5 years ago
Legislative leadership moved swiftly this week to address the surprise utility bills that many Kansas communities are shouldering after last month’s energy emergency. There are concerns about an expected drastic increase on the next utility bill in Kansas.  The historically cold weather in late February caused many to use more gas for heating their homes than ...

5 years ago
There are 13 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County, and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 5,964 total cases with 413 currently active. There are 106 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 2 patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been updated with ...

5 years ago
Spanish explorers called it "The Great Settlement" when they traveled into the area of present day Kansas and discovered a massive city of some 20,000 residents. Smoky Hill Museum Education Coordinator Nona Miller tells KSAL News that the recent discovery of the lost civiliztion challenges some teaching that all native American tribes on the plains were ...

5 years ago
A teenager is arrested after he is found driving a car that belongs to his sister, but he did not have permission to do so. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 32-year-old Sharon Williamson-Lytle, Salina, awoke at 4 a.m. Tuesday to find that her 2013 Chevy Traverse was missing. She had been staying ...

5 years ago
After taking the year off in 2020 because of the pandemic, the National Weather Service in Wichita is again this spring offering its popular "Storm Fury on the Plains" severe weather presentations. The sessions help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season. According to the agency, though the event is returning, ...

5 years ago
Tuesday's statewide tornado drill went off without a hitch with one notable exception, warning messages received on many cell phones omitted the fact that the warning was just a drill. According to the NWS, tpically this this warning is used to test NOAA Weather Radios and the Emergency Alert System (EAS). This also serves as an ...

5 years ago
A large dose of the new Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine is headed to Salina. According to the Saline County Health Department, they have been notified by the KDHE that Salina can expect to receive 500 doses of the new Johnson and Johnson vaccine sometime this week. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is a single shot, ...

5 years ago
A tree and a street light, both owned by the City of Salina, are damaged after a vehicle strikes them and leaves the scene. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that based upon evidence collected at the scene, law enforcement are looking for a possible gray Hyundai or KIA that struck the property at ...

5 years ago
A new Saline County Sheriff Deputy is among the latest graduates  from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. According to the University of Kansas, 27 new law enforcement officers graduated last Friday at a ceremony held in the KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. Deputy Luke Davis of the Gray County Sheriff’s Office was the graduating class president. The speaker ...

5 years ago
A statewide tornado drill Tuesday morning will be one of the highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week in Kansas. Severe weather awareness will be highlighted across the state all this week. It is a week where citizens are urged to become educated about severe weather, and about what to do when it threatens. According to the ...

5 years ago
Statistics say colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer found in both men and women. But fortunately colorectal cancer found early is often highly curable. According to Salina Regional Health Center, in recognition of national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, 800 free colorectal cancer screening kits are being made available to anyone age 45 to ...