5 years ago
There are 27 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department there have now been 503 total cases, with 105 currently active. There are 389 people who have recovered, and a total of 9 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they have 5 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. According to the Kansas Department of ...

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UPDATE: Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson is responding to rumors about an SPD officer who was shot in the line of duty over the weekend. According to a press release from Salina Police on Wednesday afternoon, Nelson says that there are rumors swirling around the Salina community about the potential of the officer accidentally shooting himself ...

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Students who pilot unmanned flight vehicles at K-State Polytechnic are headed toward a future that has their mentor feeling a bit envious. K-State's UAS Department Head, Kurt Carraway says the drone industry is just beginning to make strides. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/carraway-1.mp3"][/audio]   Carraway joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Wednesday and added that the program recently received a ...

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A Salina man pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography, and as part of a plea agreement prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he threatened the life of the President of the United States. According to U.S Attorney Stephen McCallister’s Office, investigators discovered the child pornography while investigating charges that 25-year-old Aaron McDowell posted a threat to kill the ...

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Apparent gun fire may be the cause for damage to a vehicle in the central part of Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 25-year-old Salina woman found four bullet holes located on the passenger side of her vehicle, a 2017 Ford Fusion, on Tuesday morning. The vehicle was parked in front of ...

5 years ago
A driver was injured in a single-vehicle accident when he crashed his SUV into a culvert in the Salina Airport Industrial Area early Wednesday morning. Salina Police told KSAL News at the scene a Jeep was headed south on Arnold Avenue when the driver suffered a medical condition. The Jeep veered off the road near the ...

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There is still time to give blood in Salina while honoring a child whose life was lost to cancer. Wednesday is the Ally Eilert Memorial Blood Drive at the new Homewood Suites, 115 E. Mulbery, in downtown Salina. Event hosts are still asking people to come and save lives by donating blood. Those interested can donate blood ...

5 years ago
A North Central Kansas community is reporting some good economic news, an unexpected sizeable increase in sales tax revenue. The Clay Center City Council Tuesday evening learned that sales collected for Clay Center in June was up over 45% from a year ago.   Prior to June, the city’s sales tax collections were down slightly for the ...

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A Salina Police Officer who was shot during a high speed pursuit is out of the hospital and on the road to recovery. According to Salina Police, Officer Cody Way was released from Salina Regional Health Center Tuesday morning.  His surgery went well, and they say they are anticipating and praying for a full recovery. The agency ...

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Salina Art Center is pleased to announce funding from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund (USRARF). The funding went out within a six-state region including Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. The USRARF was funded through a $10 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and amplified in the Mid-America region through ...

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Salina USD 305 elementary will be on-site every day and grades 6-12 will continue hybrid beginning September 8th. According to USD 305 the change is based upon gating criteria released by the Saline County Health Department. The gating criteria, applied to USD 305, can be found on the district website, usd305.com. The webpage names the learning model ...