5 years ago
There are 28 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the total for the county is now 905, with 94 cases currently active. There are 799 people who have recovered, and a total of 12 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reporting that they have 9 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The county Our ...

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Salina Public Library’s mission is to connect people to information, learning and culture. In an effort to better serve patrons, the library has launched a virtual gallery. The virtual Gallery 708 will showcase local artistic talent and compelling exhibits of interest to the public in an online format; current exhibits can now be viewed at ...

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The October list of Salina’s Most Wanted has been online a little over a week. As of Monday five people on the list have been caught. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the latest arrest  is Kensley Kay Weis. She was wanted for felony drug crimes. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of ...

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Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan continues to travel around the area to meet with local groups to answer questions about a proposed new jail on the November 3rd ballot. Sheriff Soldan will be at the Assaria City Council Monday, October 12, 2020 at 7pm and then at Salina's VFW Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 7pm. Soldan tells ...

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A Salina woman, who was injured in a Saturday night crash, is sent to a Wichita hospital. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 36-year-old Cassandra Daniels, Salina, was injured after her 2006 Honda Accord slammed in to a pickup head on. Witnesses say that they saw Daniels' vehicle traveling west on Crawford, allegedly swerving ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a distribution truck  and trailer are stolen from a business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2014 Peterbuilt tractor, red in color, and a 1998 Hess trailer are stolen from Pestinger Distributing, 1825 Bailey Dr. An employee with Pestinger Distributing first noticed that the truck and trailer were ...

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Sunday night's high wind event caused a rollover crash on Interstate 70 that injured a Utah woman. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the passenger in a pickup truck was hurt in the accident on Sunday at 10:34 p.m. A 2017 Dodge Ram hauling a 20-foot enclosed utility trailer, attempted to pass a semi ...

5 years ago
Anyone who has ever driven on a highway or rural road in the early morning or after dark – especially in the fall – has a pretty good idea of an ever-present, lurking danger. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, nearly one in six vehicle crashes across the state in 2018 involved a deer. That ...

5 years ago
A cold front moving through Kansas brought with it strong northwest wind which caused problems in some areas. According to the National Weather Service, 64 mile per hour wind was clocked in Salina.Strong wind was recorded in multiple other areas as well: 70 MPH Wind Russell 66 MPH WIND Wichita 64 MPH Wind Salina 64 MPH ...

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Dwight Eisenhower's granddaughter Susan Eisenhower will lead a virtual discussion of her new book which examines her grandfather's biggest decisions. According to the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum,  the next program in the Evenings at Ease series is this week. Susan Eisenhower's newly released book, How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions, is a retrospective ...

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Over 6.6 million Americans have already voted ahead of November's election. That's according to the United States Elections Project and is far more than the 2016 number at this same time. Officials say they've never seen so many people cast their ballots this far from election day. In Kansas the deadline to register to be eligible to ...