6 years ago
Local officials have prepared a plan to reopen Saline County. The following plan will be presented to the Saline County Commission on Tuesday by Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller: Saline County must remain flexible to account for the evolving nature and scope of this unprecedented public health emergency posed by COVID-19, while also simultaneously begin the ...

6 years ago
A protest prompted by the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and George Floyd in Minneapolis is planned in Salina. Salina Miranda Bachman is planning to host a “No Justice No Peace” protest this Sunday.  The protest will start at noon at The Temple (formerly Masonic Temple), at 336 S. Santa Fe. It will travel to ...

6 years ago
New Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment says that as of 9 a.m. Friday, there are 9,719 cases of COVID-19 in the state, with 208 related deaths. Hospitalization rates continue to be low as 842 of the positive cases have required to be hospitalized. The rise in new cases this ...

6 years ago
Aligned with the Saline County Health Officer’s order making Phase 2 of the Ad Astra Reopening Plan a local order, Salina USD 305 playgrounds and equipment are now open to the public. Note: the playground at Coronado Elementary remains closed due to special equipment and donor agreements in place. Frequent hand washing, wearing of masks, and ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are searching for a black Chevy Suburban that was involved in a Thursday evening shooting at a north Salina car wash. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that police were called to StuJos Car Wash, 120 N. Broadway at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Walter Bell, 40, Salina, says that he was detailing his vehicle ...

6 years ago
A Wichita man is injured in a single vehicle crash where a the truck he was driving went down a steep embankment before coming to a rest several hundred feet away from the interstate it was traveling on. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the crash occurred at milepost 78 on Interstate-135, near ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman requirement medical care after being involved in a two-car collision in central Salina. According to Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester, the crash happened at 12:10 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block of S. Ohio St. A 2003 Chrysler Town and Country mini van, driven by Cassie Jones, 29, Gypsum, was headed southbound on Ohio ...

6 years ago
Lindsey Dreiling, executive director of aviation strategy at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus, has been selected to serve on a new federal board aimed at strengthening the presence of women and girls in aviation. Appointed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Dreiling will serve on the Department of Transportation's Women in Aviation Advisory Board. She was ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for help in identifying a suspected shoplifter who was caught on camera. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. According to police, on May 7thbetween 6:00-6:36 PM, a female shoplifted at Menards, 809 Virginia Court. The female appeared to be in her 20-30s and was wearing a mask. ...

6 years ago
Free summer lunches are available in Salina from a couple of different sources. USD 305 is continuing its free summer lunch program, and the Salina Public Library, in partnership with St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, will provide free grab-and-go lunches as well.  USD 305 is offering free grab-and-go breakfast and lunches. The meals are available from ...

6 years ago
Parks in Salina are slowly getting back to normal. According to the City of Salina, to align with the Saline County Health Officer’s order which makes Phase 2 of the Ad Astra Reopening Plan a local order, City playgrounds and equipment are now available for use. Picnic shelters will remain closed until further notice. Playgrounds and picnic shelters ...