5 years ago
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT) Flint Hills Trail and Prairie Spirit Trail state parks recently received America’s highest trails honor when they were designated National Recreational Trails by the National Park Service. Both state park trails are operated by KDWPT’s Parks Division. “This is significant, not only for those parks and our state ...

5 years ago
A Kansas doctor is named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. Dr. Rick Bright of Hutchinson was announced as a part of the 13-member task force. Rick Bright, PhD, is an American immunologist, virologist, and former public health official. Dr. Bright was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) from 2016 ...

5 years ago
Last week officials announced the Saline County Treasurer’s Office was closing temporarily, with staff working remotely due to potential COVID-19 exposure. The Saline County Health Department said if you visited the Treasurer’s Office on Monday, November 2nd, or Tuesday, November 3rd, please monitor yourself for symptoms of COVID-19. This week Saline County Treasurer Jim DuBois announced ...

5 years ago
The downtown Salina skyline will look a little different later this week. This Wednesday the new Stiefel spire for the newly built tower will be placed. According to the Stiefel, the spire will be transported to the site between 8-9am.  From 9:30-11am donors and board members are invited to come down and see the spire up ...

5 years ago
There are 10  new COVID-19 cases confirmed at Salina schools since Friday. According to USD 305’s COVID-19 incidents page, cases were confirmed at: One positive case at Schilling Elementary November 9, 2020 One positive case at Schilling Elementary November 9, 2020 One positive case at Cottonwood Elementary November 9, 2020 One positive case at Stewart ...

5 years ago
There are 66 new positive COVID-19 cases in Saline County to report since the last update on Friday. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 1,413 total cases, with 240 cases currently active. There are 1,157 people who have recovered, and a total of 16 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center reports that they ...

5 years ago
10 acres of Soybeans and some property belonging to Saline County and a Kansas energy company are all burned up in a Sunday afternoon brush fire. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the fire was near the area of McReynolds Rd. and Ohio St. at 1:49 p.m. Sunday. Multiple Saline County fire crews responded ...

5 years ago
A Salina man is jailed on suspicion of robbing a motel with a gun. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Juan Bustamante-Espinoza, Salina, is arrested for allegedly robbing the Budget King Motel, 809 N. Broadway Blvd., at around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. Victims say that the suspect tried to break in to the office ...

5 years ago
A window is broken out of a downtown Salina business that also allowed someone to damage a vintage truck that was parked inside. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that the burglary took place between 10 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Calvin's Customs, 325 N. Santa Fe Ave. It appears that the perpetrator gained ...

5 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office has worked an excess number of vehicle crashes involving deer. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies worked a total of five crashes involving deer on this past weekend, alone. The accidents include: 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6: Simpson Rd. and Assaria Rd. 11:53 p.m. on Friday, Nov. ...

5 years ago
UPDATE: A Salina teenager has been arrested in connection with a Thursday afternoon break-in in far northern Saline County. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that a 17-year-old Salina teen was found with a stolen 20 gauge Mossberg shotgun on Friday and is believed to have been involved in the home break-in. The teen has been ...