12 months ago
One of the largest horse-related events of its kind in the country will no longer call Salina home. Equifest is leaving in 2026. Saline County Administrator Philip Smith-Hanes told Saline County Commissioners he received a letter from the Kansas Horse Council on Tuesday notifying him of the decision to move the event. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/phillip.wav"][/audio]   Smith-Hanes said the reason ...

12 months ago
A Salina man has been found guilty in a murder case in which one person was shot in a city street back in 2021. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, 38-year-old Juan Doroteo Morales has been found guilty of first-degree, premeditated murder, aggravated assault, and criminal possession of a firearm by a felon. He will ...

12 months ago
Construction is expected to begin soon on a major rebuild of the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad’s mainline track between Abilene and Enterprise. According to the railroad,  their board of Ddrectors has chosen one of three companies who submitted sealed bids and, pending approval by the Kansas Department of Transportation, construction will immediately begin on the ...

12 months ago
A dispute over care for a dog prompted an attack inside a Salina home. According to Salina Police, on Tuesday officers responded to a home in the 700 block of N. 8th Street in reference to a battery. Police say a 34-year-old male reported he and his roommate, identified as 33-year-old Jeramy Hassler, got into an argument ...

1 year ago
She started dancing in Salina when she was just a toddler. When she got a little older she began competitive dance. In high school she was the captain of the Salina South Peppers Dance Team. After high school she became a Golden Girl on the Johnson County Community College Dance Team, where she just finished ...

1 year ago
Sauntering dust clouds rising above timber lines are proof that expansion is happening on a 50 acre-plus patch of land in southwest Salina. Partially hidden from view, AeroPlains Housing edition is sprouting townhouse-style domiciles, and investors are beaming as a passel of their housing dreams are maturing this spring. “It’s a level of energy efficiency, material and ...

1 year ago
When Bethany College celebrated commencement on Saturday, one graduate's walk across the stage was 55 years in the making, representing an unfinished dream now fulfilled. In 1970, Marilyn Allen Peterson was just one class away from earning her degree in elementary education from Bethany College. But when her husband, Dr. Thomas Peterson (Bethany Class of 1968), ...

1 year ago
The Kansas State Fair is looking for state-fair loving social media users across the state to help share about events and news leading up to the 2025 event. If you think you’d enjoy being a state fair social media ambassador, you're invited to apply now through May 16th. Submit your social media handles and a brief ...

1 year ago
Can you guess who is coming to Salina? Burt Cummings, the lead singer and songwriter of legendary rock band the Guess Who is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. According the venue, few artists have achieved the level of public success and critical acclaim that Burton Cummings enjoys in a career spanning more than sixty years. His voice ...

1 year ago
The new May list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online Saturday. Since then there have been four of them arrested. According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office the arrests include: Maliya Lee Navarro-Fields Christine Elizabeth Rice Brandon Ruder Miles Benmount Weathers The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Those on ...

1 year ago
One person is in the hospital following an accidental shooting. According to Salina Police,  at about 6:30 AM Monday, officers were dispatched to Salina Regional Health Center in reference a report of an accidental shooting. Contact was made with a 25-year-old male of Salina who had a gunshot wound to his foot. Through the investigation it was ...