7 years ago
After two decades of hosting Blues Masters at the Crossroads, management and staff at Acoustic Sounds will close the curtain this weekend on a marquee event that kept the blues rolling into Salina. "It's our twenty first - and also our last," said Marc Sheforgen, CEO of Acoustic Sounds. "We feel like we did what we set ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office was called after a motorcycle was stolen from a residence south of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the motorcycle was parked outside a residence at 1278 W. Farrelly Rd and belongs to 35-year-old Amber Bradley. The motorcycle is a 2012 70cc Honda. It was taken sometime between ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are looking for an older red car, possibly a Pontiac, after two B.B gun incidents that police believe are related. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the first incident happened at 2 a.m. on Wednesday when a 24-year-old Salina woman was walking outside of her home in the 1200 block of Crescent ...

7 years ago
It’s one down and one to go. The week started with a $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot and a $620 million Powerball jackpot. Mega Millions got hit Tuesday, with one player in South Carolina becoming an instant billionaire. The jackpot returns to $40 million for Friday’s drawing. The Powerball jackpot escaped capture Wednesday night and rolled to ...

7 years ago
The flight team at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus will compete on a national level next spring after placing second in its region during an annual collegiate aviation competition. The Kansas State Polytechnic Flight Team attended the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference, also known as NIFA SAFECON, Oct. 14-17, battling other colleges ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Debate and Forensics Team brought home the hardware earlier this month. The Coyotes finished the competition in first place for debate and in third place for individual events, despite having only five members of the team traveling to the competition because of Homecoming and Family Weekend on the KWU campus. The competition on ...

7 years ago
Because it is so popular, Fort Riley is expanding its annual ghost tour event into two days. The Historical and Archaeological Society of Fort Riley, or HASFR, offers two nights for its 22nd annual Ghost Tours, this Saturday and Sunday. Tours will start at 4 p.m. each day. On Saturday, the last tour will begin at ...

7 years ago
Shilling Aviation Services and the Smoky Hill Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol are hosting a fly-in pancake breakfast fund-raiser on Saturday. The event is from 7AM until noon. The event will be held in the Shilling Aviation Services hanger, 2010 Rogers Court, just north of the armory on Arnold Ave. The public is invited to ...

7 years ago
Citizens are invited to attend a dedication ceremony for the completion of the Salina Fire Department’s tribute plaza. The plaza, located next to Fire Station #1 at 222 W. Elm St., is a tribute to all past and present members of the Salina Fire Department and their service to the citizens of Salina and Saline County. This ...

7 years ago
Two Salina organizations have been awarded more than $91,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office grants were awarded to support the following programs: Child Advocacy & Parenting Services, Inc., $26,000 to continue serving Saline and Ottawa counties with English- and Spanish-speaking services while aligning best ...

7 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is welcoming a new member to their animal family. Bexookee, pronounced Bay-u-key or Bex for short, is the new cat in town making its home at the zoo. Bexookee is an Arapahoe Indian name for mountain lion or cougar. According to the zoo, arriving on October 19th from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, ...