1 year ago
A chase involving a vehicle stolen out of Saline County ended with a Colorado being shot in South Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that a motor carrier inspector from the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) observed a silver 2016 Honda Odyssey on the side of U.S. Highway 54 in Kingman ...

1 year ago
Kansas Wesleyan’s String Orchestra continues its semester-long journey through Central Kansas  this week. According to KWU, its string orchestra will play alongside Manhattan High School in a special side-by-side concert this Thursday evening. . The event begins at 7 p.m. in Rezac Auditorium and admission is free. It is the third, and final, side-by-side KWU Orchestra concert ...

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The public is invited to learn how President Dwight Eisenhower was a transportation visionary. The October Lunch & Learn will explore the topic this Thursday at noon central time via YouTube Livestream. The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum invites everyone to join in remotely with Christopher Coes from the U.S. Department of Transportation. This lecture will ...

1 year ago
A unique new opportunity to connect the local workforce and educators in Salina will soon take place again. Salina USD 305 is planning another “Building Bridges” event.  It will take place on November 9, 5:15-7:00 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. According to USD 305, the “Building Bridges” free event is open to all and will bring together ...

1 year ago
In response to the ever-growing demand for highly skilled aviation maintenance experts, Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has launched a new scholarship that's designed to make world-class aviation maintenance education accessible and affordable to aspiring professionals in the field. The Vanier Family Aviation Maintenance Scholarship is possible thanks to the generous support of the ...

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Embark on an emotionally rich musical journey with the Salina Symphony November 5th at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. The Symphony will open the Passage-themed concert with Barber’s thoughtful Adagio for Strings. The orchestra will then be joined by flutist Daniel Velasco for a performance of Michael Daugherty’s virtuosic and heart-wrenching Trail of Tears, a ...

1 year ago
A neighborhood video from E. Republic Avenue helps police identify a suspect who damaged a SUV Saturday. According to Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges, officers viewed footage of a man who threw a concrete, yard ornament frog and a chainsaw at a 2015 Dodge Durango - causing over $1,500 in damages to the passenger side of ...

1 year ago
Coming up Tuesday on the KSAL Morning News Extra we begin a week of "Candidate Conversations" as City Commission candidates join us on the air to inform listeners of their ideas, concerns and solutions for the City of Salina. Listen to Haley Helzer and Mike Hoppock on Tuesday, October 24, at 8:15am right after the KSAL ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are looking for a couple of male suspects who reportedly robbed a pedestrian at gunpoint early Monday. According to Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges investigators are looking for two men in a silver Nissan who robbed a 27-year-old Salina man as he walked in the 1900 block of E. Crawford Street. Police say around 1:50am the ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen van and the thief who took it. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that early Monday morning around 3:30am, a Salina man accidentally left his key fob in his 2016 Honda Odyssey and went into his work place in the 1400 block of W. State Street. When he went ...

1 year ago
The Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau was honored with three esteemed marketing awards at the Kansas Tourism Conference in Dodge City. According to the organization, these awards, presented by the Travel Industry Association of Kansas (TIAK), recognize outstanding achievements and innovation in tourism marketing. Abilene competed in the medium-sized community marketing budget ($20,000 - $100,000) category and ...