4 years ago
An historic Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive that made a tour across the country back in 2019 to  commemorate the transcontinental railroad’s 150th anniversary is chugging its way on another run. According to Union Pacific, Big Boy No. 4014 departed Cheyenne, Wyoming, earlier this month. The historic steam locomotive is traveling through Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois, ...

4 years ago
The 45thanniversary Smoky Hill River Festival will be an “Epic Arts Party” of things to see, hear, taste and feel. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, among the notable things Festival-goers can enjoy Sept 2-5 in Oakdale Park, are: Seven first-time food vendors with delectable Food Row treats including frog legs, soft pretzels, meatball sliders, coconut shrimp, ...

4 years ago
A driver was injured when he crashed into a large sign which welcomes visitors to a Kansas community. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 33-year-old Steven Haun of Wilson was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox,  headed north on 105th Road in Ellsworth County.  For an unknown reason he left the roadway and hit the City of ...

4 years ago
Effective immediately Kansas providers may now administer a COVID booster vaccination to those who qualify. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says an additional dose of Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised and have already been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. This ...

4 years ago
More Kansans are dying from COVID-19 now than they were a year ago, as new cases continue to escalate and the vaccine rate remains flat. The Kansas Department for Health and Environment on Friday reported 28 more residents have died from COVID-19 since the agency updated numbers on Wednesday. There were also 2,991 new cases and ...

4 years ago
OCCK Transportation is planning more dates for the new “Guide & Go” Travel Training program that teaches people how to use public transportation services in the region. According to OCCK, first class in the Guide & Go program is “CityGo Familiarization”.  Other classes will be available in the future. CityGo Familiarization teaches the basics of riding CityGo ...

4 years ago
The Saline County Jail project is achieving a couple of more milestones. The new jail project was approved by voters in the November 3rd election. The one-half percent sales tax to pay for the new building was enacted on April 1st. Groundbreaking is planned for the fall, with project completion slated for the fall of 2023. According ...

4 years ago
There has been one new COVID death in Saline County since Wednesday and 45 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department, including the new death, there have been three since last Friday. Including the 45 new cases there have been 119 since last Friday. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have 16 patients who ...

4 years ago
Thieves ransack a work truck, stealing multiple power tools and generators. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, sometime between August 7th and 12th, someone entered a shop lot in the 1900 block of W. Grand and emptied the tool boxes and cab on a 2007 Chevy work truck. Owner David Sharp told deputies that keys to ...

4 years ago
A Lawrence massage therapist faces sentencing after a jury found him guilty of sex crimes involving, among others, three members of KU's women's soccer team. Court officials say jurors found Shawn P. O'Brien guilty on all eight counts yesterday. Five of the counts were linked to the soccer players. The remaining three reportedly involved a girl who ...

4 years ago
In the span of 20 minutes, a vehicle was stolen from a Salina woman at her house on Thursday. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Ashley Yoder went outside of her house to start her 2010 Dodge Journey around 10:30 a.m. Yoder said it had electrical problems and needed some time to cool off. She ...