2 months ago
A Wichita daycare operator is charged with child abuse. Twenty-nine-year-old Ija Hall was charged after a child living in her home was found with second-degree burns on September 5th, and two other children were found with bruises and scratches on September 6th. Authorities say Hall admitted to smacking one of the children and making a child sit ...

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A Texas man is injured following a crash in Pratt. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Brandon Stegman was traveling at a high rate of speed on U.S. Highway 51 near K-61 on Monday night when lost control of his vehicle, struck a curb, overturned and came to rest against an illegally parked semi. Stegman was taken to ...

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Salina City Commissioners this week adopted changes on managing drug overdoses. Laws regarding animal cruelty were discussed as well. On Monday, City Prosecutor Brad Sutton presented to city commissioners ordinances that were published by the 2024 Uniform Public Offense Code. The code is modeled after the state criminal code and serves as the primary criminal ordinance ...

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Salina Art Center has three new exhibitions opening this week. According to the organization, three dynamic exhibitions all open on Wednesday. The include: Ann Resnick | Tell Me What You Think of Me, Part One: Something to Divine (West Gallery) bARBER | Smile, porque nos pasó (South Gallery) James Kinser & Niki Grangruth | Muse (East ...

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Attendees at the Sunflower Health Fair were informed, serviced, and fed. On Tuesday, the Tony's Pizza Event Center hosted one of the biggest health and wellness inspired events for seniors. Every year the Sunflower Fair is held in Salina to benefit senior living. North Central-Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging’s Meal Supervisor Linda Semple tells KSAL News, ...

2 months ago
The biggest fall beer sampling event in the area is less than two weeks away, and volunteers are still being sought to be a part of  it. Salina on Tap is a craft beer festival , boasting over 120 beers to sample from 4-7 pm in Downtown Salina on Saturday, October 5th. Along with being a ...

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It's been on his bucket list for a long time - so this Saturday Todd "Ginger Beard" Senecal will be taking part in the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair's Serious Eaters Competition. Most of the time Senecal loves telling stories at the table, not racing through his meal.   [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Todd-s-1.mp3"][/audio]   Senecal tells KSAL News he's tapping into some ...

2 months ago
Thousands of machinist union members at Textron Aviation are on strike. Yesterday marked the first day of the strike after the union rejected the company's contract offer this past weekend. Striking union members are asking for better benefits including increased pay, healthcare and job security.

2 months ago
Salina City Commissioners have adopted changes to Standard Traffic Ordinances. On Monday, City Prosecutor Brad Sutton presented the 2024 standard traffic ordinances for Kansas Cities which were published by the League of KS Municipalities to city commissioners. One of the changes were instances when there is a failure to comply with a traffic citation. Instead of full ...

2 months ago
This week through Sunday the Kansas Highway Patrol is partnering with Operation LifeSaver, Amtrak Police, and hundreds of local, state, federal and railroad law enforcement departments for "See Tracks? Think Train Week". The KHP will be participating in “Operation Clear Track,” alongside fellow law enforcement and first responders, to raise awareness and enforce railroad grade crossing ...

2 months ago
An event to celebrate Salina’s “Old West”  heritage is planned for Saturday. The Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair will take place in and around the Smoky Hill Museum at 211 W. Iron Avenue in downtown Salina. The Street Fair, which has no entry cost, is a day to celebrate the Old West with a chili cook-off, ...