5 years ago
Signify, formerly known as Philips Lighting, is planning to close its light bulb manufacturing facility in Salina. But the jobs won’t be lost. Great Plains Manufacturing is buying the facility and will expand into it. Signify said in response to a declining demand for conventional lighting, they will leverage economies of scale and improve efficiencies by ...

5 years ago
Even though students in Kansas are not yet back in the classroom, some school districts are already dealing with COVID-19 cases. The school district in Colby is dealing with the virus. USD 315 says they received notification that one or more individuals who attended a middle school volleyball / football concussion video meeting on August 6th,  ...

5 years ago
Staff members from Rocking M Media Salina radio stations have been honored by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. The association announced its 2020 KAB Awards of Excellence on Wednesday. Salina staff have been honored with five awards. The awards include: Hard News Feature/Enterprise 1st Place KSAL  Todd Pittenger  "Salina Protest" Sports Play-by-Play 1st Place KSAL James Westling / ...

5 years ago
There are 5 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County and 2 more people have died. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been a total of 394 cases, with 97 of them currently active. There have been 290 people who have recovered, and now 7 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center last reported that ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today announced that three Kansas cities will receive Community Development Block Grants from the Department of Commerce to assist with commercial redevelopment efforts. Clay Center, Eudora and Lincoln each will receive $250,000 in CDBG funds for redevelopment projects, with each city providing matching funds of $88,000, $87,400 and $125,714, respectively. “The Community Development ...

5 years ago
For those adults - aching to run for a touchdown again, or to slip a soccer ball past the goaltender the Salina YMCA is preparing a league for you. Marketing Director Tanya Show at the Y tells KSAL News that after a long layoff Adult Sports are back. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ymca-1.mp3"][/audio]   Kathy Nelson Sports Director with the Y ...

5 years ago
A couple from Missouri were transported to the hospital in Salina following a rollover crash on Interstate 70 involving a semi and a pickup truck pulling a camper. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Ford pickup truck pulling a camper fishtailed and make physical contact with a Kenworth semi. The contact caused the truck and camper ...

5 years ago
Law enforcement are investigating a jewelry theft that happened inside of Central Mall. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft is from Riddles Jewelry--inside of Central Mall--2259 S. 9th St. and happened between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday. Stolen from the store are two ring display flats that contain 17 men's ...

5 years ago
A Salina woman suffers a minor injury in a single vehicle crash that ended in a restaurant's parking lot. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that 19-year-old Allie Hecker, Salina, was driving her 2000 Mitsubishi Galant in the 1700 block of W. Crawford St. when her vehicle struck the north curb of the roadway. This caused the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is recovering in a Wichita hospital after the bicycle he was riding is struck by a motorcycle. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the crash happened at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of W. Crawford St. and Hancock St. A 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle, driven by 20-year-old Kyle Grace, Salina, ...

5 years ago
Anyone in Kansas who attends or travels to gatherings of 500 people of more will need to quarantine for two weeks. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment amended its quarantine list on Tuesday. According to the agency, the state of Florida has been removed from the list while attendance at mass gatherings greater than 500 ...