10 months ago
The largest fundraising effort in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University has now brought in over $35 million. According to KWU, a tremendous winter continued Thursday, when the university announced that it has surpassed $35 million in its Power of AND Campaign. An estate gift of $150,000, a $100,000 anonymous gift, and numerous other donations to ...

10 months ago
An inspiring bird is the people’s choice.  The Sculpture Tour Salina organization has announced the 2023 People’s Choice in the Salina Sculpture Tour program as "Phoenix" by Jodie Bliss. It is located in front of the Hoffman Building at the corner of Santa Fe and Iron. "Phoenix" will be the third sculpture by Bliss to be ...

10 months ago
Coming up Saturday, it's a chance to go back in time and touch part of our past at the Smoky Hill Museum. Susan Hawksworth, Director at the Smoky Hill Museum Susan joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the pioneers who traveled west and stayed in the Sunflower State. She says the ...

10 months ago
A Salina man who was wanted on a couple misdemeanor warrants is now in jail after fighting with cops and a K9 officer Wednesday night. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 8pm, officers were sent to the 900 block of E. Republic Avenue to the report of a disturbance in a yard and ...

10 months ago
 The Kansas Wesleyan Music Department may very well be counting the days, as it has just one more semester before moving into a glistening, freshly renovated Sams Chapel. According to KWU, the spring schedule will be just as varied and full as usual, with several local concerts for the community. “It’s a great opportunity to take our ...

10 months ago
Nearly two-dozen Kansas projects are receiving Historic Economic Asset Lifeline grant program funding. Projects in Lindsborg and Abilene are among those being funded. According to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's office, state officials have awarded $1.4 million HEAL grant funding to 21 projects. Projects being funded in this round of awards include upper-story housing, child care facilities, ...

10 months ago
Experts say online fraud is at "crisis level" and being fueled by artificial intelligence. Fraud cost U.S. consumers more than seven-billion dollars during the first three quarters of 2023, according to the FTC. But according to experts, when people are aware of a specific scam, they're 80-percent less likely to be caught in one. The most popular ...

10 months ago
A woman from Abilene was hurt in a single-vehicle crash near Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Lisa Voeltz was driving a 2005 Ford Explorer headed north on K 143 Highway.  After she suffered a medical emergency, the SUV left the right side of the highway, struck a signpost, then struck a tree and ...

10 months ago
How do towns get lost, or die? Once gone, how are they found again? Sometimes, it is while looking for one thing that we find another. According to the Smoky Hill Museum, that is what happened to author Johanna Wickman. While gathering information on Preston Plumb, she came upon the story of Mariposa. According to Wickman's book, ...

10 months ago
A truck owner leaves the keys in the vehicle and now Salina Police are looking for a stolen pickup. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that during a 10-minute time frame on Tuesday between 6:30pm and 6:40pm, someone entered an unlocked blue, 1992 Chevy 2500 extended cab and drove away. Police say the truck was parked ...

10 months ago
Salina Central High School drama students are ready for their "Newsies" to spread the word. "Newsies" will be on stage this weekend. "Newsies" is based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name. It is the tale of newsboy Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. When ...