4 years ago
The Party City store in Salina is closing. Store officials announced online that they received information this week the store will be closing its doors. The last day for the public will be July 23rd. Customers are encouraged  to come in and get what they need for upcoming celebrations, especially graduation, soon. A liquidation sale will begin next ...

4 years ago
KSAL fans got a sneak peek of a weekend show built to benefit veterans. Jared Blake and Bigg Vinny Hickerson joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Wednesday to talk about their passion for helping military veterans overcome homelessness and hunger when they return to civilian life. Blake and Hickerson are slated as the opening ...

4 years ago
Two Salina businesses are making repairs as their front doors were damaged early Wednesday morning. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 1:10 a.m., an officer patrolling on Broadway Blvd. heard an audible alarm at C & C Auto in the 700 block. As the officer pulled into the property, they saw a man running ...

4 years ago
An event Thursday evening at the Salina VFW will help raise funds for a Prisoner of War Monument at the Saline County War Memorial. Dale Pugh will speak at the event. He will tell the story of his brother Dennis, a pilot from Salina who was shot down during the Vietnam War and is still listed ...

4 years ago
New student leadership has been elected at the Kansas State University Salina campus. According to the school, students on the Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus have elected new leaders of the campus's Student Governing Association, or SGA, for the 2022-2023 school Augie Chapas, junior in unmanned aircraft design and integration, Topeka, and his running mate ...

4 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was fortunate to avoid serious injury when he was struck by a semi while he was outside his patrol car along Interstate 70. According to the agency, Trooper Shawn Summers was performing a truck inspection on I-70 near Ellis.  A passing Kenworth Semi failed to move to the left lane and ...

4 years ago
The Kansas Senate is voting to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto of legislation that would prohibit transgender athletes from taking part in women's sports. Senators voted yesterday 28-to-10 in favor of the override. Kelly vetoed the bill earlier this month because she said the law would harm students and hurt the state's business interests.

4 years ago
The Salina Symphony is preparing for its final show of the season, and final show conducted by one of the finalists to be the new symphony director. According to the symphony, the season will close Sunday, May 1st at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre with a celebration of movement, melding the driving rhythms of techno ...

4 years ago
All aboard! The summer schedule is out for the Abilene & Smoky Valley dinner trains for the railroad's 28th season of operation. The season begins on Saturday, May 7th, and runs through the last weekend in October. According to the organization, at least seven different dinner trains are being planned, featuring food from area restaurants. Passengers ...

4 years ago
A singer / songwriter from Nashville will headline a show to benefit veterans this weekend at a Salina area venue. James Otto will headline the acoustic show at the Tumblweed event venue located just west of Salina. Opening for Otto will be Jared Blake, and Bigg Vinny Hickerson. Blake appeared on the debut season of the ...

4 years ago
An alleged case of tampering with a water cooler at a college baseball game between Bethany College and Kansas Wesleyan is involved in an ongoing investigation. A spokesperson with the Lindsborg Police Department told KSAL News on Tuesday that an investigation is ongoing into the incident that occurred on Sunday. The spokesperson said both schools are ...