6 years ago
The largest power provider in Kansas is changing its name. This week Westar Energy and KCP&L will launch a customer education campaign to introduce the companies’ new brand name, Evergy. According to the company, the campaign highlights the utility’s continued focus on communities it serves. “While our name has changed, our character has not. We remain ...

6 years ago
A critically acclaimed folk duo is coming to Salina. Mandolin Orange is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Mandolin Orange’s music radiates a mysterious warmth, their songs feel like whispered secrets, one hand cupped to your ear. The North Carolina duo have built a steady and growing fanbase with this kind of intimacy, and on Tides of ...

6 years ago
McPherson College welcomed its largest freshman class to campus when fall semester classes began on August 20, continuing its upward enrollment trend established over the past five years. With 316 new freshmen and transfer students, it is the largest class in school history. As classes get underway, full-time equivalent enrollment is up to 840. “This is ...

6 years ago
A 14-year-old male was arrested after he allegedly led Salina police on a chase in a stolen car. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that St. Francis Ministries reported a 2016 Chevy Impala stolen from their office at 1813 S. Ohio on Friday. Police say on Sunday, the mother of the young suspect sent a picture of ...

6 years ago
A massive joint collaboration studying the effects of fire and smoke on the earth and its inhabitants set up shop officially on Tuesday. Hundreds of scientists and crew members with the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality, a joint mission between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle after a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer was driven off the lot at the former K-Mart. Police say sometime between August 16 and August 19, someone stole the white, Trailblazer that had a 'For Sale' sign on it from the lot at 400 S. Broadway. The vehicle has a Kansas tag: ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly making threats with a handgun. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 2000 block of Applewood Lane on Monday afternoon after two men were involved in a tussle inside a home's basement. Police say 38-year-old Nakhaly Chindavong provoked the 20-year-old son of his girlfriend ...

6 years ago
A former employee at St. Francis Ministries in Salina was taken into custody Monday on charges of rape and sexual exploitation of a child. Lieutenant Michael Asher with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that 39-year-old Nathaniel R. McEachin was arrested after a months long investigation that stretches back to May of 2019. Authorities allege ...

6 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade entries and invites you to participate in this wonderful event. Last year’s parade was attended by over 3,400 people. Parade applications must be returned by Tuesday, September 3, in order to participate. There is no entry fee. Fill out an application online or download at http://smokyhillmuseum.org under ...

6 years ago
The City of Salina is hosting the 2019 Unmanned Aerial System Tech Forum this week. The conference is the largest annual event produced by the Unmanned Arial Systems Cluster Initiative of the U.S Small Business Administration to support the growth of the UAS industry within the two states. The 2019 Conference is the sixth UAS-focused conference ...

6 years ago
The Salina Health Education Foundation  is receiving $167,000 to help its fight against opioid abuse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced nearly $400 million in funding to help combat the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. This funding will help community health centers work at the local level to assist individuals suffering from ...