1 year ago
Saline County authorities are investigating the theft of materials from a construction site. Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that sometime between August 11th and 15th, someone loaded up 18 boxes of screws, a door with windows and 140 sheet metal panels that were stored outside on a property in the 3500 block of E. Magnolia ...

1 year ago
While children need exercise and play time in their daily life, the Kansas summer heat has reached intensity levels often too hot for extended outdoor play. Timing could not be more ideal for the opening of Wee Fit Kids Gym and Activity Center, a new business located at 505 N.W. Third Street, in Abilene. According to ...

1 year ago
North Salina will host an open forum Thursday evening to gather ideas on a new location for Salina’s commercial bus stop, which is currently located at Thomas Park. Currently, Greyhound and Beeline drop off and pick up passengers once during the day and once at 3:00 am on the frontage road by Thomas Park on N. ...

1 year ago
A tire collection event is planned this weekend in Salina. According to Saline County, a unique opportunity for community involvement and responsible waste management is being made available as the Saline County Farm Bureau prepares to host a tire collection event. This event, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), is scheduled for August 19, ...

1 year ago
The team at Salina Family Healthcare Center (SFHC) welcomed US Senator Dr. Roger Marshall to tour their Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC) this week. “The healthcare system faces many challenges today. Showing our leaders in Washington, D.C. how healthcare is being delivered locally helps inform federal policies that promote the health and wellbeing of the friends and neighbors ...

1 year ago
All the items seized in a raid of the newspaper in Marion will be returned. Law enforcement executed a search warrant Friday at the newspaper office of the Marion Record and at the owner / publisher’s home, seizing records and equipment from the newspaper’s reporters and the publisher. Four Marion police officers and three sheriff’s deputies ...

1 year ago
The third on-campus residence hall facility has officially opened and is ready to house students for this upcoming academic year at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. The campus hosted its official grand opening ceremony on Aug. 15 for Earhart Hall, a new 104-bed residence hall, which will significantly add to K-State Salina's on-campus housing options for ...

1 year ago
A "Back To School Bash" is planned this weekend, especially for college students who are back in Salina. According to Salina Downtown Inc., they are planning the event this Saturday. The "Back To School Bash” is geared toward the new and returning students of Kansas State Salina, The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas Wesleyan ...

1 year ago
A Salina-area woman with ties across Kansas has been selected to be the global leader of  an international service organization. Longtime Salinan and recently retired Eisenhower Presidential Library exec Linda K. Smith was inducted as Altrusa International’s President at a gathering in San Antonio, Texas. Altrusa International is a network of nearly 300 local service clubs ...

1 year ago
Entries are being sought for an upcoming parade in Salina.  The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair is seeking parade entries and invites everyone to participate. According to the organization, this year’s Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair Parade will feature the theme, Salina's Old West, to support the Old West theme of the Street Fair. Decorated parade entries ...

1 year ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who led officers on a high-speed pursuit just before 5am on Tuesday. Authorities tells KSAL News the owner of the 2007 Saturn Sky had loaned the car to a known male suspect who refused to pull over in the 1200 block of W. Walnut. The officer believed the driver ...