2 months ago
A new exhibit, The 1950s: An American Dream?, opened on October 10 at the Smoky Hill Museum. This intriguing, immersive, traveling exhibit explores the optimism, tension and cultural shifts that shaped postwar America. Memories are a funny thing—we rarely recall life exactly as it was, but often through a haze of nostalgia. Even bad times can lose their ...

2 months ago
Hundreds of logs have been pulled from the log jam caught in the Smoky Hill River near Bill Burke Park - with thousands more to go. Salina City Manager Jacob Wood joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with an update on the project to remove the piles of driftwood. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Wood-10-14.mp3"][/audio]   Woods tells KSAL News that ...

2 months ago
A Salina man with a couple of active warrants was taken into custody on Monday night. Police Lt. Andrew Zeigler tells KSAL News that around 9pm, 23-year-old Jason Lester was riding a bike and was pulled over by an officer on patrol near the intersection of State Street and Broadway. Police pointed out the bike had no ...

2 months ago
Kansas lawmakers are setting aside funding for a potential special session to redistrict the state's legislative voting districts. The Legislative Coordinating Council is appropriating 400-thousand-dollars from the state general fund and 60-thousand-dollars in licensing costs to pay for the special session. Kansas Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes says it's wasting taxpayer money on a political stunt.

2 months ago
The USD 327 Ellsworth, Kanopolis, and Geneseo school district is looking for a new leader. Superintendent Deena Hilbig has announced her retirement at the conclusion of the current school year. According to the District, since 2022 Hilbig has led USD 327 Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo with vision, collaboration, and a steadfast commitment to students, staff, and the community. During ...

2 months ago
With the general election less than a month away, the deadline to register to vote is Tuesday of this week. Here are some things those who plan on voting need to know. Registering to vote Kansans have until Tuesday, October 14th to register to vote. The Saline County Clerk's Office will stay open late until 8PM for ...

2 months ago
Disaster funding will help the City of Salina pay for the removal of the log jam along the Smoky Hill River at Bill Burke Park. City Commissioners were told Monday that disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is anticipated. Preliminary Disaster Assessments include $325,925.93 for July, and $388,404.24 for September, resulting ...

2 months ago
For the second straight year, Kansas Wesleyan University will provide free game tickets to area students and educators. According to KWU, through the "School Days" initiative two free tickets will be available to designated games for students, educators, administrators and staff in particular school districts. The program kicks off Nov. 8 and will see KWU provide  “Community ...

2 months ago
 The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has successful closed a poaching case involving the illegal harvest of a trophy deer in Kansas. The investigation, led by Kansas Game Wardens, concluded with a guilty plea from a Tennessee man who admitted to unlawfully taking the deer. According to the agency, while investigating an unrelated poaching case ...

2 months ago
October is in full swing, and Salina is embracing the Halloween spirit with a full lineup of festive events. This past weekend, families flocked to the Rolling Hills Zoo for the annual Pumpkin Pazoola, while Revive Integrative Health hosted an adaptive trunk-or-treat that brought together community members of all ages and abilities. The Halloween fun continues throughout ...

2 months ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers that this time of year marks the period when vehicle- deer related collisions increase after several incidents have already occurred this Fall. Deer can be spotted near roadways any time of the year, but motorists should be especially vigilant in the fall. Deer breeding season (rut) peaks in mid-November, ...