8 years ago
A group of National Guard aircraft will base, and train at the Salina Regional Airport for the next several months. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the 190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard will deploy KC-135R air tankers and personnel to the Salina Regional Airport for approximately 90-days beginning this week. The unit will ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a stolen vehicle after the owner of a 2003 Chevy Suburban contacted authorities. Police say sometime between 9pm Saturday and 10am Sunday, someone jumped into the white, SUV that was parked in the 600 block of E. Pacific and drove away. The Suburban is valued at $8,000 and is has Kansas tag: ...

8 years ago
A verbal argument between two Salina men escalates to an arrest after a gun was pulled during the struggle. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 52-year-old Billy Beamon was taken into custody on Saturday after being transported to the hospital to be checked out for broken ribs. Police say Beamon and 55-year-old Anthony Bowman were ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody this weekend and charged with aggravated indecent liberties. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, officers arrested 31-year-old Charles Ferris, Jr. on Saturday evening after learning about illicit behavior that allegedly took place in a south Salina home between Ferris, Jr. and two children who are under the age of ...

8 years ago
Though the Smoky Hill River Festival has come and gone for another year, at least one reminder is staying behind. A unique mural which was created during the festival by an artist from Kansas City is staying in Salina to go on display. Inspired by the Salina Animal Shelter's work and the animals they find homes ...

8 years ago
It started with Thursday night's Festival Jam, billed as the "biggest showcase in the USA", and ended Sunday afternoon with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band's sounds of Elton John. In between over 100 performers, 130 artists, and dozens of food booths attracted thousands of people to Oakdale Park for the The 42nd edition of ...

8 years ago
A social media post providing details of an alleged attempted kidnapping of a child at the Walmart in Manhattan quickly spread over the weekend. Riley County Police were made aware of it, and determined that it was a hoax. According to the agency, they were never notified of the incident but were sent the post by several ...

8 years ago
You might not know it by looking at her, but Remy is one lucky dog, and she has a new cancer drug under development in cooperation with the University of Kansas Cancer Center to thank for helping to keep her alive. Last June, Remy’s owner noticed an inoperable egg-sized tumor growing on the 10-year-old Sheltie’s left ...

8 years ago
The Kansas State University Helwig Farms Quarter-Scale Tractor Team came home with two top finishes at the 21st annual American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. The team competed May 31-June 3 in Peoria, Illinois, against 28 teams from universities in the U.S., Canada and Israel. Kansas State University's A ...

8 years ago
Benjamin Stielow uses a handheld plasma torch like a scalpel on raw metal to bring his vision into view. What remains after the sparks fly is a shining cutaway of aspen trees reaching for the sky. "I just start with a single sheet of steel and draw it ahead of time so I've got a really good ...

8 years ago
Large crowds are braving the heat and enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival. After one of the larges Festival Jams ever got it started Thursday night, officials tell KSAL News that just over 19,000 people passed through the gates throughout the day on Friday. Saturday's crowd was even larger, ...