2 years ago
Salina Central High School drama students have been hard at work rehearsing and are nearly ready to present the musical "Newsies". According to the school, "Newsies" is based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name. It is the tale of newsboy Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of ...

2 years ago
A Kansas Wesleyan University student is the first president of the NAACP Youth and College chapters in the state of Kansas. According to KWU, sophomore Sydney Mitchell has started on the path to her long-term goals. She was unanimously elected the first president of the NAACP Youth and College chapters in the state of Kansas at ...

2 years ago
A group of students at both Salina Central and Salina South High Schools will receive some real-life lessons via a project the Salina Area United Way is bringing back. Reality U is an interactive financial literacy simulator made for students, designed to demonstrate how they will have to make financial decisions later in life to live ...

2 years ago
A performance featuring rock guitar and a classical string quartet will open a diverse three-concert series presented by the Salina Symphony in collaboration with Theatre Salina and the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts. “Rock ‘n Roll Meets the String Quartet,” will feature guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Lipke, best known as the lead guitarist for the ...

2 years ago
A Salina man is in jail after calling authorities for help after he told a 911 operator he'd been stabbed. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 300 block of West South Street early Wednesday after a domestic dispute turned violent between a man and woman just after midnight. Police say ...

2 years ago
A Salina USD 305 School District Administrator will take over leadership of an Ottawa County School District. Dr. Curtis Stevens has been selected to be the  North Ottawa County USD 239 Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Stevens is currently serving as the Director of Secondary Education in the Salina School District, in his fourth year in that ...

2 years ago
The Salina Art Center Warehouse Education Studio is offering a new deal for new memberships in the new year. According to the organization, they are offering $5 memberships at the Warehouse for new members. New members are invited to come explore the Warehouse and use the equipment for $5. Equipment  includes: Various art tools Pottery Wheels Easels ...

2 years ago
A band known for its indie folk-rock sound is coming to Salina. The Mountain Goats are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. The Mountain Goats were formed by singer-songwriter John Darnielle, who for for many years was the sole member despite the plural moniker. He remains the core member of the band, but now works with a variety ...

2 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 is recovering in a veterinary ICU after a patrol vehicle he was in was hit by a distracted driver on a slick road. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 Igor was in patrol car that was hit by a distracted driver along Interstate 70 near the Ellis County Community of ...

2 years ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sherrif's Office worked several slide-offs and a DUI case over the three day holiday weekend. Accidents ranged from a car slide-off at State Street and Avenue B on Friday. Someone struck a fence in a vehicle near the intersection of Watkins and Halstead Road and then left the scene on Saturday. Deputies ...

2 years ago
A snowplow driver was transported to a hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Geary County. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 41-year-old Joshua Resto of Junction City was driving a 2009 Sterling Snowplow on K 244 Highway spur. As he was plowing the road, the rear tires started to slide on the snow and into the ...