4 months ago
Heat wave? Get ready for a cool Christmas tradition! Salina Area United Way has officially announced their 4th annual Christmas Event coming up in December: Mistletoe Melodies Featuring HiFi Dueling Pianos! Get ready for an enchanting evening filled with music, laughter, and holiday cheer. Mistletoe Melodies Featuring HiFi Dueling Pianos will take place on Friday, December 6th ...

4 months ago
Salina Police are reviewing bank video after a male suspect tampered with an automatic teller machine. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that back on July 5th sometime between 9:30pm and 10:30pm a male suspect damaged the ATM at the Bank Of The Plains located at 1900 S. Ohio. Police say it appears the thief was ...

4 months ago
A new seating capacity is announced at Allen Fieldhouse at the University of Kansas. KU Athletics officials announced yesterday that the second phase of a 50-million-dollar renovation project will feature more chairback seats and additional Americans with Disabilities Act seating. The renovations have reduced seating capacity at the 70-year-old basketball arena by one-thousand seats to 15-thousand-300.

5 months ago
A Kansas native who later became an astronaut is dead. General Joe Engle has passed away at the age of 91. According to a release from NASA, Engle was the only astronaut to pilot both the X-15 and space shuttle. Engle was born in Chapman and attended Dickinson County High School. He graduated with a degree in ...

5 months ago
G.R. Parkers Saloon in Bennington is getting a second lease on life, and is back open again with a new owner, a deep clean ,and additions of Mexican cuisine to the menu. Every story has a beginning, and it started with selling tacos on the driveway. Owner Vanessa Corona says she wanted to bring her Mexican ...

5 months ago
The Kansas State Board of Education is going to discuss the topic of cell phone use in classrooms. According to the Board, they have asked Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Education Commissioner, to form a blue ribbon task force charged with creating guidance for addressing the non-academic use of phones in pre-K-12 classrooms in Kansas. “It’s going to ...

5 months ago
The City of Salina and Saline County have been assessing some of the buildings around town that are either underused, overcrowded or just aging. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how the results of the survey will be unveiled in August. Consulting firms, Treanor HL ...

5 months ago
Water levels at the Cheney Reservoir are lower. The National Weather Service says the reservoir is at its lowest level since 2013. Officials say water levels are six feet below the normal conservation level, and drought conditions have been a factor.

5 months ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is releasing its annual crime index report. According to the report, violent crime in Kansas decreased by three-point-seven percent from 2022 to 2023. Property crimes increased by two-point-six percent during that same period. Despite the recent decline, violent crime in Kansas was still eight-point-six percent above the 10-year average.

5 months ago
Online Enrollment opens Thursday  for both new and returning Salina Public Schools students. Parents and guardians can log into Skyward July 11-25 for convenient school registration. According to USD 305, enrollment letters, through the United States Postal Service, should arrive in mailboxes this week. A couple things of note include: Families who complete the online enrollment ...

5 months ago
Opportunity knocks in Salina for several aspiring musicians with tryouts set on the calendar. The Salina Symphony, a semi-professional orchestra located in north-central Kansas, is announcing auditions for the 2024-2025 season. Auditions for the following Salina Symphony positions will be held Mon., Aug. 26, and Tues., Aug. 27, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Symphony Rehearsal Hall, ...