3 years ago
A pay increase has been injected into city employees checks in September as a newly approved pay plan takes affect. City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to explain the details. According to Schrage the pay plan had not been examined or upgraded since 2007. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/city-1-.mp3"][/audio]   Over the past 15-years the city ...

3 years ago
The Lindsborg Old Mill & Swedish Heritage Museum is asking the community for ideas for how to honor a more than 100-year-old elm tree on museum grounds that has to be removed, as well as putting out a special call for assistance in covering the unexpected expense. Lenora Lynam, Executive Director of the museum, said that ...

3 years ago
All local aspiring artists in first through 12th grade to participate in an art contest. The National Association of Counties  is presenting the "I Love My County Because" art contest. According to Saline County, the goal of the program is to help spread the word about county roles and responsibilities, which are often unknown or misunderstood, ...

3 years ago
A first of its kind street art and mural festival event in Salina will soon take over parts of town. The 1st annual Boom! Salina Street Art and Mural Festival is October 6th– 16th. The event will feature world renown muralists Telmo Miel (Netherlands), Mona Caron (Switzerland), Tony Sjöman (Sweden), Joe Iurato (USA), Mantra (France), and Logan Hicks ...

3 years ago
More than 1,000 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate in the joint-service exercise, Jaded Thunder. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the exercise will include joint forces integration by members of Air Force, Marine, Navy and Army units, as well as representatives ...

3 years ago
A loud bang leads a neighbor to call police about a trailer fire. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to the 700 block of Willow on Friday night around 6pm after a pile of tree limbs on a trailer were set on fire. Police say the 8-foot by 10-foot metal trailer with a ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after someone stole numerous tools from a detached garage. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between the end of August and September 9, someone entered a property in the 1200 block of Fairway and removed power and hand tools. Police say just over $3,000 in drills, saws, ...

3 years ago
A Salina man escaped a firey crash uninjured after losing control of his '69 Chevy pickup. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that on Friday evening around 8:35pm the 19-year-old driver was southbound on Holmes Road when he lost control of the truck after hitting a portion of the road with washboard conditions near ...

3 years ago
The campus of Kansas Wesleyan University was bustling with activity early Sunday morning, hosting an event that Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar vowed is now an annual event, the first  "Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk." The morning began with opening remarks by Chief Sneidar, and Kansas Wesleyan President Dr. Matt Thompson. State ...

3 years ago
Hundreds of runners will lace up their shoes Saturday to support an event in Salina that directly supports cancer patients undergoing treatment .  The Fe for a Cure 5K Race/Walk supporting cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center is back after a two-year reprieve due to COVID-19. The race will be held ...

3 years ago
A former Bethany College art professor is the latest artist-in-residence with a focus on homemade books at the Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg. According to the studio,   Caroline Kahler from Peosta, Iowa, will be working and teaching through Sunday, September 25th. As the artist in residence, Kahler plans to personally work on handmade books and assemblages. The ...