4 years ago
The largest organized community event in Salina since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago is set to begin. It started as a bicentennial street fair celebration. Over the years it has evolved to one of the biggest celebration of the arts in the Midwest. The 46th Annual Smoky Hill River Festival will take over ...

4 years ago
Progress continues on a project to build a new Saline County Jail and sheriff’s office facility. Back on Wednesday, March 2nd, a team including county staff, architects, and construction managers ventured to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to review the first precast block of two cells that has been manufactured for Saline County’s jail. Those cells are ...

4 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has appointed Jacob Peterson of Salina as a new judge to the 28th Judicial District. According to the Governor's Office, the position was created by the retirement of Judge Patrick Thompson. “Jacob has strong relationships throughout Saline and Ottawa Counties,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “He is passionate about supporting his community and has ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are reviewing video footage after a burglary at a storage business over the weekend. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between noon and 4:30pm Saturday, someone cut a lock on a storage shed and removed numerous power tools and computer equipment. Police say 18 power weed trimmers, a water heater and generator ...

4 years ago
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band show at the Stiefel Theatre this Saturday, June 11 will postpone. Several band members have tested positive for Covid. The venue is working with management to announce the new date. The new date will be announced within several days. All tickets will automatically transfer to the new date. The new date and ...

4 years ago
The driver of a semi truck was injured after hitting a cow on the road in the Northwest corner of Saline County According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, the 33-year-old driver of a semi hauling a trailer full of corn suffered non-life threatening injuries after the 1996 Freightliner struck a cow near the intersection of ...

4 years ago
An eyewitness to a hit and run accident helps police locate the suspect who drove away in a white SUV. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the witness called authorities as they followed the driver who had allegedly ran into a van in the 600 block of Fairdale Road Tuesday evening around 5pm. The ...

4 years ago
A Kansas lawmaker is entering the race for governor. State Senator Dennis Pyle announced yesterday that he will run for governor as an independent. Pyle has chosen Kathleen Garrison of Haysville as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor. Pyle needs to gather five-thousand signatures from qualified voters by August 1st in order to file by petition.

4 years ago
It’s a sign of the season – political campaigning and the posting of campaign signs. The Kansas Department of Transportation reminds the public that all political campaign signs or billboards are prohibited from being placed on state right of way. By law, all right of way on state highways is exclusively for public highway purposes. According to ...

4 years ago
A project is underway to refurbish the Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. A veteran's committee was formed in 2018. Because of the pandemic the effort stalled.  It is again moving forward, and among other things for the first time in over 20 years memorial bricks will be again be available to purchase. Ben Vidricksen II ...

4 years ago
Gas prices are at a record high, and there is no indication they will significantly come down anytime soon. According to AAA Kansas, the cost of a barrel of oil is nearing $120, nearly double from last August, as increased oil demand outpaces the tight global supply. Meanwhile, domestic gasoline demand rose last week in the ...