5 years ago
There is one new death and 24 new Coronavirus cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there have now been 5,821 total cases, with 1,251 currently active. There are now 102 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 12 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been updated ...

5 years ago
A rental car from Oklahoma is stolen from a Salina parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2019 Nissan Frontier pickup, belonging to Enterprise in Okla., was stolen from a parking lot a 501 E. Crawford. The reporting party believes that the truck would have been stolen between Wednesday at 8 p.m. ...

5 years ago
A plan to cease production of the fabled Learjet is likely to prompt the loss of 250 jobs at the Bombardier plant in Wichita. Company officials announced yesterday that the Canada-based manufacturer, which has been building the famous private jet since 1963, will cease production later this year. Officials say the move is apt to mean the ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected vandal. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on January 20th officers were sent to the Salina Central Mall in regards to a large planter that was damaged. The value of the planter was $300. The person reporting this ...

5 years ago
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland kick off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season on Friday, February 12th, during a challenging time when many Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. According to the organization, even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, girls are adapting their ...

5 years ago
The Salina Salvation Army Emergency Day Shelter warming center will be open from 8a-6p February 13-15 for the holiday weekend. The organization says they will have meals available inside for the homeless population. There will be no drive thru meals or social services available this weekend. The organization announced earlier in the week during this dangerously cold ...

5 years ago
Saline County will begin vaccinating a wider range of the population beginning next week. According to the Saline County Health Department, more than 30 percent of Saline County's senior citizens have been vaccinated. Senior citizens represent the majority of COVID-19 patients who require hospitalization and are the population with the highest mortality rate. While senior citizens remain ...

5 years ago
A high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle leads authorities to the two interstate highways surrounding Salina, and the arrest of a suspect with a warrant out for his arrest. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers observed a 1996 Buick Regal traveling south in the 1800 block of N. 9th St. at 3:45 ...

5 years ago
Multiple victims delivering food are stalked by a pickup truck for hours, before leading the truck to the Salina Police Department parking lot. Police are now looking for the driver of the truck. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the suspicious activity occurred between midnight and 2 a.m. Thursday. An unknown amount of victims ...

5 years ago
Nearly two-dozen Kansas grocery store pharmacies, including two in Salina, have been selected to serve as COVID-19 vaccination sites, and are now making appointments.. Twenty-two Dillons pharmacy locations across the state will take part in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership plan. Ten Dillons locations in Wichita as well as stores in Topeka, Lawrence, Hutchinson, Salina, Derby, ...

5 years ago
A man from Salina and a woman from Delphos were killed in a wrong-way crash north of Salina in Ottawa County Wednesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2020 Ford Escape driven by 96-year-old Thomas Huiett of Salina was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of US 81 Highway. The Ford struck an oncoming ...