4 years ago
Friday, December 4, 2020 is the final First Friday of the year at Salina Art Center.  Gallery hours are extended to 7pm, one night only. Guests can explore exhibitions including “In Range” by Jennifer Ray, “The Spaces Between” featuring Robert Bubp, Lynn Benson, and Tim Stone, and “Hoping You Are Well” by Rachel Epp Buller. Admission to ...

4 years ago
UPDATE: A vehicle that belongs to the Salina Journal is found, and the person inside arrested for felony theft. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the Salina Journal, 333 S. 4th St., told investigators that their stolen light blue Ford Focus has a Kansas tag: 259-GPU. The vehicle had been stolen sometime between ...

4 years ago
Damage is done to two neighboring properties after a trash fire spreads on Monday afternoon, just east of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that Saline County Sheriff's deputies, with Rural Fire Districts No. 5 and 7, responded to a grass fire in the 200 block of S. Simpson Rd. at 1:32 p.m. ...

4 years ago
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today announced that Adam Proffitt will serve as the Director of the Budget, following the retirement of current Director Larry Campbell. “I’m pleased to announce Adam Proffitt as the new Director of the Budget,” Governor Kelly said. “Adam brings a wealth of experience from both the public and private sector, including previously ...

4 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation recently awarded over $18,000 to 10 charitable projects and organizations in Saline County. The following organizations received funding: The Kansas Food Bank, $5,000 to provide chronically hungry K-8 students and siblings free weekend food packets in the 2020-2021 school year. Little Samaritans Child Development Center, Inc, $2,400 to purchase new ...

4 years ago
A mountain has been identified via a trail camera in Southwest Kansas. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, staff recently reviewed a trail camera photo of a mountain lion taken in Kiowa County. The adult cat was carrying a recently killed porcupine. The photo follows three earlier confirmations, 20 miles total apart, ...

4 years ago
There are 2 new COVID-19 deaths in Saline County along with 150 new positive cases of the virus. According to the Saline County Health Department, there have now been 2,427 total cases with 478 cases currently active. There are 1,927 people who have recovered, and  now a total of 22 deaths. Salina Regional Health Center has 34 ...

4 years ago
A new community mobile health unit will soon be providing health care services on the go across the area. According to Salina Family Healthcare Center, their new mobile unit will be used for mobile COVID-19 testing, as a COVID-19 care area separate from non-COVID-19 positive patients, an immunization center, and dental outreach vehicle over its lifespan. ...

4 years ago
There were 8 new COVID-19 cases confirmed at Salina USD 305 schools Monday. Here is the breakdown of the new cases: One positive case at Lakewood Middle School November 30, 2020 One positive case at Sunset Elementary November 30, 2020 One positive case at South High School November 30, 2020 One positive case at Lakewood Middle ...

4 years ago
Taking a freshly cut tree home for Christmas has been a tradition around Salina for decades - thanks to the BEL Tree Farm. Owners Aaron and Michelle Peck purchased the property just east of Salina four years ago and have continued to make upgrades to the facility and to plant seedlings to ensure the future of ...

4 years ago
Salina Police report on three unrelated incidents: A light blue Ford Focus is stolen from a parking lot at 621 N. Santa Fe Ave. The vehicle belongs to the Salina Journal, 333 S. 4th St. The vehicle is believed to have been stolen between Sunday morning and Monday morning after the keys were left in the ...