1 year ago
Kids are invited to experience a summer of exploration and hands on fun at Lakewood Park and the Lakewood Discovery Center in Salina by becoming a Jr. Explorer. According to Salina Parks and Recreation, Jr. Explorers is a comprehensive learning series presented through the cooperative efforts between Lakewood and Smoky Hill Museum.  These classes are designed for ...

1 year ago
A head-on crash early Thursday morning on US 50 Highway west of Florence in Marion County involving two SUVs killed both drivers. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a GMC Acadia went left of center and collided  head-on with an oncoming Hyundai Santa Fe. Both drivers were killed in the crash. Each was the only occupant in his ...

1 year ago
A court hearing is held for the five people accused of killing two Kansas women. Tifany Adams, Tad Cullum, Paul Grice, Cole Twombly and Cora Twombly all appeared yesterday morning in court in Texas County, Oklahoma. The suspects are charged in the deaths of Jillian Kelley and Veronica Butler of Hugoton. Kelley and Butler disappeared while they were ...

1 year ago
Thursday marks the first official day of summer. It's the summer solstice, the longest day of the year north of the equator. When the summer solstice arrives at 3:50 this afternoon it will be the earliest in 224 years. The earth has a solstice every six months - in June, which has the most minutes ...

1 year ago
A truck driver from Tescott avoided injury late Wednesday night when a car hydroplaned into the path of his semi on Interstate 70 along the Kansas Turnpike. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Toyota Corolla was travelling on the turnpike in Douglas County when it hydroplaned into the barrier wall. The car then went across ...

1 year ago
Rain has stalled what has been a mixed wheat harvest around Central Kansas. With wheat ripening late last week, by the weekend crews were already out in some fields cutting. Rain late Saturday into Sunday, and then again Tuesday night, has slowed things down. Initial signs leading up to harvest were ominous. Dry conditions in many areas ...

1 year ago
The Salina Community Safe Haven Baby Box Initiative is a crucial project in the community that will offer a secure, anonymous option for parents in crisis to surrender their newborns.  Partially funded by a generous donation from Driven to Care, this project requires additional community donations to ensure its success. According to the Salina Fire Department, ...

1 year ago
The hungry in Salina will benefit year-round from a spring time food collection effort. The Project Salina final numbers have been tabulated, According to the organization, on June 4th and 5th, the Project Salina Board, along with volunteers, collected just over 9,000 food items and received $91,000 in cash donations from local Salina businesses. Cash donations ...

1 year ago
A multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades is coming to Salina. Rodney Carrington is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. A platinum-recording artist, Rodney's recorded eight major record label comedy albums, followed by three albums ...

1 year ago
KSAL's Harvest Fest 2024 is underway as farmers have been working in area wheat fields amid rain showers and less than perfect conditions. Yields have ranged from 60-plus bushels to less than 20-in the bin as producers see how rain - and the lack of rain have affected this year's harvest. Monte Hudson Location Manager at the ...

1 year ago
The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one ...