2 years ago
Some of the best strings musicians from over a dozen high schools will be in Salina later this week for an event. Kansas Wesleyan's Department of Music will welcome nearly 200 high school strings players from across north-central Kansas when the department hosts its annual high school honor orchestra event on Saturday. According to KWU, the ...

2 years ago
A new exhibit opens at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina this week. According to the museum, A Place to Call Home, opens Friday. A Place to Call Home explores the settling of Kansas. In the early days, Kansas was filled with challenges and plenty of dangers. Imagine arriving in a vast wilderness with few resources and ...

2 years ago
With the November 7th elections just two weeks away, KSAL Radio featured two candidates running for a seat on the City Commission in Salina. Mayor Mike Hoppock and Haley Helzer joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday for our "Candidate Conversations." Hoppock and Helzer fielded questions on a range of issues from child care, ...

2 years ago
Local authorities are reminding citizens that the Drug Take Back day in coming up this Saturday, October 28 at two locations. Lt. Sean Kochanowski with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that deputies will be on hand this Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the Dillon's Grocery Store at 1235 E. Cloud and at ...

2 years ago
Advance voting for the November general election  is underway across Kansas, including locally in Saline County. Mail ballots starting being sent last week, and in-office advanced voting began Monday. Registered voters can cast ballots in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations, or via mail.  The last day to apply for an advanced ballot ...

2 years 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 ...

2 years 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 ...

2 years ago
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 ...

2 years 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 ...

2 years 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 ...

2 years ago
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 ...