6 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is gearing up to celebrate Kansas’159th birthday. Hundreds of grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum throughout the week next week. The children, all third-graders, will learn what life was like for pioneers back in 1861, when Kansas became the 34th state. Activities include shelling and ...

6 years ago
Free hot meals for the hungry will be served in downtown Salina on Tuesday. The Little Caesars Love Kitchen will roll in to Christ Cathedral Church today to provide fresh  pizza meals for anyone in need. According to the company, local Little Caesars franchise owners Jennifer and Tom Perrin are donating all food and labor for ...

6 years ago
Nathan Tysen is back home in his old stomping grounds this week - working with students and staff on stage at Salina South High School. The award winning songwriter from Broadway's "Tuck Everlasting," joined in on the KSAL Morning News Monday with a look at two collaborative projects he is working on aimed at highlighting the ...

6 years ago
A fire breaks out at the Sedgwick County Courthouse. The blaze was reported shortly before 10:00 Saturday morning on the fourth floor of the courthouse at 525 North Main Street in Wichita. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within 30 minutes, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and officials say ...

6 years ago
A suspect is under arrest following an officer-involved shooting near Larned. The incident started with a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 56 early Saturday morning when a Pawnee County deputy smelled marijuana and asked two men to exit the vehicle. The deputy fired shots at a passenger, 21-year-old Alejandro Alvarado, when an altercation broke out during a ...

6 years ago
Light to moderate snow this morning is impacting most of the area. Light snow is coming to an end this morning across south central and southeast KS. Roads are slick and partially snow-covered. Please use caution when traveling this morning. Untreated bridges and overpasses will be especially prone to icy and slick spots. --- Road, Weather, and Closings:   Kansas Road ...

6 years ago
January is arguably the best time of year to spot bald eagles in Kansas and staff at the Milford Nature Center want to make sure you don't miss that opportunity. The Milford Nature Center will be hosting its annual Eagle Day at Milford Reservoir on Jan. 25th, 2020, featuring a series of educational programs at the ...

6 years ago
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake shook Central Kansas on Sunday afternoon. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake was felt just after 1 p.m. on Sunday and was centered a little more than one mile west-southwest of South Hutchinson, Kan. The USGS says some people in Saline County reported feeling the quake on Sunday. There are no ...

6 years ago
Salina Presbyterian Manor has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held March 3 – 4, 2020. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the ...

6 years ago
World War I forever changed human reliance on fossil fuels such as petroleum. This product, considered essential to military and economic progress, altered battlefield expectations of how the war was fought. Penn State Altoona’s Brian C. Black will host a discussion on how the Great War informed the 20th century’s use of various energy sources, ...

6 years ago
Do you want your barn quilt to be proudly displayed in a professional art gallery? Do you think your barn quilt could win 1 of 5 cash prizes? The Dane G. Hansen Museum is calling all barn quilters to enter their best barn quilt into the inaugural Open Call Barn Quilt Exhibit. “Intent to exhibit” registration ...