12 months ago
To commemorate Kansas Day, Kansas Tourism has released a new video inviting audiences to reclaim their vacation in Kansas. According to the Kansas Tourism, the video kicks off its 2024 marketing campaign that focuses on the true meaning of a vacation and how Kansas is the perfect vacation destination. To watch the video, click here. Kansans and ...

12 months ago
A GPS unit on a stolen work truck helps authorities find a couple of thieves. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that staff at Salina Scale contacted police to report that someone had stolen a Ford F250 pickup and a goose neck trailer from their lot in the 400 block North 9th sometime Thursday ...

12 months ago
Three acts with multiple hits on the christian music charts among them are coming to perform a benefit show in Salina. The Unreal Tour is making a stop in Salina, and proceeds from the concert will benefit the Salvation Army of Salina. Acts including Unspoken, Sanctus Real, and JJ Weeks will hit the stage at the ...

12 months ago
The Lindsborg Arts Council invites everyone to help celebrate the 30th annual Chocolate Lover's Affair & Art Auction. According to the organization, this is their  largest fundraiser for high school arts-related scholarships and community grants. Art pieces (donated by local artists and businesses) will be auctioned in both silent and live auctions, and Lindsborg's 2024 Artist ...

12 months ago
Salina will be the first stop when National Weather Service Meteorologists head out across the state to present their annual "Storm Fury on the Plains" weather education events. The National Weather Service is partnering with local emergency management offices to offer the weather education event. The presentation is to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts ...

12 months ago
Every year, the Smoky Hill Museum holds an exhibition on the Saturday before Kansas Day (January 29th). The exhibit features wood carvings, the history of farming, culture and more. Museum Director Susan Hawksworth and her team want Salina residents to know where they came from, and how, with history. She told KSAL News "it is a great ...

12 months ago
It's never too early to make preparations for one of the longest running events in the country, Bethany College's Messiah Festival of Arts. This year's theme is Rejoice, Greatly!  According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Bethany Oratorio Society has performed Handel’s Messiah every year since 1882 and Bach’s The Passion According to St. ...

12 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Friday afternoon vetoed legislation which would have created a 5.25% state income tax in Kansas. The Governor vetoed a similar flat tax plan in 2023  which would have created a 5.15% flat tax. In issuing the veto, the Governor said she does support tax cuts, but not this particular proposal. In part, ...

12 months ago
What’s in a name? In the heyday of train travel in America, railroads established a simple way to assist consumers in making travel plans by assigning names to passenger trains. Names like “Super Chief” and “Empire Builder” made trip planning easier, and, even more importantly, the names assigned to trains essentially became a brand of ...

12 months ago
Police in Newton have identified a woman who died Friday after she suffered a medical emergency and crashed her car into a Walmart store. According to the agency, the driver has been identified as 69-year-old Wanda Hoyle of Newton. The car crashed through the vision center area of the store. No one else was injured in ...

12 months ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 is now recovering at home after a patrol vehicle he was in was hit by a distracted driver. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, back on Friday, January 12th,  K-9 Igor was in patrol car that was hit by a distracted driver along Interstate 70 in Ellis County near Walker. The ...