6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is planning to reveal the next phase of her plan to reopen the state. Kansas entered the first phase of its reopening plan last week, and May 18th has been announced as the earliest possible date to enter phase two. The second phase of the reopening plan would raise the limits on gatherings ...

6 years ago
Saline County on Wednesday held steady with no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report. According to the Saline County Heath Department, there are still 27 cases to report.  Out of the total number of cases, four citizens continue to be actively monitored and isolated and there have been two deaths.  The rest have met the ...

6 years ago
A second staff member at a Kansas prison has died from COVID-19 related issues. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections another staff member at the Lansing Correctional Facility died on Tuesday, May 12, due to complications from COVID-19. This is the second staff member death related to the virus. The staff member was a male over ...

6 years ago
A specialty bus manufacturer which has an operation in Salina has been sold. According to a media release, REV Group, Inc. a manufacturer of industry-leading specialty vehicle brands, has completed the sale of its shuttle bus businesses to Forest River. The sale includes Champion Bus in Imlay City, Michigan and ElDorado Bus in Salina. Originally located in ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announces the resignation of the state’s Medicaid Director, Adam Proffitt, effective June 5. Proffitt joined KDHE as the Division of Healthcare Finance’s Director of Operations/COO in December 2017. He was named the Medicaid Director in May 2019. “I am incredibly thankful for Adam’s leadership and service during his time ...

6 years ago
New cases of COVID-19 continue to quickly rise in southwest Kansas, as well as the Kansas City Metro. However, cases in most other portions of the state rise at a much slower rate. According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, there are 7,468 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas with ...

6 years ago
Area golfers will get a Mulligan - or a 'do-over' later this summer to get out and play in an effort to help homeless men who need a second chance. Chad Young, Executive Director of the Salina Rescue Mission says the COVID-19 situation changed the course of their 2020 fundraising event. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/chad-1.mp3"][/audio]   Young tells KSAL News that ...

6 years ago
A Salina business is taking a loss on a couple of sheds after unknown persons damaged the interior. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Auto Logic, 1001 W. Crawford St., reports that the damage occurred between noon on Monday and 4 p.m. Tuesday. Unknown persons had been staying in two Sturdi Built sheds that ...

6 years ago
An employee at a Kansas prison is dead from COVID-19 related complications. Officials say that a Lansing Correctional Facility staff member died on Monday. The man, who was over the age of 60, is the first staff member to die from the COVID-19 outbreak at the prison. More than 750 people at the prison have tested positive for ...

6 years ago
Saline County has a couple of new COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have two additional cases of COVID-19 to report: Female in her 30s, associated with a close contact who is isolated. Female in her 50s, associated with a close contact who is isolated. Saline County has 27 cases (23 confirmed and ...

6 years ago
A group of Salina USD 305 students have been recognized for literacy in multiple languages. According to the school district, eight seniors from USD 305 have be recognized for their literacy in more than one language by the Kansas State Department of Education. Graduates received a “Seal of Biliteracy” certificate and the recognition has been added ...