5 years ago
The Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation has approved $17,908 in Horizons Grants for cultural organizations and local artists. The grants were juried and scored by professional panelists with expertise in the granting areas. According to the organization, Horizons Grants support initiatives that demonstrate a commitment to artistic excellence and community involvement by engaging audience members as ...

5 years ago
As 800 more doses of vaccine arrive this week more than 5,000 people have registered to for a vaccine appointment in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, vaccine registration is open for all those eligible under Phase 2. While all those eligible under Phase 2 are encouraged to register, only those aged 65 ...

5 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor recently achieved the coveted Five-Star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). According to Presbyterian Manor, CMS created the Five-Star Quality Rating System to help consumers, their families, and caregivers compare health care communities more easily and to help identify areas about which they may want to ask questions when ...

5 years ago
Reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro is no easy task, just ask Dr. Milt Allen who is back on American soil after climbing to the top of the 19,341 foot mountain in Africa this past December. Dr. Allen, who is the chair of the KWU Department of Music joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on ...

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 ...