8 years ago
The National Retail Federation says Halloween spending is at a record high this year, and it's mostly because millennials want to dress up, go to parties, and participate in other festivities. Ana Smith with the National Retail Federation says Americans will be spending the most money on costumes this year. She says they're seeing an estimated ...

8 years ago
Fine Arts students at Kansas Wesleyan University will showcase their talents in multiple upcoming events. October 31 | Radio Drama, “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Lucille Fletcher | Free The KWU Media Performance Class will present its annual Halloween Radio Drama on October 31 at 7 p.m. at Ad Astra Books and Coffee House. “Sorry, Wrong Number” is ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation  advises parents to perform a check for registered offenders in their neighborhoods, and areas their children plan to trick-or-treat, prior to Halloween festivities. Parents and guardians can search online at www.kbi.ks.gov/registeredoffender to determine where registered offenders reside. The site allows searches within three miles of an address for registered sex offenders, ...

8 years ago
             The Abilene Cowboys made the playoff tonight but not quite the way they imagined it at the start of the day.  Abilene needed to win at home tonight against McPherson by two points in order to win the district but the Cowboys lost 28-7.  The Bullpups scored 21 unanswered points ...

8 years ago
Four Kansas Supreme Court justices facing a campaign to oust them in the Nov. 8 election are defending the court's handling of capital punishment cases. Past high court rulings overturning death sentences are at the center of the effort to remove Chief Justice Lawton Nuss and Justices Carol Beier, Dan Biles and Marla Luckert. Justice Caleb Stegall ...

8 years ago
A Salina man stops a sale from going forward to avoid being scammed. The Saline County Sheriff's reports that the 55-year old man was trying to sell a garden tub online at LetGo.com and found a buyer who agreed to pay $440 for the item. He became suspicious of the deal when the buyer sent him a ...

8 years ago
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is eyeing the 2018 election in a move to possibly reclaim the Kansas congressional seat he lost in the Republican primary. The Hutchinson News reports Huelskamp quietly filed his statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 17 for the sprawling 1st District of western and central Kansas. The ultra-conservative Republican ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft in the 300 block of North 10th Street. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that sometime between 9am and 9pm Wednesday, someone entered the home and removed two flat screen televisions. Police say the combined value of the 43-inch Sharp TV and the 32-inch Roku TV is $600. ...

8 years ago
An online link pulls a man away from Amazon and into a scammer's web. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a 52-year-old man who lives in northwest Saline County was shopping for a GPS unit for his combine on the web through Amazon. Soldan says he clicked on a link that took him off ...

8 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities is seeking public feedback about arts and cultural programs in Salina through a new online survey. The survey, live as of October 28, asks questions about the Smoky Hill River Festival, accessibility and availability of the arts, and community perceptions about cultural-arts programs and services. The survey’s questions are modeled after a ...

8 years ago
Between October 11, 2016 at 9:00PM and 6:00AM on October 12, 2016 an unknown suspect or suspects broke into the Assaria Lutheran Church located at 124 W. 1st Street in Assaria. Entry was gained by breaking a window. Items stolen include a 60” Vizio TV, an HP computer and a Quart Q series guitar. Total loss & ...