5 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today visited Lenexa’s KANSASWORKS center to celebrate the relaunch of Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program (RESEA) and the return of in-person consultations in order to better serve the specific needs of Kansans looking for work. “Kansans are getting back to school and back to work. Just last week we learned the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man being sought on charges which include attempted first degree murder in connection with a domestic violence incident has been found and is in custody. According to Salina Police, on Friday Brandon Lambert was located at a residence in north Salina. He was taken into custody without incident. Police had been seeking Lambert since March ...

5 years ago
A man is rescued by the Salina Fire Department and Saline County Sheriff's Office after being pulled in to a grain elevator. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 25-year-old man working for Scoular Company, 3339 E. Country Club Rd., was trying to clear a belt at the bottom of the elevator. A clog ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office and a couple of the county Rural Fire Districts had a busy Thursday stopping fires from spreading, as Sheriff Roger Soldan says his agency responded to four different fires in less than seven hours. The first fire occurred in the 3400 block of S. Amos Rd at 9:54 a.m., Thursday. The ...

5 years ago
A transfer student is the first recipient of a new scholarship at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, Katelin Keough, a transfer from Hesston College, is the winner of the first Dr. Rebecca Chopp Scholarship Competition, contested virtually in early March. Keough, who is from Albany, Oregon, intends to major in Communications and will join KWU ...

5 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities is launching a literacy program. According to the organization, a Kansas Literacy Festival program begins this month. The Salina Storytelling Project is a pilot program and an effort to strengthen the community’s literacy and social-emotional growth through listening, discussion, and reading. Salina Arts & Humanities is one of 10 digital partners with ...

5 years ago
Saline County has now vaccinated more than 14,000 people against COVID-19. According to the Saline County Health Department, the Saline County Community Health Partners are actively registering and scheduling everyone age 16-years-old and older to be vaccinated. The community health partners strongly encourage 16- and 17-year-olds to register, as they hope to receive more of the Pfizer ...

5 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's updated statewide mask mandate had a short lifespan. On Thursday, the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council voted to revoke the Governor's latest mask mandate. The vote was 5-2. The decision comes after earlier on Thursday, Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate that was supposed to run through May 28, 2021. Speaker Ron Ryckman (R-Olathe), ...

5 years ago
It's hurry up and wait time for the Love Chloe Foundation in Salina, as they watch the legislative session in Topeka begin to wind down on a proposal to add a distinctive Kansas license plate. The plate would help the organization raise money to support the "Fueling the Fight" campaign which provides gas cards to help ...

5 years ago
An ATV stolen from a storage shed in a Salina park turns up in the north part of the city. Police are investigating. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a Polaris Sportsman 400 four wheeler was stolen from a maintenance shed at Bill Burke Park, 1501 E. Crawford. The theft occurred between 5 ...

5 years ago
No one is hurt after a vehicle rams in to a home, damages property and then leaves the scene. Salina Police later found the driver responsible and cited him. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a home at 810 W. Prescott was damaged when a vehicle failed to negotiate a left hand turn ...