law enforcement say the incident happened at the Blind ...

6 years ago
Construction is prompting some temporary changes in the Salina CityG bus system. According to OCCK, the CityGo Purple Route will have some temporary changes as a result of road construction on Schilling Road. The CityGo bus stops at 1717 W. Crawford (#13), Pet Life at 1501 W. Crawford (#14), Casey’s General Store at 725 W. Schilling ...

6 years ago
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s 2020 Art is Ageless Calendar received a Gold Award and the new company logos received a Bronze Award from the National Health Information Awards Program. According to the organization, Art is Ageless is a trademarked program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, a faith-based not-for-profit organization with 16 retirement communities and 2 hospices ...

6 years ago
A fraternity at the University of Kansas is in trouble after a video went viral over the weekend. The video show a motorist in a confrontation outside a frat house where a large group of members were gathered. The gathering, and incident, came just a day after the University of Kansas Interfraternity Council issue temporarily banned ...