4 years ago
There has been one new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday and 54 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are currently 802 active cases in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports that 22 patients require hospitalization related to COVID-19. There now have been 182 COVID related deaths overall. The best way to stop ...

4 years ago
Sending care packages to deployed service members is the mission for one Solomon, Kansas woman and her organization Packages for Warriors - Hearts of America. Amy Paden, Founder/President of Packages for Warriors - Hearts of America joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how they have teamed up with owner Brian ...

4 years ago
No injuries are reported after a two-vehicle accident involving a patrol vehicle on Thursday. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 11:30 p.m., the patrol vehicle was stopped at a light at the intersection of Ninth and Crawford. The light turned green, but the vehicle waited for a pedestrian to cross in front. A ...

4 years ago
State transportation officials are taking stock of all the road signs that were destroyed or are missing following this week's storms in western and central Kansas. As of late yesterday, a KDOT source say state officials estimate that more than one thousand signs would have to be fixed or replaced. Meanwhile, transportation officials took to Twitter to ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Army National Guard and Kansas Forest Service are participating in efforts to fight wildfires in multiple counties in western and central Kansas. The deployment of personnel from both agencies reportedly was made possible by Governor Laura Kelly's declaration of a State of Disaster Emergency more than a week ago. Authorities say most of the state ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a battery case. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stopper's crime of the week. Police say back on December 2nd,  officers received a report of battery that occurred on Schilling near Centennial at 4:54 PM. The 50-year old female victim said was ...

4 years ago
Power in their neighborhood was restored late Thursday night, so one of the newest holiday traditions in Salina will continue this year.  The "Shalimar Shepherds" will be out this weekend. The group of neighbors on Shalimar Drive in South Salina known as the "Shalimar Shepherds" will be spreading Christmas cheer Friday through Sunday, 6:30pm-9:00pm each night ...

4 years ago
Salina USD 305 schools will be open and in session on Friday but busses will not be running. According to the District, buildings have been evaluated and cleared to safely reopen for students and staff. Food service will serve Thursday menus on Friday and Friday menus on Monday. Test to Stay/Learn/Play/Participate resumes this evening, December 16. ...

4 years ago
Initial assessment of the effects of the severe storm on USD 305 facilities has been completed. All PreK - Grade 12 school buildings now have power and network access. Food and Nutrition Services checked food supplies and freezers and reported that schools will be able to feed students. According to the district, several of the schools ...

4 years ago
Wednesday's historic windstorm left much of the State of Kansas without power and Saline County is no exception. Officials say thankfully, no fatalities due to the storm have been reported in Saline County. Evergy experienced the largest outage in its history. As of Thursday morning, 18,000 residences in the county were still without power, in addition ...

4 years ago
An earthquake and an historic high wind event are just part of what first responders and power crews have been dealing with this week. Saline County Emergency Management Director Michelle Barkley joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look back at a wacky and dangerous day. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/michelle-1.mp3"][/audio]   Wednesday began with a 4.0 earthquake near ...