6 years ago
A Lansing Correctional Facility prisoner who died Sunday, April 26, had tested positive for COVID-19. The prisoner was a male over the age of 50 with underlying medical conditions who tested positive for the virus on April 19. He was transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center on April 20. The official manner of death ...

6 years ago
COVID-19 cases in Kansas continue to rise. According to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, there are now 3,328 cases of the virus within the state and it has contributed to 120 deaths, statewide as of 8 a.m. Monday. Southwest Kansas continues to deal with a spike in cases as Ford County (Dodge City area) now ...

6 years ago
An eighth person on the April list of Salina's Most Wanted has been arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, that latest arrest is Rachel Lynn Matthews. She was wanted for crimes which include theft, possession of Oxycodone, felony DUI, and traffic charges. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks to ...

6 years ago
With economic challenges growing amid COVID-19 related job losses, volunteers at Salina Shares are pivoting to collect and distribute more kid-friendly food. Executive Director Debbie Rivers tells KSAL News that the number one request from adults in need - is food for their children. "The challenges for families right now, especially those with school aged children, have ...

6 years ago
Marbles, tubes and dominoes could all be in the blueprints when area children begin building machines for a chance to win a prize from Salina Tech. With their regular summer camp delayed until late July, Salina Area Technical College is announcing a sort of tech camp - at home for kids. "That's the plan," Alisha Jester, ...

6 years ago
A Salina man has several belongings, including a high-end bicycle, stolen from a storage unit. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred between 10:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Thursday from City Wide Self Storage, 2435 Centennial. 55-year-old Thomas Osborne, Salina, is the leaser of the unit and had to leave abruptly ...

6 years ago
A child was injured after being shot in a hunting accident in McPherson County. Authorities say the incident took place near Roxbury on Saturday afternoon when a hunter thought he had shot at a turkey. The turkey was a decoy. A seven-year-old boy was shot the head. The child was taken to a Wichita hospital for treatment.

6 years ago
When it's possible friends and family will gather to remember a Salina man whose sculpture sits atop the state capitol building. Dr. Richard D. Bergen, the Kansas artist whose iconic bronze sculpture Ad Astra graces the capitol building in Topeka, died last week on Wednesday. He was 95. Bergen and son Rich partnered for over 35 years ...

6 years ago
Another victim of the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart last August has died. Guillermo "Memo" Garcia had been in the ICU since being shot multiple times in the Walmart parking lot on August 3rd. Guillermo "Memo" Garcia and Jessica Coca Garcia, formerly of Salina, were at the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, fundraising for their ...

6 years ago
Saline County is holding steady with 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, they do not have any new cases to report on Sunday. Saline County has 19 confirmed cases of the virus, and two people have died from COVID-19 related causes. Other are counties report the following: McPherson County 20 cases Ottawa County ...

6 years ago
Researchers from Kansas State University are doing their part to help discover a treatment for COVID-19 through a second licensing agreement with Cocrystal Pharma. The new agreement with Cocrystal grants the use of two patented series of protease inhibitors developed by Kyeong-Ok "KC" Chang and Yunjeong Kim, virologists in the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine. Collaborators include ...