7 years ago
The Salina Art Center is offering a series of Plein Air workshops starting this Saturday. “En plein air” is a French expression for “in the open air.” Plein air artists leave the comfort of their studio to work outdoors and directly experience the light, landscape, and energy of the subject matter. Join artists Debbie Wagner, John ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Friday night into early Saturday morning. According to the agency, the checkpoint is designed to identify intoxicated drivers. Those motorists suspected of intoxication will be given on-site field sobriety tests. Authorities say efforts will be made to try and not to severely interrupt the flow of ...

7 years ago
A museum dedicated to the historical, cultural and entrepreneurial story of Pizza Hut opened Wednesday in the building that housed the first restaurant launched by founders Dan and Frank Carney. The structure was relocated in 2017 to the Innovation Campus at Wichita State University, the Carneys' alma mater. The grand opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ...

7 years ago
A Kansas sheriff  is facing federal charges. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's office, Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple  is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of selling a firearm to a convicted felon. The indictment alleges the 47-year-old Whipple faxed reports to the Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (CPOST) falsely ...

7 years ago
Downtown construction is prompting a bus stop to temporarily close. The CityGo bus stop at Santa Fe & Mulberry, serving the Blue, Red, Yellow and Green Routes, is closed temporarily. The City of Salina is starting work on the upgrades to Santa Fe.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Customers are encouraged to use ...

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 ...