12 months ago
As one year draws to a close and another begins, the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) celebrates another year filled with national accolades, exciting projects, and measurable economic growth. Entering her ninth year as Director of the CVB, Julie Roller Weeks reflects on the significance of tourism to Abilene’s identity and economy. “I’m so proud of our ...

12 months ago
Hundreds of revelers in Salina got an early start on 2025 Tuesday.  A crowd, consisting mainly of children and families, gathered at the Salina Fieldhouse  to celebrate the fun, free, "Noon Year's Eve" event. Salina Parks and Recreation Operations Manager Andrea Born told KSAL News at the event that "Noon Year's Eve" has turned into a ...

12 months ago
A burglar was arrested after being surprised by a Salina homeowner. Police Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 1300 block of N. 5th Street around 2:30am Sunday after a homeowner encountered a burglar in his garage. Police say the man had been renovating his home and sleeping in the garage ...

12 months ago
The Salina Regional Health Foundation’s Community Health Investment Program (CHIP) awarded 20 grants in 2024 totaling $518,108. Funding for CHIP primarily comes from Salina Regional Health Center, which tithes a percentage of its operating margin each year to the Salina Regional Health Foundation. According to the organization, since the inception of CHIP in 1995, more than ...

12 months ago
Salina area public transportation will pause for the New Year's holiday. According to OCCK Transportation, all services, including Salina CityGo, 81 Connection, Regional Paratransit, GoAbilene, GoConcordia, KanConnect, and OCCK OnDemand transportation, will be closed on Wednesday, January 1st, for New Year’s Day. Regular hours will resume on Thursday, January 2nd.  

12 months ago
The New Year's Day holiday will alter the City of Salina's sanitation service. There will be no sanitation collection on New Year's Day,  Wednesday January 1st. After New Year’s Day Collection will be one day behind schedule, resuming Thursday, January 2nd, and continuing on the adjusted schedule through Saturday, January 4th. The General Services Office, Household Hazardous Waste ...

12 months ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after allegedly striking another man in the face with a machete. According to Police Captain David Villanueva, 48-year-old Tualagi Masaniai is facing a charge of attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery after he split a man's face open with a machete following a verbal argument. Police say on Friday ...

12 months ago
A rollover crash sends one man to the hospital and destroys a party bus with fire. Operations Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that a freak accident caused a chain reaction on Brookville Road early Sunday morning. Deputies say 27-year-old Chance Miller of rural Salina was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram ...

12 months ago
A Salina man is in jail after allegedly slashing a man's neck with a box cutter. Police Captain David Villanueva tells KSAL News that 21-year-old Jayson Nung Alexander Adams was taken into custody on Friday in connection to a Christmas Eve assault. Police say an argument between Adams and a 26-year-old male turned violent after Adams reportedly ...

12 months ago
The Salina Area Technical College Foundation is asking community members and alumni to make a lasting impact through a gift to the college. Contributions dated on or before December 31, 2024, will be matched by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation at 50 cents per dollar, up to $150,000. According to Salina Tech, students like Justin, an ...

12 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will host the 2025 session of the Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church on June 4-7 on campus. According to KWU, they are the first higher education institution to host the event since the formation of the conference in 2014. “KWU is proud of our nearly 140-year relationship with the United ...