1 year ago
The 2023 Tri-Rivers Fair will include local artists from the region in the launch of the Show and Sell Artist Showcase from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12 in the lobby of the Tony’s Pizza Event Center. “The Tri-Rivers Fair is offering an opportunity for local people to correlate a ...

2 years ago
The Saline County Road and Bridge Department has been recognized with the "Build a Better Mousetrap" award for its innovative safety enhancement of local stop signs and stop ahead signs. According to the County this award, presented by the Federal Highway Administration's National Local Technical Assistance Program Association. It recognizes local transportation departments that have developed ...

2 years ago
The premiere Led Zeppelin tribute act is coming back to Salina. Get The Led Out is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out  has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. They ...

2 years ago
A high speed pursuit ends with the arrest of a Salina man. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 72-year-old Bernard Baker was taken into custody after speeding past a patrol officer in the 400 block of S. Ohio around 2:50pm Monday. Police say Baker was clocked at 76 mph in a 40-mile per hour zone ...

2 years ago
A Missouri man was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after being hurt in a two vehicle crash on Interstate-70. Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that around 8:40am Monday morning, 21-year-old Elesio Acosta was driving a Ford F-350 and was injured after he ran into the back end of a semi truck. The driver of the semi ...

2 years ago
The body of a Salina man was recovered following a drowning at an area lake. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, at approximately 3:56 p.m. the agency received a report of a possible drowning at Kanopolis State Lake. Deputies from the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, ...

2 years ago
When the Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo begins in Abilene Tuesday night, it will be the same excellent show, but fans, and especially contestants, will see improvements in the arena. According to the rodeo, Abilene resident John McDonald has been working on revamping and updating the timed event end of the arena, the north end where the ...

2 years ago
The City of Salina has a new website at www.salina-ks.gov. According to the City, the previous website, which had been operating since March 2016, was in need of a facelift. “The need for an updated website reached a point where we had to address it,” explained Scott Gardner, Director of Computer Technology. “The new website allows us ...

2 years ago
The leader of the group of US Army Green Berets who helped free northern Afghanistan from Taliban rule will be in Abilene, Kan. Mark Nutsch, a Kansas native who is co-owner of Horse Soldier Bourbon, will be at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, August 1-4, to tell his story. At the Elks Lodge, he will present ...

2 years ago
Fire destroys a piece of farming equipment over the weekend. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that around 3pm Sunday afternoon, Justin Huiett of Longford was operating a MegaWide-John Deere round baler in the 3600 block of Crawford, when the machine caught fire. Huiett escaped injury but the baler is a total loss. Replacement cost is ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a single car crash as a possible DUI case. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that early Saturday morning around 12:24am officers were sent to the 900 block of Faith Drive after a driver missed a curve and hit a tree. Police report 21-year-old Wyatt Cell of Salina was transported to the ...