7 months ago
A couple of bands who broke through on the punk and alternative scene in the 1980s are coming to Salina. The Psychedelic Furs and the Jesus and Mary Chain are coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. The Psychedelic Furs have been an influence since arriving four decades ago. Born out of the UK post-punk scene ...

7 months ago
A Salina man who allegedly threatened a relative with a hammer was taken to jail. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 2pm on Monday, officers were sent to the 400 block of Montrose Street to the report of a man threatening a woman with a hammer. Police say an argument inside the home took ...

7 months ago
It started with the sounds of the Festival Jam Thursday night and ended late Sunday afternoon with the smooth sounds of “Papa Green Shoes”.  The 48th edition of the Smoky Hill River Festival wrapped up Sunday evening in Oakdale Park. In between there was a little rain, a little wind, a little heat, and a ...

7 months ago
Representatives of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals urged Kansas lawmakers Monday to expand a tax incentive program to provide the teams millions of dollars to leave Missouri and set up shop in new stadiums across the state line. “If we want to be major league we’ve got to have major league teams,” Korb Maxwell, an ...

7 months ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum has received $166,600 in funding via a state tax credit program. This will be used in support of fundraising efforts on the 1904 World’s Fair Swedish Pavilion Restoration & Improvement Project. According to the organization, this grant is expected to raise $238,000 in donations. which will fully cover ...

7 months ago
A combine was destroyed by fire while working in a wheat field on Saturday. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, a combine owned by Joshua Kejr was cutting wheat in the 4400 block of E. Mentor Road on Saturday afternoon around 12:30pm. Deputies say the operator noticed some of the wheat had caught on fire in ...

7 months ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of a car on Sunday. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, sometime between 9:30pm on Saturday and 11:15am Sunday, someone stole a silver, 2012 Chevy Cruz 4-door that was parked in the 3100 block of S. 9th Street. The vehicle has Kansas tag: 709 RFK. Police are looking for a known ...

7 months ago
No one was hurt after a home was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that crews from Rural Fire Districts #3, #6 and #7 responded to a Friday night fire in the 7200 block of W. Railroad Avenue in Hedville. Deputies say the house was being remodeled and that ...

7 months ago
A missing child is found dead in Butler County. Deputies were called to the 12-thousand-block of Southwest Prairie Creek Road on Saturday evening after a three-year-old boy wandered off and disappeared. The child was found dead yesterday morning in a waterway not far from where they had disappeared. Initial reports indicate that the boy accidentally drowned.

7 months ago
Two Salina men were taken into custody after an incident at a former co-worker's home. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 46-year-old Nicholas Bryan and 43-year-old Jose Gonzalez were arrested early Sunday after police were sent to the 2800 block of S. Ohio to investigate a broken window. The 55-year-old resident told officers that Bryan ...

7 months ago
The next generation of Kansas scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians needs quality experiences and knowledgeable teachers, and Kansas State University Salina has helped lead the way through several recent STEM educational opportunities to support K-12 educators. One outreach project consisted of a drone racing competition designed for middle school students. K-State Salina's Applied Aviation Research Center, or AARC, provided ...