6 months ago
Employees from the hospital in Abilene are helping to support a family who lost everything in a fire. According to the hospital, employees of Memorial Health System wore blue jeans at work, in May, for a “Jeans Day” fundraiser. Employees who made a donation of at least $5 were allowed to wear blue jeans on Fridays. ...

6 months ago
As Festival-goers prepare to enjoy the Smoky Hill River Festival’s “Epic Arts Party” this week, there are things to bring, and things to leave at home. The Smoky Hill River Festival occurs in scenic Oakdale Park, one of Salina’s oldest and most beautiful spaces. To lessen the impact of more than 60,000 Festival-goers and provide a ...

6 months ago
The recently retired USD 305 Superintendent will take over leadership of a department at Kansas Wesleyan University.  According to the college, Linn Exline will lead KWU’s Department of Teacher Education.   Exline is a Salina native with numerous KWU graduates in her family dating back multiple generations, including a grandmother, both parents and a sister. She spent more ...

6 months ago
The missing dog has been found and is home safe. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: Salina Police are investigating the case of a missing dog - that may have been stolen. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a Shih Tzu breed dog went missing between Saturday night and Sunday morning from a house in the 1600 block ...

6 months ago
Police are looking for several suspects who they believed worked to together to steal from a Salina store. Police say on Monday at about 2:00 PM, employees of Menards reported that on Sunday at 2:15 PM, two male subjects entered the business, picked up a bucket, and went to the electrical aisle. Once in the electrical ...

6 months ago
Forty-three teams, including a K-State Salina entry, will take to the sky next week when the 48th Air Race Classic launches. The teams consist of 96 women pilots from across the United States. They will take off Tuesday, June 17 from Fairhope, Alabama, for a 2,426-mile national competition that ends Friday, June 20 in Spokane, Washington. ...

6 months ago
A child has died in a drowning at an area lake. According to the Geary County Sheriff’s Office,  just before 5 p.m Monday deputies responded to the swim beach area at Milford State Park, by the splash pad and south boat ramp, to a report of a possible drowning. First responders found a six-year-old girl at the scene. ...

6 months ago
Staff at the state’s utility regulatory agency disagree with Evergy’s proposed rate increase that includes a 15% hike to residential electric rates. Evergy customers can share their opinions at public hearings that start this week. The Evergy division that serves about 735,000 customers in the eastern third of Kansas applied to the Kansas Corporation Commission in January ...

6 months ago
Katelyn Rupe after her record-breaking performance- Photographed by Huey Counts A recent graduate of Salina Central and one of the most decorated distance runners in Kansas, Katelyn Rupe set a new standard for the state on Saturday night. Just one week after capping her high school career at the state track championships, Rupe returned to the track ...

6 months ago
The Salina City Commission Monday evening approved designating a portion of the downtown area as a drinking area, or Common Consumption Area (CCA), a designated area where people can legally possess and consume alcoholic beverages.  The regulated “social drinking zone” downtown will be where patrons can drink within the designated boundaries of the area outside of a ...

6 months ago
Another antique engine is now on the rails in Abilene, ready for a new life on the historic Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad. According to the Railroad, a renovated 1940 General Electric center cab diesel engine was unveiled Sunday at a special ceremony at Abilene’s Rock Island Depot, becoming the latest member of the heritage railroad’s ...