8 months ago
The Salina Art Center Cinema is featuring a fun, one night only screening this week of a documentary which will end with a Q&A and acoustic performance by the band featured in the film. According to the organization, "We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment" will be shown Thursday night at 6:00. The film chronicles the ...

8 months ago
The Dickinson County Kansas Economic Development Corporation broke ground Tuesday afternoon on a new retirement housing complex in Abilene. The complex, located off of Northeast 21st Street, is intended for those who are looking for a place to settle in after retirement. The complex is a living space that is made of 16 duplexes and a ...

8 months ago
The Kansas legislature last week approved a bill that officially designates the Abilene and Smoky Valley as the state’s official heritage railroad. The legislation, HB2481, also names Santa Fe 3415, the railroad’s prized steam engine, as Kansas’ official steam locomotive. The bill passed the House and Senate unanimously. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, ...

8 months ago
Salina City Commissioners have been briefed on a legal response to a federal lawsuit involving a case with a mural on the outside of the Cozy Inn. Salina City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at how the case is progressing. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Extra-City-MGR-4-9.mp3"][/audio]   At issue is a mural ...

8 months ago
A Hollywood star who got his start doing stand up comedy is bringing his stand up to Salina. George Lopez is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. George Lopez’s career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television. Lopez has broken ground for Latino comics by embracing his ethnicity, confronting racial stereotypes, and fighting for his community ...

8 months ago
A high speed chase ends with a motorcycle crash and the arrest of a Salina man. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 34-year-old Alex Cook-Myher was arrested on Friday after leading officers on a pursuit that reached speeds up to 90-mph on city streets. Police say on Friday morning around 10am, an officer on patrol ...

8 months ago
A Salina student is among eight students in Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine chosen to receive the 2024 Zoetis Foundation/AAVMC Veterinary Student Scholarship. The scholarship program is sponsored by Zoetis, a global animal health company, in partnership with the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. To offset educational expenses related to attaining a veterinary education, from 2010 to ...

8 months ago
The National Institute for Standards and Technology will host the First Responder Uncrewed Aircraft System 3D Mapping Challenge on April 9-11 in Salina. Kansas State University's award-winning Applied Aviation Research Center will be on hand to serve as expert consultation and to facilitate the competition. According to K-State, this prize competition features drone enthusiasts from across the country ...

8 months ago
The City of Salina has nearly a million dollars in grant funding available for neighborhood projects, and will start taking grant applications later this week. According to the City, beginning Wednesday, April 10th, the City of Salina’s Community Relation Division will begin to accept applications for the Neighborhood Repair & Rehabilitation Program (NRRP) with the funding ...

8 months ago
Salina Tech is inducting 14 students into its chapter of the National Technical Honor Society during a ceremony this week. According to the school, to qualify for membership in the organization, students must have at least a 3.5 GPA, be nominated by an instructor and submit an essay about their community service activities and why they ...

8 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s Theatre Arts department will premier its production of “Working: A Musical – Localized” this Friday, April 12th, at 7 p.m. The show will also run April 13 (7 p.m.), April 14 (2 p.m.) and April 19 (7 p.m.), with the latter date being part of Spring Alumni and Community Weekend. “This winter, I was ...