6 years ago
A Salina man was transported to a Wichita hospital where he died from his injuries following a motorcycle crash on Saturday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 37-year-old Jahdiel Mercado was riding a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Centennial at a high rate of speed when he lost control through a set of curves ...

6 years ago
A group of Kansas 4-H'ers and volunteers are taking the organization’s motto to "Make the Best Better" pretty seriously with an ambitious online program that debuts to the public on April 27. They will be producing a weekly series dubbed "Mindful Monday Mornings" in which they will help people of all ages find creative ways to ...

6 years ago
Thunderstorms with large hail is a threat Tuesday night in to early Wednesday morning for parts of Kansas. The National Weather Service in Wichita says that golf ball sized hail will be a major threat on the Kansas/Oklahoma border, while closer to central Kansas, thunderstorms with nickel to quarter hail is more likely. Some storms will ...

6 years ago
Kansas is getting thousands of coronavirus testing kits from the federal government. Governor Laura Kelly says seven-thousand kits will go to counties in southwestern Kansas. The kits were sent to Kansas due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among workers at meat-packing plants in the southwestern part of the state.

6 years ago
COVID-19 clusters have been detected at several Kansas meat packing plants and nursing home facilities. One of the hot spots in the state right now is Ford County in Southwest Kansas. The Ford County Health Department Monday received notification of 42 new cases. They say the reason they are seeing such an increase is that the ...

6 years ago
Three people on the April list of Salina's Most Wanted have been arrested. The new list of Salina's Most Wanted went online back Saturday, April 4th. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrests include: Allysa Nicole Haith Johnny Anthony Murdoch Leslie Kay Toney Since the Most Wanted program began back in July of 2000, thanks ...

6 years ago
After three days with no new confirmed cases, Saline County is reporting two new COVID-19 infections. According to the Saline County Health Department, the two new cases include: A female in her 60s associated with a known close contact who is isolated at home. A male in his 70s with unknown close contacts at this time, ...

6 years ago
Statewide deaths have hit the century mark in Kansas due to COVID-19. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its most up-to-date numbers as of 11 a.m. Monday and says that 100 Kansans have died due to complications with the virus, while total positive cases are up to 1,986. The last 24 hours have been a ...

6 years ago
An argument between acquaintances in Salina leads to the crash of stolen vehicle and the arrest of a Manhattan man. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL that a 43-year-old Salina woman contacted authorities on Saturday morning after a man that had been staying in her home drove away in her 2008 Dodge Caliber without permission. The woman ...

6 years ago
An Amber Alert which was extended into Kansas has been cancelled. The Nebraska Highway Patrol says the missing boys are safe and the suspect has been apprehended in Kansas. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: The abduction of two children in Nebraska has prompted a Kansas Amber Alert. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Nebraska authorities say two children ...

6 years ago
Special disaster food distributions are planned in a dozen area communities this week. The state of Kansas has initiated a disaster food distribution for families experiencing food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is directed toward those who have lost their jobs, or otherwise are impacted. The following items will be distributed: Canned Beef Stew Canned ...