4 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center is easing its COVID-19 age restriction visitation guidelines. According to the hospital, effective immediately there will no longer be restrictions to visit or accompany patients based on age. The hospital had previously required all visitors be age 12 or older. Hospital inpatients will still only be allowed to have two visitors at the ...

4 years ago
Bethany College topped $11 million in gifts and pledges, as it ended its fiscal year on June 30th. The college in Lindsborg says rebounding after the pandemic, it is committed to reconnecting with its core values of integrity, hospitality, community, servant leadership, sustainability, and excellence after challenging times. President Elizabeth Mauch unveiled the new Path to Your ...

4 years ago
A charitable association in Abilene that helps those who are fighting cancer got a shot in the arm compliments of some rodeo cowboys. The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo made a donation of $5,548.06 to the Elsie Brooks Memorial Cancer Fund of Dickinson County. The Jeffcoat Memorial Foundation matched $5,000 of the funds raised at the rodeo, ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a group of thieves who went on a spending spree with stolen financial cards. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 45-year-old Salina man apparently left his 2004 Honda Avalon unlocked while visiting Jerry Ivey Park on Monday evening around 5pm. On Tuesday the victim discovered his bank card and credit ...

4 years ago
A Salina woman was transported to the hospital after a two vehicle accident on Tuesday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that just before noon on Tuesday a 74-year-old woman failed to stop her 2016 Jeep Compass at a stop sign in the intersection of Republic and Sheridan - colliding with a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is planning a Child Care Recruitment Fair this week. It will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at its facility at 125 W. Elm St. The agency says you can join them to learn about funding, training, and educational opportunities. You’ll find current openings available for childcare workers or to ...

4 years ago
Authorities are identifying a man who drowned at an eastern Kansas lake. Twenty-year-old Michael Giesbrecht had docked a jet ski at Hillsdale Lake on Sunday before being found facedown in the water a short time later. Bystanders pulled the victim to shore, and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Investigators believe an underlying medical condition ...

4 years ago
As millions of K-12 students head back to the classroom, a new report by Kansas State University College of Education researchers shows the scope of the teaching vacancy problem across the country, providing what may be the first data set on teacher shortages by state. "Is There a National Teacher Shortage? A Systematic Examination of Reports ...

4 years ago
Grant funding is available to help first responders in Kansas in dealing with opioid abuse. According to the Kansas Governor's Office, $3.2 million in grants that will be used to assist rural first responders combatting opioid abuse. The grants will fund training regarding carrying and administering approved medication for emergency reversal of opioid overdose. The Substance Abuse ...

4 years ago
The number of Kansans applying for new concealed carry licenses declined in the recently ended 2022 fiscal year. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, the agency’s Concealed Carry Licensing Unit received 4,544 new applications, a decline from 7,717 applications received in the previous fiscal year. The licensing ...

4 years ago
Fort Riley will conduct a full-scale, emergency-preparedness exercise this week. According to the Army, the event will be this Thursday in the Camp Funston area. During the day, residents, employees and community members should be aware there may be an increase in emergency response vehicles and “Giant Voice” loudspeaker announcements. Additionally, certain roads on the installation may ...