5 years ago
New COVID-19 cases as well as hospitalizations and deaths rise over the past week in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment's latest information from 9:30 a.m. Friday say that 13,538 Kansans have contracted COVID-19. Also, 1,128 people have been hospitalized with 264 deaths statewide. The rise in new cases around the state is over 1,500 ...

5 years ago
Detectives with the Salina Police Department arrest a subject during an investigation at a Salina storage facility. Salina Police Detective Sgt. David Villanueva tells KSAL News that SPD detectives were down at Storage Mart, 1540 W. Schilling, at 10 a.m. Thursday investigating recent break-ins at the facility. Several individuals were going through several different vehicles when authorities ...

5 years ago
Saline County law enforcement respond to a fire south of Salina and are investigating a burglary west of town in unrelated incidents. At 1:46 p.m. Thursday, the Saline County Sheriff's Office was called to a field on fire in the 9600 block of S. Burma Rd. A 77-year-old Lindsborg farmer driving a combine had just started ...

5 years ago
Two residents from Ind. are arrested after leading Saline County Sheriff's deputies on a high speed pursuit early Friday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a deputy noticed a 2020 Dodge Charger with no tag in the 500 block of N. 9th St. at 2:49 a.m. Friday. The deputy attempted to pull over ...

5 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspected thief who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police, on Tuesday of this week, between 4:10 and 4:25 in the afternoon, a man was observed taking two baby monitors valued at $450.00 ...

5 years ago
If you will be spending time at a Kansas lake this weekend officials caution to be aware of the five warnings and seven watches due to toxic blue-green algae. The following health advisories have been issued: Warning Gathering Pond at Milford Reservoir, Geary County Lovewell Reservoir, Jewell County Peter Pan Pond, Lyon County (new) Marion Reservoir, ...

5 years ago
For the tenth year in a row, most fireworks in Salina and Saline County are legal, and will soon be on sale. Fireworks go on sale in the City of Salina and in Saline County on Saturday. Fireworks can be discharged in Saline County the day they go on sale, Saturday June 27th, between 8 a.m. ...

5 years ago
A teen was killed in an accident involving a bicycle and a semi in the Marion County community of Hillsboro. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, as a semi was making a turn into a street,  a teen was  on a bicycle on the sidewalk. The bicycle went into the intersection and struck the semi. The teen, identified ...

5 years ago
Because of the increase in COVID-19 cases in Saline County, the Salina Public Library is reducing its hours and expanding pickup service. According to the library, with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Saline County, Salina Public Library is temporarily changing building access hours to help protect the public and library staff. The library building will ...

5 years ago
COVID-19 has forced a Salina non-profit agency to temporarily close its facility. The  Salina Salvation Army says several people connected to their community center have tested positive for the virus, therefore the facility is now temporarily closed. The agency released the following statement: Several people connected to The Salvation Army Salina corps community center have tested positive for ...

5 years ago
Authorities are looking for a man who shop lifted a couple of baby monitors from Target on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the man had a black mask, white hat and blue jeans when he walked in, placed the merchandise in a drawstring bag and walked out. Authorities say he may be linked to other shoplifting ...