6 months ago
For the past four decades, Sid Hammond has been a committee member with the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene. It was in 1985 that he began his affiliation with the rodeo. The rodeo had been produced by the fair board, but it was failing. That year, fair board member Joyce Romberger came to Hammond and another ...

6 months ago
A teenager from Herington was injured when his car which was stopped on Interstate 70 was hit by a semi. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Koy Mueller was in a Chevrolet Cruz passenger car which was stopped on I 70 in the right lane. The car was rear-ended by an International semi which was ...

6 months ago
"The world's largest pizza plant" is in the heart of Salina. Schwan's along with the Salina Area Young Professionals, hosted a social event introducing the pizza plant history and a tour of their new facilities. Those who attended got together to try delicious pizza and tour the Schwan's facility. They got a first look on how pizzas ...

6 months ago
The goal of a massive volunteer effort in Salina on Tuesday was to make sure all children have the tools they need when they head back to school in a couple of weeks. Based on attendance at the Saline County Back to School Fair it was mission accomplished. Parents, students, and volunteers gathered at Salina ...

6 months ago
Another edition of  a celebration of R&B music is coming back to Salina. A third installment of R&B VIBES is planned for this Saturday night. R&B VIBES, an intergenerational celebration of R&B & Soul music, is planned at The Venue, located at 638 Francis St., from 8 pm to 2 am. Playing songs from all eras, VIBES ...

6 months ago
Two people were transported to hospitals following an accident near Hillsboro involving a farm tractor and a truck. According to the KHP, a tractor driven by 15-year-old Kyson Gawith from Hillsboro, and a Kenworth truck towing a trailer driven by 39-year-old Myrta Lopez of Wichita were traveling on K 15 Highway. The truck was passing the ...

6 months ago
A world renowned bassist, singer, and composer  whose talent and creativity  brought her considerable success both within and beyond the world of jazz is coming to Salina.  Esperanza Spalding is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. In 2011 Spalding was honored with the Grammy Award for best new artist. The award was largely unexpected, among the other ...

6 months ago
A metal shed was consumed by a fire after an unauthorized burn. Operations Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News, yesterday lumber, timber and tree limbs were placed in a pile and burned at a distance from the shed. Wind carried the remnants of the fire to the outbuilding causing it ...

6 months ago
A Salina hotel, which in its glory days as a Holiday Inn Holidome was one of the nicest lodging facilities in town, has been designated a dangerous structure and has been ordered to be made safe and secure, or be demolished. The Salina City Commission Monday heard a report on the Ambassador Hotel, located at 1616 ...

6 months ago
It’s another sign that the new school year is just around the corner. The Kansas Highway Patrol is inspecting school buses and other transport vehicles.  Each year every school vehicle used to transport students is inspected. According to the agency, they are working to ensure students are safe on their travels to and from school. Every ...

6 months ago
A domestic argument that began in a vehicle - ends with the arrest of a woman's boyfriend at a Salina fast food restaurant. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Traveler's Lodge Motel on South Broadway Saturday morning around 10:15am after a woman was seen running from a car that ...