2 years ago
An author who is going out on tour in support of her new book chronicling obscure things in Kansas is planning a stop in Salina. According to Reedy Press, Kansas author Roxie Yonkey has penned the new guidebook, "Secret Kansas: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" . The publisher says among Kansas’s many wheat fields ...

2 years ago
Abilene is again a finalist for a travel and tourism award. According to the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Dickinson County community is a finalist in TravelAwaits' Best Of Travel Awards in the Favorite U.S. Small Town and Favorite Roadside Attraction category for its new World’s Largest Belt Buckle. According to its website, TravelAwaits focuses on ...

2 years ago
A music professor who is proficient playing the organ is planning a couple oconcerts. According to Bethany College, two upcoming concerts will feature Tyler Boehmer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Music. The first concert will be held on Sunday, April 30, at Gloria Dei in Wichita, Kansas. The concert will begin at 4PM, followed by a wine and cheese ...

2 years ago
Fort Hays State University's Kansas Academy of Mathematics & Science (KAMS) is offering a STEM event early this summer. According to FHSU, the STEM Summit will be held Sunday, June 4, through Tuesday, June 6. The summit is open to all incoming 8th, 9th, and 10th-grade students. Students will work in teams, meet new friends, and perform ...

2 years ago
The Kansas Poet Laureate will kick off 39th Salina Spring Poetry Series in Salina. According to Salina Arts & Humanities the poetry series begins on Tuesday, April 4, with a reading by Kansas Poet  Traci Brimhall. The reading will begin at 7 pm at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House (135 N. Santa Fe Ave.). Admission will ...

2 years ago
The April 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 April list went online Saturday. Those on the new list are wanted for crime that include among others aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, unlawful restraint, theft, and felony drug crimes. The March list of ...

2 years ago
The Silver Alert has been canceled. David Sawdy has been located safely in Marion county, Kan. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: A statewide Silver Alert has bee issued in attempt to find a missing man. The Andover Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Andover man. The whereabouts of ...

2 years ago
An eyewitness to an attempted ATM break-in may have spooked the thieves into running away early Friday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that investigators are looking for a couple of subjects who tried to steal cash from a Solomon State Bank ATM located at 605 E. Magnolia. Around 3:25am, witness contacted police after ...

2 years ago
Child Advocacy and Parenting Services is kicking off their 34th Annual CAPS Benefit Auction Friday and will close the bidding on Sunday at 2pm. The auction features a wide array of items, everything from local goods and services, art, trips and vacations, sports and celebrity memorabilia, and much more. The money raised will help continue the mission ...

2 years ago
Tips are being sought in a case involving a bold business burglary. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Tuesday, March 21st, officers were dispatched to the Comfort Inn & Suites at 1949 N. 9th St. regarding an aggravated burglary. An employee reported she noticed an individual walking ...

2 years ago
The Salina Central High School Drama Department presents the comedy "The Nerd" this weekend. According to the school, performances are planned Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. "The Nerd" tells the story of an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana. Willum Cubbert has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI ...