5 years ago
A Salina college student has been selected for a prestigious internship. Kansas Wesleyan senior Kelsey Ripperge has been selected for a Washington Center internship. According to KWU, the internship will take place for EarthShare, an environmental non-profit in the Washington, D.C. region. Ripperger (Hastings, Neb.) is a multi-year honor roll recipient, a letterwinner on the volleyball team, ...

5 years ago
A Salina man was one of three people killed in a head-on two-vehicle crash in Marion County. According to the KHP, 30–year-old Nathan Puett was driving a Dodge Caravan headed east on US 56 Highway. The van went left of center and hit an oncoming Ford F-150 pickup truck head-on. Puett was killed in the crash, as ...

5 years ago
There is one new death and 11 new COVID cases in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have been 5,935 cases of the virus, 699 currently active. There are 106 people who have died. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have nine patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The County dashboard has been ...

5 years ago
A K-State student from Salina has received a scholarship for online learning. More than 75 students attending Kansas State University Online received scholarships this spring semester ranging in amounts from $600 to $1,500 each and totaling $44,800. Saihara Taylor, senior in elementary education, Salina, College of Education Scholarship for Distance Education Students, is a 2021 scholarship recipient. K-State ...

5 years ago
A joint investigation between an Oklahoma county sheriff's office and the Saline County Sheriff's Office lands a Salina man in jail for the theft of several guns. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that the Saline County Sheriff's Office received word on Wednesday that a crime that occurred in Oklahoma might have connections to ...

5 years ago
Soldiers from Fort Riley are deploying to help with the COVID vaccination effort. According to the Army, Fort Riley will deploy an additional task force as part of the Department of Defense’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Approximately 120 Soldiers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, will deploy to Miami, ...

5 years ago
Saline County health workers continue to vaccinate Phase 2 group members who have registered for the 2 round shot package in the fight against COVID-19. More than 7,000 people who live and work in Saline County have received either their first or both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination. According to the Saline County Health Department, the Kansas ...

5 years ago
A $2,500 reward has been offered in a Salina shooting case. Police say at approximately 11:42 AM on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, Salina Fire Department EMS and Salina Police Officers were dispatched to the 700 block of North 4th Street, Salina, for a report of the sound of gunfire and someone screaming. Upon arrival, Salina Police Officers ...

5 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering an external audit of fraudulent claims paid out by the Kansas Department of Labor. Kelly says she requested the audit because of discrepancies in the Kansas Legislative Post Audit Division's report and the labor department's audit. The post audit division says the department of labor paid out 600-million-dollars in fraudulent claims, ...

5 years ago
The Salina City Commission voted to reopen the doors to the Salina Fieldhouse on Monday and with that, numerous events are now scheduled in the upcoming months. MAYB Basketball says that they have at least five basketball tournaments scheduled from March 20-July 24. With that, the Fieldhouse says that their first sports tournament is an HOA Volleyball ...

5 years ago
As the 2021 crop production season begins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact producers nationwide to determine their plans for the upcoming growing season. “Each year, the agriculture industry eagerly awaits USDA’s Prospective Plantings report, which provides the first survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ planting intentions for the year,” said NASS’ Kansas State ...