6 years ago
The state of Kansas will spend millions of dollars to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Governor Laura Kelly signed the state's budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 yesterday. The state budget includes 65-million-dollars in spending to fight the pandemic. Kelly also urged lawmakers to show budget restraint when they return to Topeka for the wrap-up session next ...

6 years ago
The Salina Police Department is modifying its evidence release police. According to the agency, the Coronavirus pandemic is changing the way local, state and federal law enforcement agencies respond to standard procedures for releasing property to citizens. Typically, citizens walk into the lobby and request to speak with evidence personnel to make arrangements to collect property (found ...

6 years ago
The Salina area is among other areas of Kansas receiving funding to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran  announced $1.9 million in Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to support Kansas clinics, community centers and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment  to help in the fighting the spread of the ...

6 years ago
In a special meeting Wednesday afternoon Salina City Commissioners made some money saving adjustments in the current budget. In light of uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic, commissioners were looking for ways to initially save a minimum of $2.8 million in the current budget. Following a recommendation by a emotional Salina Arts and Humanities Executive Director Brad Anderson, ...

6 years ago
COVID-19 cases spiked a bit within the last 24 hours in the state of Kansas, as there are now 128 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment says that 28 new positive cases of COVID-19 has popped up over Kansas since Tuesday. This also includes one more confirmed death due to the ...

6 years ago
The Saline County Commission met on Tuesday.  Here are the highlights from the meeting: Commissioners held their first meeting via teleconference.  All future meetings will be conducted this way until further notice.  Citizens can call in by: Dialing: 785-621-0800 Enter Participant Code: 782956 followed by # If a citizen wishes to speak when the Chairman ...

6 years ago
Two people are hospitalized on Wednesday after a single vehicle wreck on Interstate-70 in Lincoln County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says that a 2008 Freightliner truck was traveling westbound on I-70, when it left the roadway at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The truck entered the north ditch, striking a delineator post. The driver then over-corrected before entering the ...

6 years ago
Salina Police release additional information and charges about a Salina man who stole several thousand dollars worth of heavy-duty equipment, then leading authorities on a high speed pursuit before eventually being arrested on Tuesday. Tanner Wheeler, 24, Salina, is accused of stealing numerous items from an Evergy substation warehouse at 429 N. 2nd St. on Monday ...

6 years ago
Saline County has not had a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 yet, but authorities say that doesn’t necessarily mean the virus is not here. According to the Saline County Health Department, just because no positive cases have been reported through official channels, doesn’t mean that there isn’t a potential for a positive case to exist within ...

6 years ago
The 2020 Smoky Hill River Festival appears to be on life support after Salina Arts & Humanities Executive Director Brad Anderson said that he will advise the Salina City Commission to cancel this year's festival. Appearing on Newsradio 1150 KSAL's "Clarke Sanders Show" on Tuesday afternoon, Anderson said while he is disappointed to reach the conclusion, ...

6 years ago
Over 2,000 Kansans have tested negative for the COVID-19 Coronavirus. This, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment who says that as of 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, 100 people have tested positive for COVID-19--with two deaths. Of the positive cases, 57 are male and the age range is from age seven to 90 years-old. At ...