5 years ago
A vehicle that is unable to maintain its lane appears to be the cause of a collision in south Salina on Monday afternoon that caused a car to flip over. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the accident occurred in the 2800 block of S. 9th St. at 4:20 p.m. Monday. Both vehicles involved ...

5 years ago
A student from Salina, attending the K-State College of Engineering, is selected as one of the 31 new members in to an engineering ambassadors organization on campus. The Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering has made its selection of 31 students for membership in the Engineering Ambassadors organization. Engineering Ambassadors are current College of ...

5 years ago
Professors from numerous Kansas public universities are urging the rescinding of a new termination policy at Kansas Board of Regents institutions. Reports say that earlier this year, the Kansas Board of Regents voted to ease requirements for state universities to suspend, dismiss or terminate employees, including tenured faculty members, without initiating the process of formally declaring ...

5 years ago
At Tuesday’s Saline County Commission meeting, commissioners will consider taking up the work formerly done by a “Committee to Reduce the Jail Population”.  I believe the issue could be broadened to look at more of the county’s justice system. This is one woman’s experience. A woman and her companion decided to pull of the interstate to get ...

5 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly has presented legislation which would expand Medicaid (Kancare) and provide health insurance for 165,000 Kansans. The legislation also establishes a regulatory framework to make Kansas the 48th state to legalize medical marijuana. According to the Governor's office, Kansas is one of only three states without legalized medical marijuana and one of only twelve ...

5 years ago
There are 73 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Heath Department, there have now been 5,592 total cases with 1,738 currently active. There are 92 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 19 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been ...

5 years ago
A teenage pedestrian is struck and injured by what is believed to have been a pickup truck that then did not stop. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 17-year-old female, Salina, was struck by a truck in the 900 block of S. 4th St. at 6:35 p.m. Friday. Witnesses say that they heard ...

5 years ago
UDPATE: Salina Police have identified the body of a deceased individual found in a yard on Sunday morning. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the deceased body is that of 38-year-old Cody Espinoza, Salina. The man who had no record of permanent address. Forrester says that police do not suspect any foul play in ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Labor's online processing system is taken down to allow for the installation of upgrades. The online processing system was taken down on Saturday afternoon so new anti-fraud protections could be installed. Officials say the upgrades will help them deal with fraudulent unemployment claims. The online processing system is scheduled to resume operations tomorrow ...

5 years ago
Explore the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the Cold War's impact on the state of Kansas at the Smoky Hill Museum this week. The Smoky Hill Museum is hosting a free Zoom presentation on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m. The discussion will center around the Cold War and how Kansas played its role. Author of ...

5 years ago
A man from Texas is hurt in a single vehicle crash north of Salina, when he failed to stop at an intersection and vaulted his car in to the ditch. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the accident happened at the intersection of K-143 Highway and Old 81 Highway in north Saline County, ...