6 years ago
The COVID-19 pandemic may be peaking in Kansas. Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman  said he believes the state may have reached its peak for COVID-19 cases. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lee-Norman-01.wav"][/audio]   Secretary Norman was speaking with Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney and Destany Wheeler from the Wilson County Kansas Health Department about the impact of COVID-19 in ...

6 years ago
Saline County is holding steady with 20 confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, along with 20 confirmed cases , two people have died from COVID-19 related causes. McPherson County also has 20 confirmed cases. There are five confirmed cases in Marion County. Ottawa and Rice counties have three confirmed cases, while Dickinson County ...

6 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday announced the launch of a new and comprehensive State of Kansas website for resources regarding COVID-19. The site, covid.ks.gov, is a centralized place for Kansans seeking resources and up-to-date information, as the state responds to, and recovers from damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic. The site is ADA compliant, mobile ...

6 years ago
Salina Downtown Inc. is hoping their upcoming gift card promotion will provide a jump start to businesses who have been finding new ways to operate, or have been stuck waiting behind "Closed" signs for weeks. SDI Executive Director Penny Bettles says that twenty five downtown merchants can be found on the their website - and the ...

6 years ago
A group of Salina car dealers have teamed up and made a donation to help feed the hungry in Salina.  Dealerships including Marshall Motors. Long McArthur, and Money Motors made a contribution to the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank. According to the Food Bank, Larry Marshall, North McArthur, and Mike Money teamed up to make a $15,000 ...

6 years ago
A month after the Governor of Kansas announced a statewide "Stay At Home" Order, nearly 3,500 Kansans have contracted COVID-19. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its latest information at 9 a.m. Tuesday and says that 124 people in Kansas have died due to the disease, while 3,491 Kansans have contracted the virus. The hospitalization ...

6 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is planning to reveal how the state will reopen following a stay-at-home order. Kelly announced yesterday that the state should expect more guidance on the issue on Thursday. The governor says once the state lifts the stay-at-home order, which expires May 3rd at midnight, local communities will have the ability to impose lighter ...

6 years ago
Miscellaneous landscaping supplies were stolen from a rest area location just west of the community of Solomon. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the burglary occurred between Sunday evening and Monday morning from a detached storage shed near the rest area on the westbound lanes of Interstate-70, west of Solomon. The shed stores landscaping ...

6 years ago
In rural towns across Kansas, residents are often pressed – even during normal times – to find a reliable and safe source of food nearby. The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus which causes the disease COVID-19 has made that challenge even greater in some parts of the state. “Many small town grocery stores are adjusting their ...

6 years ago
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Kansas State University is helping combat the virus by developing important diagnostic tests and offering testing services for the university community. The university is now able to test K-State students, faculty and staff who need testing either because they are ill and have COVID-19 symptoms or because they have been exposed ...

6 years ago
Fort Hays State University senior Katie Youngers said she will never forget an invaluable lesson she learned from one of her professors: One of the best qualities a teacher can exhibit is adaptability. Youngers and fellow classmates have taken that philosophy to heart, and like any resourceful teacher, passed it on. An elementary education major, Youngers and ...