6 years ago
It was a flashback to a by gone era Friday night in Salina with hundreds of cars cruising Santa Fe. Local businesses partnered with Rocking M Media to create a safe way to get out of the house, and at the same time collect some goods. Supercharged Tattoo, Pinups Hair Salon, and the Rocking M Media family ...

6 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added two new states to the quarantine list: Louisiana and Colorado. Previously, just certain counties in Colorado were included. This is effective for persons returning today, March 27, and moving forward. A comprehensive list of those Kansans needing to quarantine for 14 days includes those who have: ...

6 years ago
A former Salina resident is named Superintendent of an Ottawa County district. Pam Irwin is named Superintendent for USD 240-Twin Valley, which includes Bennington and Tescott schools. The announcement was made by the district's Board of Education on Friday. Irwin worked at USD 305-Salina for 10 years before taking an administration role at USD 475-Geary County in ...

6 years ago
Salina USD 305 Superintendent Linn Exline says the order to stay at home will not impact classes which are scheduled to begin Monday.  In a message to parents she said everything will still go ahead as planned. Here is Superintendent Exline's message: Saline County’s “Safer at Home Order” will not prevent instruction from moving forward. Because of ...

6 years ago
A staff member at Salina Regional Health Center has tested positive and is sick with the COVID-19 Coronavirus. According to the hospital, Salina Regional Health Center was informed last night that one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19.  A full investigation, as outlined by CDC and KDHE, is underway to determine previous contacts with the ...

6 years ago
Saline County and Salina residents are being ordered to shelter in place. A stay-at-home order was announced during a media conference Friday afternoon with Saline County Health Department Director Jason Tiller, Saline County Commission Chairman Robert Vidricksen, and Salina Mayor Mike Hoppock. The order goes into effect Monday. It will be in effect for 30 days. Under ...

6 years ago
The total amount of Kansans testing positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus is now over 200. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released its latest numbers at 8 a.m. Friday. There's now 204 positive tests of COVID-19 in Kansas and four deaths. Of the 204 cases, 107 are male, 97 are female, while the age range is from ...

6 years ago
An early morning injury accident sends a Salina woman to the hospital. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, around 2:40am Friday 34-year-old Tyra Snider was driving a 2010 Mustang southbound on Dover Circle. For an unknown reason, she failed to stop at a posted stop sign, jumped the curb and hit the fuel pump at the ...

6 years ago
A Salina man just released from the Saline County Jail, damages city property for a quick ticket back to a cell. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Thursday afternoon 56-year-old Ricky Hall was standing on the curb just north of the police station at 255 N. 10th Street. As an officer approached the ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a couple of people who were caught on camera using counterfeit money. The crime is this week's Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. On March 15th police responded to the 24/7 Travel Store at 2230 N. 9th Street regarding two subjects who had passed counterfeit ...

6 years ago
Confirmed COVID-19 Coronavirus cases are beginning to appear in Central Kansas. Cases have now been confirmed in McPherson and Ottawa Counties. According to the McPherson County Health Department the patient in their county is a woman over the age of 70 who recently traveled on a cruise ship. The patient is recovering in isolation at home. The ...