4 years ago
A surge of COVID cases and exposures is prompting an area school district to temporarily close. USD 481 Hope / White City schools are closed through September 12th due to COVID exposures. The district says much of their student body has been exposed to at least one positive COVID-19 case. The Morris County Health Department has ...

4 years ago
With COVID cases soaring locally the Stiefel Theatre in Salina is implementing a new attendance policy. Beginning October 1st those attending a show at the venue must present proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the show. According to the Stiefel, the new policy is in response ...

4 years ago
Lisa Shappee, director of instructional design and faculty support, is the recipient of the 2021 Wagner Award for Outstanding Instructional Support from Kansas State University Salina. The Wagner Award recognizes an outstanding individual in distance learning administration innovation, excellent instructional support and leadership. "Lisa demonstrates outstanding instructional support in the way she interacts with her colleagues, through ...

4 years ago
A Haysville school is evacuated after a transformer caught fire. The Haysville School District says a transformer outside Nelson Elementary School caught fire yesterday morning. Students and staff were moved to Haysville United Methodist Church and then to the middle school. No injuries were reported in the incident.

4 years ago
As labor day weekend approaches extra law enforcement is on patrol keeping roads and highways across Kansas safe. Local county and city law enforcement have mobilized along with the Kansas Highway Patrol in an effort to crack down on drunk drivers. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, drivers are advised that during the period of August ...

4 years ago
Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard will be deployed to Louisiana to provide support in and around areas affected by Hurricane Ida. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the Guardsmen are deploying as part of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a multistate agreement that allows states to send government aid to other states ...

4 years ago
To protect Kansas students, teachers, and staff from the threat of the contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, Governor Laura Kelly  has formed the Safer Classrooms Workgroup. According to the Governor's office,  the workgroup, composed of highly skilled health professionals from across Kansas, will highlight the urgency of protecting kids from COVID-19 and use the best available ...

4 years ago
There are 69 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are 543 active cases of the virus in the community. Overall, 136 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center Reports they have 14 patients in the hospital combating COVID. The health department had compiled August COVID Update for ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of several items from a car including an $800 flight helmet. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 10:30pm Monday and Tuesday morning at 9:30, someone entered a Honda Accord in the 600 block of S. 2nd and removed an iPad Air computer, plus a black and blue ...

4 years ago
Kansas State University Salina has honored former longtime CEO and Dean Dennis Kuhlman with the renaming of a campus building in his honor. The Welcome Center, which formerly housed the Office of Admissions and now is home to administration offices, has been renamed the Kuhlman Center. The move not only honors Kuhlman's legacy on campus but ...

4 years ago
An historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive that made a tour across the country back in 2019 to commemorate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary is chugging its way on another run which is winding down. According to Union Pacific, Big Boy No. 4014 is traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and ...