5 years ago
Saline County is on pace to distribute nearly every dose of COVID vaccine which has been received. The Saline County Health Department, Salina Family Healthcare Center, and Salina Regional Health Center have already inoculated more than 1,000 area healthcare workers with the first dose of the COVID vaccination and are on track to have administered 98 ...

5 years ago
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is planning to vote in favor of certifying the Electoral College results to elect Joe Biden as president. Moran announced Tuesday he will not block the results of the 2020 presidential election and that he must adhere to the U.S. Constitution. Moran added that he supported President Donald Trump's legal challenges, but ...

5 years ago
2021 is off to an exciting start for the Stiefel Theatre in downtown Salina. The venue is in the process of remaking its tower to a replica of what it was in the 1930s, prior to a 1951 lightning strike that damaged part of the building. Now, the Stiefel is ready to unveil its newly renovated tower ...

5 years ago
City of Salina officials continue to check a special bank account for a one-time wire transfer from the federal government to help pay for the cleanup of underground pollution at the former Schilling Air Force Base. City of Salina Utilities Director Martha Tasker tells KSAL News that when the $65.9 million dollar payment hits the bank ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announces on Tuesday that the State of Kansas exceeded its goal to conduct 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020, which was set by the Governor in October. “In October, we launched our Unified Testing Strategy with a goal of testing one million Kansans by the end of the year – and today, ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after he allegedly crashed in to two cars while intoxicated and fled the scene. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a white pickup truck had crashed in to two vehicles at the intersection of S. Ohio St. and E. Crawford Ave. at 7:40 p.m. Sunday. The truck then ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Bill McMosley Scholarship Competition, a fine arts-based event. Trenyce Nolan (Wichita, Kansas) and Billy Holladay (Kansas City, Kansas) were the event winners.  “We’re excited for Trenyce and Billy to join the KWU family,” said Ken Oliver, Vice President of Advancement, Admissions and Marketing. ...

5 years ago
OCCK Transportation is honoring drivers for safety. According to the organization, recipients of the 2020 Driver Safety Recognition Awards include 31 drivers with more than 107 years of safe driving. The OCCK Transportation Division Safe Driver Recognition and Award Program is designed to distinguish and honor OCCK Transportation drivers who have proven their skill in avoiding accidents ...

5 years ago
A Kansas prison inmate who died Monday had tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, this is the first COVID-19 related resident death at the Eldorado Correctional Facility, and the thirteenth resident death related to COVID-19 for the state. The resident tested positive for the virus on Dec. 28th, and was transferred to ...

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There are 11 new deaths due to COVID-19 since the update on December 30th, and there are 193 new cases. According to the Saline County Health Department the total number of positive cases has risen to 4,480, with 1,756 cases currently active. At least 2,655 people have recovered, and now 69 people have died. Salina Regional Health ...

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today announced she has signed Executive Order #20-72, which extends temporary relief for motor carriers from certain rules and regulations during a State of Disaster Emergency, allowing them to quickly deliver supplies necessary to assist Kansas in its COVID-19 recovery efforts. “As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it is critical that our state ...