6 months ago
Think spelling bees are just for kids? Think again. Salina Public Library invites adults to take the stage at the Adult Spelling Bee Showdown, presented by Hutton. This will be a hilarious, high-energy, and humbling night of friendly competition and community fun. Join us after hours on Saturday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. at the Salina Public Library. Teams ...

6 months ago
Four K-State Salina pilots will be winging their way back home after competing in the 48th Air Race Classic. The over 4,200 mile competition that began in Fairhope, Alabama wrapped up in Spokane, Washington last week with nine airport stops along the way for fuel and rest. Lori Babcock, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor joined in on the ...

6 months ago
The Central Kansas Amateur Radio Club (CKARC) will participate in a massive emergency preparedness event this weekend. According to the organization, the 2025 ARRL Field Day will take place on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29th. This annual event, organized by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is the largest amateur radio exercise in North ...

6 months ago
Dozens of dedicated young Kansas artists are beginning to eye the completion of a 10-year film project by Salinan Isaiah Marcotte, but they are struggling to balance time and money. To complete a final push of his partially-animated modern rock opera, “Limerence,” promoters, directors, producers, technical wizards, and a cast of four (eight extras), have planned ...

6 months ago
A Salina Drug Task Force on-going investigation culminated with an arrest over the weekend. According to Salina Police, Saturday night at about 7:00 the task force  made contact with  47-year-old Alphonse Baham. Located on Baham’s person was over 10 grams of suspected Fentanyl. A subsequent search warrant was executed at a residence in the 600 block of ...

6 months ago
A Salina man was arrested after allegedly threatening violence against a woman. According to Salina Police, Sunday morning at around 9:15  officers were dispatched to the 700 block of Osage in reference to a domestic disturbance. Contact was made with a 35-year-old female resident. She reported just prior to calling she had gotten into an argument ...

6 months ago
Where’s Waldo? This July he will be in Salina of course! Find Waldo Local has become a beloved summertime event in communities nationwide. This year, Candlewick Press and the American Booksellers Association are again teaming up with 325 independent bookstores nationwide, including Red Fern Booksellers for some hide-and-seek fun designed to encourage residents to patronize their local businesses. ...

6 months ago
The recent rain has been good for parts of the state which have been under drought conditions, and it's also been good for mosquitoes. Don’t let mosquitoes and ticks ruin your carefree summer fun. According to the Red Cross, as we sprend more time outdoors for activities like camping, hiking, swimming, picnicking and grilling, or even doing ...

6 months ago
The Salina community came together this week to celebrate Juneteenth, honoring the official end of slavery in the United States with a series of events focused on unity, remembrance, and hope for the future. Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached the last enslaved African Americans ...

6 months ago
It's a windy, wheat harvest in Kansas as producers roll back into their fields after rain put a pause on operations last week. KSAL’s Harvest Fest is underway and we caught up with crews hauling wheat into the Ellsworth Co-op at Kanopolis. Kendra Ploutz was driving the grain truck while her husband Shawn cut wheat on Friday. ...

6 months ago
Saturday is the anniversary of one of the more significant weather events in the history of Salina. On June 21st, 1969, a short lived but strong F3 tornado, with wind between 158 and 206 miles per hour, hit what was the southwest part of Salina at the time. The tornado's track was only two miles long and ...