5 years ago
While small businesses owners and unemployed Americans wait for a life-life from Washington, members of the U. S. Congress are working on a new Coronavirus relief bill. Big First Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at several topics that face the nation, including how much money will ...

5 years ago
A Salina woman was taken to the hospital following a two vehicle crash on Thursday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 58-year-old Pamela Christensen was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center to be treated for neck pain. Police say Christensen was driving a 2016 Ford F150 pickup southbound in the 2000 ...

5 years ago
A Topeka man leads Saline County authorities on a vehicle pursuit in the northern part of the county during the early morning hours on Friday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that law enforcement arrested 39-year-old Dustin Lund, Topeka, for his alleged involvement in the pursuit. It all started at 3:40 a.m. Friday when a ...

5 years ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected thief caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say back on November 20th from 12:00 PM to 12:40 PM, a person was at Walmart in Salina. This person obtained over $140.00 in merchandise and made a ...

5 years ago
Kansas will be ready to immediately begin immunizing as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is approved. Governor Laura Kelly offered more details about planned shipments of the vaccine to the Sunflower State. The governor said the Pfizer vaccine could be authorized for emergency use as soon as next Thursday. A vaccine from drug maker Moderna would ...

5 years ago
Organizers of a soup collection effort in Salina which takes place in late January are already beginning the effort. The "Souper Bowl of Hope" is an effort of Salina churches and businesses to gather cans of soup. Organizers tell KSAL News they are asking businesses and churches to help with a goal of collecting 55,000 cans of ...

5 years ago
There are no changes to when property taxes are due in Kansas. According to Saline County Treasurer Jim Dubois, the 2020 first half tax payments are due December 20th. The 2020 tax statements were mailed out on November 27th. First half tax will be due December 21st, 2020, since the 20th falls on a Sunday. Second half ...

5 years ago
The State of Kansas has launched the “Stop the Spread. It’s Up to Us, Kansas” campaign to share the importance of getting tested, wearing masks and to encourage social distancing this holiday season to stop the further spread of COVID-19. According to Governor Laura Kelly's office, the campaign includes the launch of a new testing website, ...

5 years ago
A new mobile healthcare unit has set up shop in Salina, but this vehicle won't just be taking up residence in town. It'll travel the state offering quality health services to thousands. On Thursday afternoon, Salina Family Healthcare Center unveiled its new "Care-A-Van" to the public. The Salina Family Health Care-A-Van will be used for mobile COVID-19 ...

5 years ago
A Kansas businessman and icon has passed away. The man who co-founded Pizza Hut in Wichita, Frank Carney, has passed away at the age of 82. Carney and his older brother borrowed $600 from their mother to open a beer and pizza restaurant in 1958, and they later franchised the first Pizza Hut in Topeka. The Carney ...

5 years ago
A brief investigation in to a stolen FedEx truck lands a Lincoln man in jail. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Raymond Lawrence, Lincoln, Kan., was arrested and charged with felony theft on Wednesday afternoon. Officers were called to Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th St., on Wednesday for suspicious activity involving a FedEx truck ...