5 years ago
There are 10 new COVID cases in Saline County, no new deaths, and for the first time in over a year no hospitalizations. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,052 total cases with 99 currently active. It's the first time since August that fewer than 100 people were being monitored. The total ...

5 years ago
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that starting next Monday, March 29, 2021, the State of Kansas will make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all Kansans (16+), entering the final Phase 5 of the Vaccine Prioritization plan. “With the anticipated increase in supply from the federal government, we must get every dose of vaccine into arms quickly,” Governor Laura Kelly ...

5 years ago
A security wire is cut and a trailer is stolen from a north Salina business. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a Carry-On trailer is stolen off of the lot of Orscheln Farm & Home, 360 N. Ohio St. The theft is believed to have occurred between Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The ...

5 years ago
A Salina man being sought on charges which include attempted first degree murder in connection with a domestic violence incident still has not been found. Police are asking for the public's help in locating Brandon Lambert. Police say on March 20th officers were sent to the 200 block of South College in regard to a domestic violence ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: A Barton County man who went missing late Thursday has been found safe. As of early Friday afternoon, the Barton County Sheriff's Office says that 64-year-old Carl Whiting has been located. ORIGINAL: The Barton County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation issue a statewide Silver Alert for a man missing from Barton County. According ...

5 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation hosted Salina’s 10th annual Match Madness giving day on Thursday. Preliminary numbers indicate a record amount of money was gifted. In 24 hours, $375,564.57 was raised for 81 area nonprofit organizations through donations. A total of 2,362 unique gifts were made by donors. The $375,564.57 is the most money ever pledged at ...

5 years ago
About 28 percent of the adults who live or work in Saline County have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Saline County Health Officer Jason Tiller says the goal is to vaccinate at least 70 percent. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have now vaccinated more than 11,000 members of the community against COVID-19 thus ...

5 years ago
Five seniors from Salina area high schools are among a group of 30 Rudd Foundation Scholarship winners. According to the organization, each winner receives a 4-year college scholarship to attend either Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, or Wichita State University. The scholarship is earned through a competitive selection process that includes the applicant’s grades, test ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating an inmate who escaped from a court ordered treatment facility. According to the agency, 26-year-old Jeremy Thomas Cullen is wanted for aggravated escape from custody. Cullen was last seen on February 23rd when he walked away from a court ordered drug/alcohol treatment facility in ...

5 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation will temporarily close I-135 from mile marker 60 to 82 on Friday, Mar. 26 for removal of the Shawnee Road bridge. The bridge is located about 10.5 miles north of U.S. 56. I-135 will close at 7 p.m. Friday, Mar. 26 and reopen at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 26.  Traffic ...

5 years ago
A student at the Kansas State University Polytechnic campus in Salina has established a unique mentor ship program. According to the school, college mentoring programs traditionally pair students with professional mentors who assist with academic and personal growth. Trey Varner, a senior aviation student from Russell, is modifying this concept as he develops the Wildcat Mentor ...