4 years ago
It's show and tell time for hundreds of agricultural dealers and vendors at the 56th Annual Mid America Farm Expo. The event was an early COVID-19 casualty last year - but is back in full swing with everything from full size farm equipment to freshly made breads on hand inside and around the grounds at the ...

4 years ago
Tools are stolen and a van is damaged as a result of a vehicle burglary in north Salina. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that a 2000 Chevy G2500 van, owned by Drains Plus, 701 N. Santa Fe Ave., was broken in to between 4 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. The van had been ...

4 years ago
Authorities are called after a powdery substance is discovered at the Sedgwick County Courthouse in Wichita. Emergency crews were called to the courthouse yesterday afternoon after an employee in the county finance department opened an envelope from a group called "Moorish National Republic" containing a powdery substance. Officials say the employee was taken to a hospital after ...

4 years ago
A free discussion on prohibition highlights the next 1st Thursday event at the Smoky Hill Museum in downtown Salina. Join Dr. Isaias McCaffery as he presents his "Foam On The Range" discussion. The presentation looks at how forced abstinence clashed with many immigrant cultures across Kansas and how prejudice sometimes fueled prohibition. Ethnic communities frequently broke ...

4 years ago
People in Boulder, Colorado are in shock after a man with a gun walked into a supermarket Monday afternoon and started shooting. Prosecutors are promising justice will be done after the deadly mass shooting at the King Soopers in Boulder Monday afternoon in which ten people were killed including a police officer. Officer Eric Talley, an ...

4 years ago
The Mayor of Russell has  reached out with a letter of support to an Asian American Kansas Legislator who was threatened in a sports bar in the community for wearing a mask, and for his ethnicity as it relates to the COVID virus. Rep. Rui Xu was in Russell last Friday night after appearing on Smoky ...

4 years ago
There are 11 new COVID cases in Saline County and one new death. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 6,039 total cases with 134 currently active. The total number of community members who have lost their lives to this deadly virus is 108. Salina Regional Health Center reports they currently have one patient ...

4 years ago
Kansas has administered over one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and launched the “Roll Up Your Sleeves” campaign to share the importance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. This news comes on the heels of Governor Laura Kelly’s announcement that the state will move into Phase 3 and Phase 4 today, March 22, 2021. “We administered over ...

4 years ago
Some of the biggest stars in country music are joining together for a special virtual concert  to benefit the important work of Rolling Hills Zoo and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). According to the zoo, “All Together for Animals” is a one-time, virtual benefit concert featuring some of the greatest country artists of today.  This ...

4 years ago
Another person on the March list of Salina's Most Wanted has been caught. The new list went online back on March 6th. Since that time, seven of the 24 people on the list have been arrested. According to the Salina County Sheriff's Office, the latest arrest is: Terrin Haggard Sr. -  Felony Agg DV Battery / Violate Protection ...

4 years ago
After a recent trip to the U.S. / Mexico border, Senator Roger Marshall is telling his constituents that he is seeing a humanitarian crisis in bloom - surrounded by a couple of other layers of concern [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/marsh-1.wav"][/audio]   Senator Marshall, who recently penned an op-ed for the Topeka Capital Journal, joined in on the KSAL Morning News ...