2 years ago
Salina Central High School Theatre Repertory Theatre classes will present a double cast (casts from 2 repertory theatre classes performing in alternating performances) of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. According to the school , there are two classes which will perform starting with the M3 class cast on Thursday night and Saturday night, and the W2 ...

2 years ago
The new April list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The April list went online Saturday morning. Those on the new list are wanted for crimes which include aggravated robbery, aggravated domestic violence battery, making criminal threats, stalking, fleeing an eluding, felony drug ...

2 years ago
Junction City firefighters battled a large fire which engulfed three large structures. According to the agency, the fire was located at at 948  Grant Ave. Two large storage buildings and a trailer house were all fully involved, and there was a limited water supply. There were multiple explosions due to LP gas containers, and power to ...

2 years ago
Film Director Ken Spurgeon spoke Thursday evening at the Smoky Hill Museum about his experience in the film industry and his many ventures in film directing.  Ken Spurgeon is a historian, teacher, producer/director, writer and a Kansan. He currently works as a history professor at Friends University in Wichita. Spurgeon's films focus on historical subjects, primarily ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are trying to unravel a theft case involving two handguns and a rifle that were allegedly stolen from two locations. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, a 61-year-old female victim contacted authorities this week to report the loss of a Ruger SR9 pistol and a Ruger 57 pistol plus a Ruger carbine rifle - ...

2 years ago
A motorcycle rider led Salina Police on a high speed pursuit in central Salina Friday morning that ended in a crash. The pursuit ended at the intersection of Crawford and Phillips. The motorcycle crashed as it was trying to make a turn. Police told KSAL News at the scene the rider was wearing a helmet, and was ...

2 years ago
Police are seeking tips in a case involving a man who was caught on camera passing counterfeit money. The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Police say on Monday, March 25th, at about 8:30 PM a male subject entered Dollar General at 2000 S. 9th street and made a purchase of ...

2 years ago
A founding member of the all-volunteer Saline County Sheriff Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad, and long-time co-owner of Salina's Royal Tire Company is being remembered. 86-year-old LeRoy Schmidt passed away peacefully on earlier this week. LeRoy was the co-owner of Royal Tire Company for 32 years, retiring in 1988. LeRoy was very involved in the community. He ...

2 years ago
Motorists in the Sunflower State are shelling out a few extra bucks as they top off the tank. As reported by Triple-A, the average price for a gallon of regular rose yesterday in Kansas to a few tenths under $3.18, this as the corresponding national figure rose to a few tenths below $3.57. Prices were lowest yesterday ...

2 years ago
Matthew Fulkerson is living his "Ad Astra", or to the stars dream, on 24 acres of land in Ellsworth County that used to be an Atlas Missile site belonging to Salina's now shuttered Schilling Air Force Base. He is in the midst of a massive project in renovating  the former missile silo, and reached a ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University and JRI Hospitality, whose name is already on the stadium inside the school's Graves Family Sports Complex, are expanding their partnership. JRI, which among other things owns and operates more than 80 restaurants, including Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Mokas Cafe, The Original Grande, and Chompie’s Restaurant along with the Salina Country ...