8 years ago
A Labor Day candidate forum is planned in Salina. Salina’s first general election candidate forum will start on this Labor Day Monday. It will be at Ad Astra Books and Coffee. 18 local, state and federal candidates vying for local support will participate. The Salina Area Workers Coalition,  a local non-profit volunteer organization, is hosting the forum. Each ...

8 years ago
A celebration 149 years in the making is planned in Abilene. This Labor Day weekend is the 149th Chisholm Trail Anniversary celebration, and will kick off a year of celebrations leading up to the big 150th. Planned events include the "Saddle Up, Let's Ride!" parade which will include welcoming back the Texas longhorn cattle down the ...

8 years ago
Time to hit the road to help the rhinos at Rolling Hills Zoo. "They are endangered and they're beautiful, wonderful creatures and we are raising money for them," said Tracy Allen, Sales and Events Manager at Rolling Hills. Allen joined in on the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a reminder for listeners, that Zoo Brew is coming ...

8 years ago
A federal judge has narrowed a lawsuit filed by a former employee of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office who claims she was fired for refusing to attend prayer services there. But Topeka attorney Gary Laughlin said Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Sam Crow's order allows Courtney Canfield to pursue her most important religious discrimination ...

8 years ago
A suspicious fire destroys a pickup truck. Salina Police were called to the scene of  a vehicle fire in the 600 block of W. Walnut at about 9:30pm Tuesday night. Police say the 1989 Chevy Silverado was fully engulfed in flames when Salina Fire crews arrived. Investigators say the fire originated inside the cab and is considered suspicious. The ...

8 years ago
Officials from the University of Missouri Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy have announced that Jay Sexton, an internationally acclaimed historian, has been named the inaugural Kinder Institute Chair in Constitutional Democracy. Sexton, who will begin his position at MU on Sept. 1, will be leaving his position as lecturer and tutorial fellow at the University ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a possible strong-arm robbery, after a man reported being struck by a car Tuesday night in the 600 block of N. 9th Street. SPD's Captain Chris Trocheck says the investigation is still in its early stages. The incident occurred at approximately 10:30pm in north Salina.

8 years ago
Persistent grant writing has paid off for David Turner, Chief of Rural Fire Department #5.  His sixth grant application, to replace air tanks that fire fighters wear, has been funded. A division of Homeland Security will pick up 95% of the costs of purchasing self-contained breathing apparatuses while RFD#5 will pick up 5% of the costs.  ...

8 years ago
Sharing the gospel on the prairie was a wild proposition for Christian ministers - as communities popped up in the Sunflower state. One of the first cattle towns in Kansas was named after a fiery pastor who packed a Bible and a couple of pistols, "Baxter Springs was named after John Baxter who was a Baptist ...

8 years ago
A former office manager at a Salina business is now facing charges for embezzling over $8,600. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News an investigation that began in February of this year culminated in the arrest of 41-year-old Sarah T. Jones on Monday. Police say an internal audit at Tox-Eol Pest Management, 417 S. Clark raised concerns. The ...

8 years ago
Eat your heat out Georgia. Kansas might soon be known for a peach. Johnson County could soon be home to the world's heaviest peach. A peach that was picked at Tubby Fruits in south Johnson County on August 24th weighed more than 763 grams or about 1.7 pounds Officials say that the peach was weighed Monday at ...