7 years ago
Saint Francis Ministries – an organization fostering healing and hope for children and families – is investing in a new national initiative to improve policy and advance change for children, families and society. Marlo Nash – an influential policy strategist whose 25-year career includes executive leadership roles in national non-profit child advocacy networks – leads ...

7 years ago
Tickets are still available for the Salina biennial event, Women of Achievement, which is set to take place at 11:30am on November 7, 2018 at the Salina Country Club.  Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased by sending a check for $25 per ticket to PO Box 1081 in Salina, or at www.woasalina.org .  ...

7 years ago
Another new restaurant will soon appear in downtown Salina. According to Salina 2020 the master developer for downtown Salina’s revitalization, YaYa’s Euro Bistro is planned. The PB&J Restaurant Inc. concept will be located within the Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel, currently under construction. With 6000 sq. ft. of interior restaurant space, which includes two outdoor patios, guests ...

7 years ago
The annual Salina Community Halloween Party is this weekend. According to the City of Salina, the event will be held on Saturday from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Salina Fieldhouse. Featured entertainment will include Flying Debris Juggling and Comedy Show. Other activities include a Halloween costume contest with prizes, balloon artists, carnival games, and trick or treating for ...

7 years ago
Three U.S. soldiers from Fort Riley, together with two German civilians, were honored for helping save a 31-year-old man who had a car accident near the Army's training area in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Stars and Stripes reports that after a single-car crash a victim’s arm was trapped under the roof of the overturned car. The five men, ...

7 years ago
A Kansas soldier who was killed in World War II was laid to rest this week  at Fort Scott National Cemetery. According to the Army, Pfc. Leslie Shankles, of Arcadia, was buried with full military honors on Wednesday at the cemetery in Bourbon County. Shankles was killed Oct. 14, 1944 by enemy fire in the Raffelsbrand sector ...

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 ...