5 years ago
After disbursement yesterday, Saline County has now expended 99.64% of the $11 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds awarded to the County by the State of Kansas as part of the federal CARES Act funding for states and local governments. Each of the 47 local schools, non-profit organizations, local governments and business representatives awarded funding in the ...

5 years ago
Parts of Kansas are bracing for another round of winter weather that could potentially lead to a messy start in 2021. The National Weather Service in Wichita says that the eastern two-thirds of the state look to see snow and a wintry-mix on Thursday in to New Year's Day. While most areas to the north and west ...

5 years ago
A man is seriously injured after a chase ended with a crash in Ellis County. Ellis police were chasing 29-year-old Kyle Williams of Abilene on Old Highway 40 on Monday night when Williams left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Williams was taken to Hays Medical Center for treatment.

5 years ago
Kansas residents will not have to wait to apply for jobless benefits. Governor Laura Kelly announced yesterday that she has signed an executive order that waives the one week requirement for residents who apply for unemployment. For states who have waived the "waiting week," Congress will federally fund 50-percent of the first week of compensable regular unemployment ...

5 years ago
A woman witnesses a male subject steal her unattended stroller that has numerous belongings inside. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the theft happened between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Monday at the corner of Phillips Ave. and Walnut Ave. The victim, a 44-year-old Salina woman, left her stroller full of property by the ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is caught in the act of a hotel burglary by authorities and arrested. Meanwhile, a Wichita woman who was with him is also arrested. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that SPD was sent to the Ambassador Hotel, 1616 W. Crawford for a burglary in progress at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Officers located ...

5 years ago
Work crews from Evergy have restored power to a number of homes in Ottawa County after a wide spread outage was first reported around 7am. A spokesperson with Evergy tells KSAL News that about 1,600 residents in Ottawa County were without power on Tuesday after some cracked equipment became soaked in the rain and failed. Crews located ...

5 years ago
A pair of central Kansas men traveling in a vehicle are hurt when it crashes and overturns due to weather conditions in western Kansas. Kansas Highway Patrol officials say that the crash happened in Trego County around 5 p.m. on Interstate-70. The two men were traveling east in a 2013 Ford Expedition when their vehicle lost ...

5 years ago
A Nebraska woman is killed in a northwest Kansas crash on Monday. Kansas Highway Patrol officials say that the crash happened in Phillips County at 5:30 a.m. For an unknown reason, A vehicle driven by the 30-year-old Araphaoe, Neb. woman crossed the center line on the highway and ran head-on in to a coming semi. The semi ...

5 years ago
There are 6 new COVID-19 deaths in Saline County and 113 new cases since the last report on December 23rd. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 4,145 total cases with 1,882 cases currently active. There are at  least 2,209 people who have recovered, and now 54 people have died. Salina Regional Health ...

5 years ago
Four park locations in Salina will accept and recycle Christmas trees into mulch through the end of January. The mulch will be used around newly planted trees and to surface nature trails. Christmas trees must be free of ornaments, stands, netting and plastic bags. Yard waste will not be accepted. Drop-off locations include: Lakewood Park, 1323 E. ...