6 years ago
With the start of school quickly approaching, the 2019 Saline County Back to School Fair is approaching.  The event is Friday. Through the support of community sponsors, the event provides an opportunity to distribute free basic school supplies to over 1,800 income-eligible Saline County K-12 students. At the Back to School Fair there will also be free ...

6 years ago
A retro dance party will highlight First Friday festivities in Downtown Salina this week. According to Salina Arts and Humanities,  First Friday programming kicks off at 3 p.m. on Friday, August 2 with a matinee showing of “Matisse – From Tate Modern to MoMA - Exhibition on Screen” at the Salina Art Center Cinema (150 S. ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was hurt in a single vehicle crash involving a semi near Marion. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 54-year-old Sheldone Smith of Salina was driving a 2009 Freighter semi headed north on U.S. 77 Highway. As he entered a roundabout the semi was traveling too fast for the turn and rolled. Smith, who was ...

6 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is hosting a presentation for their First Thursday series this week. Nona Miller, Curator of Education for Smoky Hill Museum tells KSAL News that their First Thursday presentation this week is that of Erika Nelson in "Transforming the Commonplace: Seed Portraits, Hair Wreaths and Butter Sculptures." The event is Thursday, Aug. 1 at ...

6 years ago
Salina Police are in search of a known suspect after video surveillance shows a man breaking in to a near downtown Salina business. Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that a change hopper machine was entered after hours at Speedy Wash, 514 E. Iron, and $1,000 in change was removed. Hanus says that officials with Speedy ...

6 years ago
A male victim is out numerous electronic items after his north Salina residence was broken in to. Police Capt. Gary Hanus says the burglary occurred between 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 600 block of N. 7th St. A 25-year-old male victim returned from work to find his back door ...

6 years ago
Fire crews responded to two trucks on fire just north of Salina on Tuesday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that authorities responded to a report of a truck fire at Gary Johnson Trucking, 517 W. Diamond Dr., at 5:41 p.m. on Tuesday. Two trucks hooked to trailers were parked next to one another when ...

6 years ago
Authorities are searching for a Lindsborg man who went missing at a Wilson Lake. According to the the Russell County Sheriff's Office, 26 year old Engel Rosario was reported missing at the lake late Tuesday afternoon. Rosario’s kayak was found unattended in the lake near Minooka Park. Emergency responders from County Fire, City Fire, Emergency Management, Kansas ...

6 years ago
Businesses and organizations in northwest Kansas can now apply for a fall, spring or summer intern from Fort Hays State University through the FHSU/Dane G. Hansen Internship program. FHSU students may apply for a fall internship beginning Sept. 9. A grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation made 30 paid internships possible for the 2019-20 academic year, ...

6 years ago
A record settings hiker will visit Salina to host an event. Jennifer Pharr Davis, author of “The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience,” will visit Salina Public Library. Pharr Davis is an American long-distance hiker, an author, a speaker, a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and an ambassador for ...

6 years ago
Salina City Commission and USD 305 Board candidate interviews will be featured on Salina Media Connections Channel 21 on August 1 at three different scheduled times: 7:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. The interviews will be shown back-to-back. The format for the candidate interviews is different this year. Rather than reading planned statements, each candidate ...