3 months ago
For years staff at the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum have been finding ways to improve, renovate, and restore the community's beloved attraction. Over the summer, the museum received several mechanisms of funding which will help will restore masterpieces like the 1904 World's Fair Swedish Pavilion and the 1898 Smoky Valley Roller Mills. Museum staff ...

3 months ago
Salina Police are looking for thieves who targeted a construction area. Police Captain Jim Feldman says sometime between 8:00 Tuesday night and 7:00 Wednesday morning, items were stolen from an area of construction at Citywide Storage on S 9th Street. Items taken include: 3 rolls #6 wire (500 feet) 8 rolls #5 wire (500 feet) A ...

3 months ago
The Smoky Hill River Festival wrapped up in June, and officials have had a chance to review everything festival-related. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, festival goers turned out in force to support the Smoky Hill River Festival's epic arts party. Despite challenging weather with high temperatures and isolated thunderstorms, Salina Arts & Humanities staff report ...

3 months ago
A Salina woman will read and sign copies of her new book which has been published. Red Fern Booksellers will host Jennifer Toelle on Saturday. Toelle has authored a new historical fiction story titled  "Zoetic Solace".  It's the story of Swedish teenager Sena, who embarks on a journey to America aiming to reunite with her mother ...

4 months ago
There is a new king and queen in town. Wednesday night, the Tri-River's Fair hosted the crowning of new 4-H King and Queen for the 2024 year at the Tony's Pizza Event Center. Marcus Kern from the Cardinal club, is the 4-H king and he says it feels good on taking the crown. "I was a bit ...

4 months ago
Hundreds of youngsters, farm animals and 4-H projects are making the newly refurbished barns at the Saline County Livestock & Expo Center their home over the next four days. Ames Ast and his buddy Sawyer Scott were working with "Olivia" the bucket calf on Wednesday - getting ready to walk into the judging ring in Ag ...

4 months ago
Two people are injured after a crash at an intersection. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News, yesterday afternoon a GMC Sierra and a Ford Ranger collided at the intersection of Amos and Hedberg Roads The GMC truck was going north on Amos Rd and the Ranger was traveling east on Hedberg Rd. Undersheriff Melander says ...

4 months ago
A man swerves his pickup into a ditch after avoiding an animal. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News, yesterday morning a 38-year old male was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram work truck on the K-140 Highway, Milepost 17 going west of Brookville Rd. The driver noticed an animal and attempted to miss it, losing control ...

4 months ago
A teen is injured after rolling his SUV into a ditch with two passengers. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News, on Monday a 16-year old male was driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer with two passengers in the area of Lightville and Schilling roads. The driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled twice into ...

4 months ago
The neighbor of a business calls police after seeing a man enter into the building unauthorized. Salina Police Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News, yesterday at noon the neighbor to Diehl Construction at 521 Bishop, saw a man crawl under a partially opened garage door. They knew the owner of the business was out for lunch ...

4 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering flags to be flown at half-staff for a fallen Wichita firefighter. The order calls for flags to be lowered on Friday for Ty Voth. Voth, who died in the line of duty last week while putting out a house fire in Haysville, will be laid to rest on Friday at Park ...