6 years ago
As Saline County moves forward this Friday into Phase 3 of reopening businesses and activities, Jason Tiller, Director and Health Officer for the Health Department says his office continues to look ahead at what's next, including schools. Tiller tells KSAL News that they have frequent conversations with all the school districts including higher education - talking ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was hurt in a two-vehicle rear-end crash on Intestate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Jacob Luther of Salina was driving a small passenger car headed west on the Interstate. He rear-ended an SUV which had slowed due to a disabled vehicle on the shoulder. Luther was transported by EMS to Salina ...

6 years ago
An assistant principal at Salina South Middle School will be the new Salina Catholic Schools Superintendent. The diocese says Geoffrey Andrews has been hired. Bishop Vincke said, "I'm looking forward to working with Geoffry and introducing him to our Catholic Schools throughout the diocese." Andrews received his bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Kansas State University and ...

6 years ago
A series of events led to two different crashes involving one motorcycle and a Salina man in the hospital. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were sent to the interchange of Interstate-70 and Interstate-135 at 4:35 a.m. Wednesday. Reports from the Kansas Highway Patrol say that a 1990 Honda 750 motorcycle was traveling ...

6 years ago
Kansas 4-H youth are still going camping this summer, though it may not be the way they have been used to doing it. Amy Sollock, the southwest regional specialist for Kansas 4-H Youth Development, said the state’s largest youth organization will be celebrating the benefits and traditions of camp on social media during the month of ...

6 years ago
Another COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have an additional case of COVID-19 to report. It is a male in his 40s who is isolated at home. The Health Department continues to actively monitor one other case who is isolated at home. The rest have met the criteria ...

6 years ago
Saline County Commissioners Tuesday approved a plan presented by county health officer Jason Tiller which will advance forward  the reopening of Salina and Saline County. Tiller provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic with case count numbers for the State and then Saline County. In Saline County, 1,044 people have been tested and Saline County has ...

6 years ago
He missed out on serving in France during the Great War, but was the mastermind behind the greatest amphibious invasion in world history to take France back in World War II. According to Tim Rives, Deputy Director at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Ike thought his military career would be impaired before it got underway.   [audio ...

6 years ago
Ducks crossing a busy Salina street cause a two-car crash. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the wreck occurred at 1:50 p.m. in the 700 block of S. Ohio St. on Monday. Both vehicles involved were traveling northbound when a 2013 Ford Focus, driven by 58-year-old Ann Yeagley, Salina, stopped to allow a mother ...

6 years ago
The Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center will be back open for business Wednesday. According to the city, there will be several modifications to the facility's operating hours and procedures, resulting from expected budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the April safer-at-home order. The previous restriction on plastic bags for transporting recyclables has been removed. Temporary Hours of ...

6 years ago
For the second year in a row an area community is on an elite list as one of the best historic small towns in the country. According to the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, Abilene was named as a finalist for USA Today’s 2020 Readers’ Choice Best Historic Small Town contest. According to USA Today, the 20 ...