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A  long-time celebration comprised of tuba and euphonium players, returns to Salina this weekend, The Kansas Wesleyan Department of Music will coordinate the "TubaChristmas" event Saturday at the Central Mall. “TubaChristmas” is a worldwide celebration of tuba and euphonium players that began in 1974 to celebrate famed tuba instructor William Bell. The Christmas carols are specifically ...

12 months ago
Later this month the Georgetown Santas will return for their annual event on Georgetown Road in Salina.  This year’s event marks a special milestone for the Santas, as it is their 25th year of operation. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading up to Christmas each year. Each ...

12 months ago
The holiday season is upon us, and there's no better way to usher in the festive spirit than with the timeless charm of Meredith Willson's Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, presented at the Great Plains Theatre in Abilene. According to the organization, this heartwarming production is a joyous celebration for the whole family. Unwrapping the Wonder Meredith ...

12 months ago
Kansas drivers are rolling into the weekend with significantly lower prices at the pump. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular fell yesterday in the Sunflower State to just under two dollars and 90 cents, as the national average was unchanged at a few tenths under three-25 a gallon. Prices were lowest ...

12 months ago
More than 75 pounds of illegal drugs are off the streets of Wichita following yesterday's big drug bust in Wichita. State officials say members of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's Joint Fentanyl Impact Team seized 13 pounds of fentanyl pills, 59 pounds of methamphetamine, and more than four-point-two pounds of fentanyl powder. KBI agents, assisted by members ...

12 months ago
An investigation into a liquor store burglary along with a tip from a citizen leads to the arrest of a couple of Salina men. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that on Thursday deputies used a search warrant at a home in the 500 block of N. 12th Street and found not only stolen ...

12 months ago
A Salina woman was charged with child endangerment after she was arrested for DUI as she drove her teenager to school. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 33-year-old Deanna Garvert was taken into custody on Thursday morning around 7:30am after she allegedly turned her Jeep Cherokee in front of oncoming traffic at the intersection ...

12 months ago
Authorities are looking for a suspect who ran off with an Apple Macbook. On Monday, 11/22/2023, Officers with the Salina Police Department were dispatched to Rent One at 1123 W. Crawford St., Salina, in regards to a theft. An employee reported at approximately 5:30 PM a subject entered the store and asked to see an Apple Macbook. When presented ...

12 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan has received a $700,000 gift from the estate of Gretchen Morgenstern, a former member of the KWU Board of Trustees. According to KWU, the gift is believed to be one of the ten largest single gifts from an individual in school history. “We are extremely appreciative of this generous gift,” said Ken Oliver, KWU’s executive ...

12 months ago
Salina has been chosen as the host city for a statewide free dental clinic. The Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation will host its annual "Kansas Mission of Mercy" free dental clinic in early 2024 at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. The Kansas Mission of Mercy is a large-scale dental clinic that provides free oral healthcare to patients ...

12 months ago
The 34rd Annual Fall Buffalo Auction is coming up Saturday, December 2nd at the sale barn in Salina. Dick Gehring with the Kansas Buffalo Association joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Thursday with a look at the event that will bring over 400 bison to Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Company located at 1500 ...