4 years ago
Salina Symphony's guest conductor Mélisse Brunet's musical journey began after she saw a small jazz quartet perform when she was a child. She wanted to play the drums while growing up in Paris but her parents bought her a cello instead. Since then Mélisse Brunet has been keeping the beat as her busy career has kept ...

4 years ago
Salina Area Technical College has been named one of the top 150 two-year colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute, and is now eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The colleges selected for this recognition stand out among more than 1,000 two-year colleges nationwide for having high ...

4 years ago
One person has minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 1:30, two vehicles were going east on Crawford St. when the accident occurred. A 2010 Lexus RX 300 was stopped to turn left on Broadway Blvd. when a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis hit it from ...

4 years ago
It's Election Day Tuesday. Kansans are heading to the polls to vote for local offices and issues. Locally in Salina three people will be elected to the five seat Salina City Commission. Additionally, three people will be elected to the seven seat USD 305 Board of Education. Salina voters will also be deciding on a ballot question ...

4 years ago
There have been 46  new COVID cases in Saline County since Friday and no new deaths. According to the Saline County Health Department there are currently 363 active cases of the virus in the community. Salina Regional Health Center reports they have 12 patients in the hospital battling the virus. Overall, 163 people have now died in Saline ...

4 years ago
Changes to the KanConnect fixed route bus service are coming this week  in order to better serve passengers. According to OCCK Transportation, starting November 5th KanConnect will run on Fridays each week with additional stops added. The KanConnect bus service will have two bi-directional trips each Friday.  The first route will start in Abilene at the OCCK ...

4 years ago
The first of several planned community drive-thru Moderna booster vaccination clinics is planned in Salina this week. Vaccination clinics are planned for November 4th, 11th, and 18th at the 4 H Building in Salina. The events will be from 10 until 4 each day. To be eligible, you must have received your and Moderna or Pfizer shot 6+ ...

4 years ago
Salina residents will be headed to the polls on Tuesday to choose three new city commissioners, three USD 305 school board members and to vote 'yes' or 'no' regarding a ballot question aimed at curbing city mandates. Saline County Clerk and Elections Officer Jamie Doss tells KSAL News that voters need to be well read on ...

4 years ago
Richard Sterban's deep, rich voice has taken him on a musical journey that began in his church choir - to performing with Elvis Presley before landing the bass part with the Oak Ridge Boys. Richard Sterban has been the bass singer with the iconic Country and Gospel music quartet the Oak Ridge Boys since 1972 and ...

4 years ago
The Rural Education Center in Kansas State University's College of Education has been awarded a three-year U.S. Department of Defense grant for nearly $2.7 million to help mentor and promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees and careers to seventh- through 12th-grade students throughout the state. The project is part of more than $47 million in ...

4 years ago
A one-vehicle wreck Saturday night is the result of a suspected DUI. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 24-year-old Kieran Stegmaier of Salina was driving east on Willis Ave. at around 9:30. Stegmaier's 2004 Pontiac GTO left the roadway, however, and hit a utility pole and fence near the Hideaway Bar at 540 ...