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 ...

5 years ago
A woman from Manhattan was killed when large metal pipes being hauled by a semi became unsecured and fell off onto Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the spilling pipes damaged six other vehicles which either had pipes  land on top of them, or collided with pipes. There was also a two-vehicle collision, and ...

5 years ago
There are 22 new COVID-19 cases in Saline County and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department, there are now 699 cases currently active. There are 105 total deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have nine patients who require hospitalization for COVID-19. The county dashboard has been updated with the latest information: Mobile ...

5 years ago
A Salina high school student is a finalist for a prestigious merit scholarship. According to USD 305, Central High School senior Spencer Angell has been named a Finalist for the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. He now continues in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships along with more than 15,000 other Finalists. All National Merit ...

5 years ago
Water main breaks, fire hydrant leaks, stopped sewers, it's been a long stretch of repairs for City of Salina crews in the wake of a polar vortex that invaded Kansas and stayed. City of Salina Utilities Director Martha Tasker is well aware of what sub-zero temperatures and shifting ground conditions can do to water lines. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/tasker-1.mp3"][/audio]   Tasker ...