3 years ago
A couple of high speed pursuits over the weekend in Saline County ended with one arrest and one chase called off for safety concerns. Salina County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a speeding Toyota Camry caught the attention of a deputy Sunday morning near Assaria on I-135. The officer radioed ahead to another patrol vehicle ...

3 years ago
There will be an opportunity to get out of the house, have some fun, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a cruising event on Santa Fe later this month. It will be a flashback to a by gone era in Salina ...

3 years ago
A promotion to raise money for Kansas Honor Flight will be staged at Applebee’s Grill & Bar restaurants this Tuesday, April 18th, in locations from Salina, to Wichita in central Kansas and in western Kansas. All day on that Tuesday, half of the revenue from five special fundraiser menu items at Applebee’s in 13 communities, will ...

3 years ago
The 39th Salina Spring Poetry Series, sponsored and organized by Salina Arts & Humanities, continues Tuesday with a reading by Miguel M. Morales. The reading will begin at 7 pm at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House (135 N. Santa Fe Ave.). Admission will be $5 at the door and free for students with ID. Huascar Medina, ...

3 years ago
The Salina Symphony will close its season with “Passion,” on Sunday, May 7, at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. From the soaring melodies in Massenet’s Méditation from Thaïs to the timeless tunes from Bizet’s Carmen, this concert will celebrate powerful female voices. The season will conclude with the story of the brilliant woman who changed ...

3 years ago
The Fort Hays State University Rodeo Club is excited to announce its 60th anniversary and the first-ever induction of the Fort Hays State University Rodeo Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will coincide with the annual FHSU Rodeo, April 20th - 22nd 2023 at the Ellis County Fairgrounds in Hays. The FHSU Rodeo Hall of Fame ceremony ...

3 years ago
The Salina High School Central visual arts department will host its 22nd Annual Art Open House. According to the school, the art event will be this Thursday, April 20th from 6-8:30pm in the SC Visual Arts Department/rooms 1701 and 1702 east of the main south entrance. This large open art exhibit will be held in the art ...

3 years ago
Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus will again offer interactive summer programs for children. Youth will have the opportunity to experience the hands-on learning style at K-State Salina, with numerous programs focused on aerospace or technology education. Summer programs, led by K-State Salina student clubs and faculty experts, include uncrewed aircraft systems, aviation and ...

3 years ago
The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Alma Lind Swensson Memorial Garden will be held on April 29 at 11:30am in Swensson Park. The community can gather at the garden for a short program consisting of a retelling of Alma and the project, artists' statements from Lindy Nelson, landscape designer, and Michaela Valli Groeblacher, sculptor, as well ...

3 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly used her executive power Friday to veto a pair of controversial bills on her desk. Both House Bill 2304, or 'Born Alive' bill and House Bill 2313, 'School Firearms Safety Training' bill were both nullified by Kelly. Governor Kelly said the 'Born Alive' bill, which would provide legal protections for infants that survive ...

3 years ago
A Kansas City, Missouri man is dead following yesterday's pre-dawn pedestrian accident in Kingman County, Kansas. Troopers say it happened around 2 a.m. on U.S. Highway 54, about four miles east of the city of Kingman. The driver of the westbound semi tractor-trailer says he was unable to avoid striking the victim who was later identified ...