7 years ago
Smoky Hill River Festival Buttons go on sale in less than a week. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, admission buttons for the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival go on sale Tuesday morning at  43 locations across Salina and 20 other cities statewide. Advance-price Buttons are $10 or cost $15 at the gate after June 5. Children ...

7 years ago
One of the biggest musical events of its kind, featuring over 100 USD 305 students on stage performing, is less than a month away. The Salina Education Foundation is bringing back 305 LIVE, a collaboration between the rock band, Joe’s Pet Project, and the students and faculty of USD 305. This will be the fourth time ...

7 years ago
The Saline Country Sheriff's Office responded to a camper trailer fire in northeast Saline County on Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were dispatched to 3596 E. Humbarger Rd. at 9:22 a.m. on Tuesday due to a camper that had caught fire in front of a residence. 50-year-old Jeffrey Turner, owner ...

7 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars after he burglarized an east Salina apartment with children inside. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities responded to a report of a home invasion at an apartment complex at 2130 E. Crawford on Sunday, April 22. According to the female victim, an unknown man entered her apartment and ...

7 years ago
A new grant opportunity is available to offer support for arts events in Northwest Kansas. According to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, they are offering a new grant opportunity for communities in the 26-county Hansen service area.  The new NW Kansas Arts grants are designed to bring more arts events to Northwest Kansas by assisting with ...

7 years ago
Kansas State University alumnus Terry Schroff, owner and chief executive officer of Quiet Light Communications has contributed to the university's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications for its newly inaugurated honors program scheduled to begin in fall 2018. "I consider it a significant honor that I have the ability to assist K-State's School of ...

7 years ago
A new and improved Salina Stadium was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the Salina Central vs Salina South soccer game students, coaches, USD 305 faculty and staff, and those who worked on the project gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. USD 305 Superintendent Dr. James Hardy told KSAL News the latest improvements are part of a seven-phase ...

7 years ago
The race for the Salina area 69th District Kansas House of Representatives seat will look familiar. The same two candidates who ran for the seat back in 2016 are running again. Democrat Gerrett Morris is again challenging Republican incumbent J.R, Claeys. Back on February 28th Claeys, who has represented the district since 2012, announced that he filed ...

7 years ago
A 57-year-old pilot of a small airplane was injured when he crashed while trying to take off  on a rural McPherson County road on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Shannon Scot from Alma was attempting to take off in a Maule M-5-235C airplane headed east on Smoky Valley Road. The plane hit a ...

7 years ago
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer made a stop in Salina on Tuesday. The Governor was in Salina to sign a bill creating the Broadband Expansion Planning Task Force. According to Colyer, "the issue of broadband accessibility has been discussed for many years and now it’s time to take action". The purpose of the Statewide Broadband Task Force is ...

7 years ago
Authorities have arrested a Salina man after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend during a domestic dispute on Monday night. Police Capt. Paul Forrester says that police were called to the 600 block of Steahlin Ave. at 8 p.m. in reference of a domestic dispute. There, a witness told Police that they had witnessed a female victim being ...