3 years ago
Scott Grover grew up in Kansas with a love for rodeo, watching the powerful animals that populate the ring and rooting for the cowboys and cowgirls that ride them just stayed with him through college. After earning a teaching degree from Kansas State University - the arena called him back before he got into the classroom. While ...

3 years ago
Several cowboys and cowgirls walked away from the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo on opening night, August 1, with firm leads in their events. Saddle bronc rider Ryder Sanford is in the driver’s seat with a 90.5 point ride, and bareback rider Rocker Steiner scored 84 points to take the lead after the first night. For Sanford, the ...

3 years ago
The Mega Millions jackpot continues its relentless upward march. After no ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night, the estimated jackpot rolls to $1.25 billion, with a cash option of $625.3 million. The next drawing is Friday, August 4th. According to the lottery, if won at the current $1.25 billion level,  the jackpot  it would ...

3 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo is welcoming a new member to its animal family.  The Zoo's first Highland calf was born in the early morning hours Tuesday. According to Rolling Hills, Mother, Freya, and her male calf are doing well and spent the day bonding under the shade trees in their yard. The calf, yet to be named, is ...

3 years ago
The 2023 Tri-Rivers Fair will include local artists from the region in the launch of the Show and Sell Artist Showcase from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and Saturday, Aug. 12 in the lobby of the Tony’s Pizza Event Center. “The Tri-Rivers Fair is offering an opportunity for local people to correlate a ...

3 years ago
The Saline County Road and Bridge Department has been recognized with the "Build a Better Mousetrap" award for its innovative safety enhancement of local stop signs and stop ahead signs. According to the County this award, presented by the Federal Highway Administration's National Local Technical Assistance Program Association. It recognizes local transportation departments that have developed ...

3 years ago
The premiere Led Zeppelin tribute act is coming back to Salina. Get The Led Out is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this fall. From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out  has captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. They ...

3 years ago
A high speed pursuit ends with the arrest of a Salina man. Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that 72-year-old Bernard Baker was taken into custody after speeding past a patrol officer in the 400 block of S. Ohio around 2:50pm Monday. Police say Baker was clocked at 76 mph in a 40-mile per hour zone ...

3 years ago
A Missouri man was transported to Salina Regional Health Center after being hurt in a two vehicle crash on Interstate-70. Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that around 8:40am Monday morning, 21-year-old Elesio Acosta was driving a Ford F-350 and was injured after he ran into the back end of a semi truck. The driver of the semi ...

3 years ago
The body of a Salina man was recovered following a drowning at an area lake. According to the Ellsworth County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, at approximately 3:56 p.m. the agency received a report of a possible drowning at Kanopolis State Lake. Deputies from the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, ...

3 years ago
When the Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo begins in Abilene Tuesday night, it will be the same excellent show, but fans, and especially contestants, will see improvements in the arena. According to the rodeo, Abilene resident John McDonald has been working on revamping and updating the timed event end of the arena, the north end where the ...