4 years ago
A large crowd gathered in Salina’s Oakdale Park Thursday to be a part of the official opening event of the 2021 Smoky Hill River Festival. Though it got cut short, the Festival Jam officially started the annual party in the park. The Jam wasn't scheduled to start until 6:00. But there were fans waiting when the ...

4 years ago
A large crowd gathered in Salina Thursday evening to watch a historic Union Pacific locomotive chug into town. Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy steam locomotive No. 4014 has been touring the Union Pacific system this summer. The journey is winding down leading up to Labor Day, taking it through Kansas. Thursday evening at around 6:30 it ...

4 years ago
A Saline County community is planning a labor day celebration which has been going on annually for nearly a half century. The Brookeville Labor Day Celebration is this Saturday and Sunday. Organizers tell KSAL News this year's Grand Marshall is Janet Watkins. Janet was born in rural Brookville in 1937. She graduated from Brookville high school in ...

4 years ago
A surge of COVID cases and exposures is prompting an area school district to temporarily close. USD 481 Hope / White City schools are closed through September 12th due to COVID exposures. The district says much of their student body has been exposed to at least one positive COVID-19 case. The Morris County Health Department has ...

4 years ago
With COVID cases soaring locally the Stiefel Theatre in Salina is implementing a new attendance policy. Beginning October 1st those attending a show at the venue must present proof of being fully vaccinated or proof of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the show. According to the Stiefel, the new policy is in response ...

4 years ago
Lisa Shappee, director of instructional design and faculty support, is the recipient of the 2021 Wagner Award for Outstanding Instructional Support from Kansas State University Salina. The Wagner Award recognizes an outstanding individual in distance learning administration innovation, excellent instructional support and leadership. "Lisa demonstrates outstanding instructional support in the way she interacts with her colleagues, through ...

4 years ago
A Haysville school is evacuated after a transformer caught fire. The Haysville School District says a transformer outside Nelson Elementary School caught fire yesterday morning. Students and staff were moved to Haysville United Methodist Church and then to the middle school. No injuries were reported in the incident.

5 years ago
As labor day weekend approaches extra law enforcement is on patrol keeping roads and highways across Kansas safe. Local county and city law enforcement have mobilized along with the Kansas Highway Patrol in an effort to crack down on drunk drivers. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, drivers are advised that during the period of August ...

5 years ago
Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard will be deployed to Louisiana to provide support in and around areas affected by Hurricane Ida. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's Office, the Guardsmen are deploying as part of an Emergency Management Assistance Compact, a multistate agreement that allows states to send government aid to other states ...

5 years ago
To protect Kansas students, teachers, and staff from the threat of the contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, Governor Laura Kelly  has formed the Safer Classrooms Workgroup. According to the Governor's office,  the workgroup, composed of highly skilled health professionals from across Kansas, will highlight the urgency of protecting kids from COVID-19 and use the best available ...

5 years ago
There are 69 new COVID cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are 543 active cases of the virus in the community. Overall, 136 people have died. Salina Regional Health Center Reports they have 14 patients in the hospital combating COVID. The health department had compiled August COVID Update for ...