8 months ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), has announced the launching of its new online course that is meant to promote driver work zone safety. According to the agency, KDOT has launched "Kansas Work Zone Safe," a free online driving course aimed at informing teens and others on how to safely navigate through work zones. The course ...

8 months ago
Volunteers are still needed to pitch in for a Salina community-wide clean-up effort this Saturday. Jane Anderson with Friends of the River Foundation joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at nearly a dozen projects on the horizon. Anderson said landscaping, painting projects and battling invasive plants near the river are all on ...

8 months ago
A post that went viral on social media about a female Salina Police Officer who "went missing," was determined to be fake. Just this past weekend, a Facebook post circulating a female SPD officer who went missing became viral and sparked many concerns. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News, this post is absolutely fake and ...

8 months ago
UPDATE: Saline County Deputies have identified and recovered a stolen company van, along with its equipment. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News on Friday, April 18th Saline Co. investigators discovered the white 2014 GMC Cargo work van that was stolen on Wednesday, April 13th from Jae's Electric on 422 E. Ave A in Salina. Investigators determined the ...

8 months ago
A stacked lineup of nationally renowned storytellers, are set to tell tales this weekend at an annual Kansas Storytelling event. The 31st annual Kansas Storytelling Festival (KSF) will feature professional storytellers, uttering tales in Downs, KS starting on Friday, April 25th and ending on Saturday, April 26th. Tellers set to appear include: Ed Stivender Priscilla Howe ...

8 months ago
A Learjet 36-A is set to leave Wichita for a world record flight. Organizers of the event say the plane will take off from Wichita on April 30th and head to the South Pole and then the North Pole before returning to Wichita. The flight, which has been sanctioned by the National Aeronautics Association, is expected to ...

8 months ago
The Salina airport is planning a celebration prior to the first flight lifting off to a new destination.  Events are planned to commemorate the inaugural United Express flight from Salina Regional Airport (SLN) to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on Friday, May 2nd. The Salina Airport Authority invites everyone to this milestone event, celebrating the ...

8 months ago
Three of Abilene’s popular tourist attractions are joining forces for an upcoming Mother’s Day weekend of historic adventure and great entertainment. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, they are teaming up with the Seelye Mansion and the Great Plains Theater on Saturday, May 10, to produce what they say is "Kansas’ most unique Mother’s Day ...

8 months ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Music Department, is preparing and ready to perform a stretch of concerts.  KWU Wind Ensemble and Jazz music groups will perform at Sams Chapel on Tuesday, April 22nd in Sams Chapel starting at 7:00 pm. The Wind Ensemble performance will be surrounding the highlights from the musical "Oliver," Directed by Benjamin Rohrer. The ...

8 months ago
Students from the Salina area are among high school thespians across the state nominated for prestigious Jester Awards. The awards honor excellence in the production of high school musicals across Kansas. Students from Abilene, Salina Central,  Salina South, Salina Sacred Heart, Southeast of Saline, and Smoky Valley all received nominations. The Jester Award program recognizes the ...

8 months ago
An Easter evening argument turns violent inside a home and leads to the arrest of a Salina man. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, officers were alerted to a dispute in the 400 block of Montrose Sunday night around 7pm. Police say a 45-year-old man ran up to a patrol unit in the area after allegedly ...