2 months ago
The way has been paved for the Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America, known as "The Garage", to expand in the future. Salina City Commissioners last week approved an expansion plan for The Garage to lengthen the museum, and acquire a historic gas station at the corner of  Iron and Fourth Street, "Champlin Motor Oils", as ...

2 months ago
The Salina Salvation Army's Angel Tree Project is underway. They are seeking help for hundreds of area children in need. The organization tells KSAL News this year there are 343 angels on the tree this year. Each angel represents an area child 12-years-old or younger who without a little help, might not otherwise have much of a ...

2 months ago
Because it took longer than anticiapted for leaves to fall this year the City of Salina delayed its curbside leaf collection, which normally begins in early to mid November. Instead of beginning in November, this year leaf collection will be from December 2nd to January 31st, weather permitting. To help staff collect all the leaves set out ...

2 months ago
Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall will host an event at a Salina bookstore. Red Fern Booksellers invites everyone to come meet Traci and pick up a copy of her newest poetry collection, love prodigal. This collection is all about saying yes to second (and third and fourth) chances. Brimhall is a professor of creative writing and narrative ...

2 months ago
The new December  list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The December  list went online Saturday morning. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include aggravated battery, making criminal threats, intimidation of a witness, fleeing and eluding, domestic violence, recruiting criminal ...

2 months ago
The Southeast of Saline Trojan football team Friday night capped off a perfect season and won their second ever state championship with a thrilling comeback win in Hutchinson over Nemaha Central. Southeast came out strong in the first half and led 20-7 at halftime. Nemaha came back in the second half to take a late 28-20 ...

2 months ago
The Salina Chorale is preparing its 2024 “Carols of Christmas” concert. The show will be at 6 p.m., this Sunday, Dec. 1st, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 118 N. 9th St. in Salina. Enjoy the sound of the 60+ voices strong chorus, along with musicians, presenting a new lineup of choral pieces, different than they’ve presented before ...

2 months ago
A classic silent film will be shown in the historic theatre inside the Temple in downtown Salina on Saturday night. “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” was released in 1928, and the silent comedy film stars Buster Keaton. Over the years, “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” has become regarded as a masterpiece of its era. The film is known for what may ...

2 months ago
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who found a bank bag full of cash outside a Salina business, and are releasing a security camera image of him. On Friday, November 22nd, at about 3:00 PM an employee of Dollar General on South 9th Street left the store and unknowingly dropped the ...

2 months ago
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's Cowtown Santa Express holiday season train runs are underway, featuring a Thursday through Sunday schedule each weekend through December. According to the organization, the Express will once again be decked in interior and exterior lights, with special lighting on the Rock Island Depot and the adjoining area around the building. The ...

2 months ago
For the fifth year in a row, the largest prepared Thanksgiving meal in Salina was the same, but different. Volunteers handed out 1,000 meals Wednesday evening. What was the same was the Salina Salvation Army, partnering with Applebee's, the GL Huyett company of Minneapolis, the Salina Country Club, and a dedicated group of  volunteers again provided ...