4 years ago
The Saline County Health Department is requesting area businesses and organizations to adopt new policies and adapt existing ones around paid sick leave that will allow their employees to stay home when they are sick or have been exposed to COVID-19 or other highly infectious diseases without fear of negative repercussions. The agency says it is ...

4 years ago
There has been 1 new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday and 78 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, with the new death there have been 141 COVID-related deaths locally during the pandemic. With the 78 new cases there have been 7,573 total cases with 6,795 recoveries. There are currently 637 active cases ...

4 years ago
On September, 4th 2021, Salina Police Officers investigated a theft of a vehicle which occurred at 300 W Ash, Salina, Kansas. The victim reported the crime occurred at 2:03 AM on 9/4/2021. The stolen vehicle was described as a white 2003 Ford F250 pick-up, KS tag 58265. On both front doors were markings that said ...

4 years ago
Kansas ranks number one when it comes to reluctance to getting vaccinated against COVID-19. This according to a recent QuoteWizard report which determined that 69 percent of unvaccinated Kansas residents were worried about vaccine side effects. That reportedly compares to a national figure of 56 percent. Meanwhile, federal health officials report the odds of having a severe ...

4 years ago
A Salina man is facing a slew of charges after a complex scene of events involving a baby yesterday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 2:40 at the intersection of Prescott Ave. and Fifth St., witnesses said a white GMC Sierra 1500 left the roadway and hit a tree. The driver, 36-year-old ...

4 years ago
A two-vehicle accident happened yesterday after one driver ran a stop sign. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 7:50 a.m. yesterday, a 82-year old Salina man driving 2017 Honda HR-V ran a stop sign at the intersection of Fourth St. and Republic Avenue. The vehicle hit a 2000 Honda Accord. The 16-year ...

4 years ago
Fort Riley will host two events Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks. According to the Army post, a Fallen Hero Run will begin at 9:11 a.m. and 9/11 commemoration ceremony will follow at 10 a.m. The Fallen Hero Run allows soldiers, families and community supporters to honor and remember military members ...

4 years ago
The Salina Fire Department Saturday morning will pause to remember, and honor their brother and sister firefighters who gave the ultimate sacrifice 20 years ago. An event in Salina will begin at the exact time the first airliner crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th, ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division recovered more than $13.4 million for Kansas consumers and taxpayers last year. In its annual report filed Thursday the office reported more than $13.4 million in savings and recoveries to Kansas consumers and the public treasury in calendar year 2020. The impact of COVID-19 was felt on the office in ...

4 years ago
A Former Kansas State Representative has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded federal, state and local agencies of more than $450,000 in COVID-19 business recovery funds. According to the U.S. Department of Justice,  a federal grand jury in Wichita indicted 43-year-old Michael Capps on 19 charges. According to court documents Capps is ...

4 years ago
The police chief of a Dickinson County community who is facing criminal charges as part of a Kansas Bureau of Investigation case is resigning. Herington City Manager Brandon Dross tells KSAL News Herington Police Chief John V. Matula is resigning his position, effective Friday. On Wednesday the 36-year-old Matula  was ordered to appear in Dickinson County District ...