9 months ago
Salina Arts & Humanities 48th Smoky Hill River Festival is just over 60 days away.  The organization on Thursday unveiled highlights of this year's epic arts party, which is June 13-16 in Oakdale Park. The popular Festival Medallion Quest will kick off at 4 pm on Wednesday, May 15, on the front steps of the Smoky ...

9 months ago
A Saline County public water supply is not safe to drink, even if boiled. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a Do Not Drink Advisory for the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park public water supply system located in Saline County. This advisory replaces a Boil Water Advisory because of the occurrence of ...

9 months ago
Salina USD 305 is making some changes to the daily schedule at elementary schools following an audit. The district tells KSAL News during its Kansas State Department of Education audit this week they were notified  the way they are scheduling recess is an issue. The auditor indicated the expectation is that recess is not directly prior ...

9 months ago
Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a pull-behind camper. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News the State Fire Marshal's Office is now assisting in the investigation of Wednesday's early morning blaze at a property in the 1800 block of W. North Street. Deputies report about 2:35am, a 65-year-old man was sleeping in the ...

9 months ago
A woman is killed in an officer-involved shooting in Harper County. Deputies responded to the report of a vehicle stopped in the roadway on U.S. Highway 160 west of Attica yesterday morning and found 54-year-old Cheryl Gaines of Oklahoma City armed with a knife and scissors. Gaines exited the vehicle and was shot and killed after allegedly ...

9 months ago
Salina Police are looking at video from around the airport area after the theft of multiple tools from a work site. Police Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that sometime between 4pm Monday and 7am Tuesday someone broke out 5 windows on a Chevy 2500 van parked in the 2700 block of Rogers Court and stole ...

9 months ago
A $2.7 million federal grant is helping the Kansas State University College of Education improve rural education in the state, and the college is offering free training and thousands of dollars in resources for teachers to take advantage of the last year of grant funding. The College of Education’s Rural Education Center, or REC, is seeking rural teachers and ...

9 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 ...

9 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 ...

9 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, ...

9 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 ...