7 years ago
They are doing it again. Back by popular demand, the Salina Area Young Professionals are planning an event that features stellar food, rockin' bands, and great community. The 4th Annual Street Eats & Beats festival in Salina is later this month. In addition to the five food trucks, this year the event will feature three bands, ...

7 years ago
Local law enforcement in Salina and Saline County are ready to participate in a nationwide “Click It Or Ticket” effort. The program is part of an effort to crack down on unbuckled drivers on Kansas roads and highways. Salina Police Sgt. Brent Rupert tells KSAL News they are preparing to participate in the effort. This year's ...

7 years ago
McPherson hosted the annual All Schools Day Parade! According to the All Schools Day website, "Every year nearly 40,000 people are in McPherson on the 2nd Friday in May." "What started in 1914 as a way to celebrate the graduation of McPherson County 8th graders, All Schools Day has grown into one of the largest annual ...

7 years ago
Alleged threatening text messages land a Salina woman in jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 20-year-old Krastal Gerleman was arrested on Thursday evening after an argument escalated in central Salina. Police say she brought one of the couple's children over to visit at a home in the 100 block of Ellsworth and an argument ...

7 years ago
Friday morning marked the end of an era in Salina. Hundreds of alumni came back for the final roll call at St. John's Military School, where the cadets have their final day of classes before the school officially closes. Since 1887, St. John's Military has been a staple in north Salina providing young men with the opportunity ...

7 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo will soon have a new family in its collection of animals. According to the zoo, a new lion pride will soon be moving in. This pride is coming from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago on the recommendation of the African Lion Species Survival Plan (SSP), a collaborative effort among Association of Zoos & ...

7 years ago
Graduation supplies are popular items around the Salina area. Beginning this weekend, and again next weekend, multiple schools are hosting commencement ceremonies for graduating seniors. This Saturday seniors at Salina Area Technical College, at the Kansas State University Polytechnic campus, and at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina will all graduate. Seniors at Ell-Saline High School graduate ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Clerk's Office is stepping up efforts to engage voters. A county-wide mailing containing information about the upcoming election in November has been sent. It also includes an advanced ballot application that can be completed and returned. According to Saline County Clerk Jamie Allen, this is the first year that Saline County has sent out ...

7 years ago
Seniors in Saline County will benefit from new grant funding. According to the county, the Saline County Department of Senior Services was awarded a $10,000 grant by Salina Regional Health Center’s Community Health Investment Program (CHIP) Grant. The Department of Senior Services is a vibrant, busy place that enables older adults to live active and independent lives ...

7 years ago
A Kansas college is mourning the deaths of two student-athletes. Two Kansas college athletes are dead following a traffic accident in eastern Texas. Local authorities say Jacobi Scott and Shelvin Keller were killed in a collision between their vehicle and a semi tractor-trailer around 6 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 59 near the town of Marshall. Both men ...

7 years ago
UPDATE: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, May 9- K-State Police have updated the public on the shooting situation which happened on the K-State campus in Manhattan on Thursday morning. The school has released the following statement: "The Kansas State University Police Department has concluded the primary investigation of shots that were fired around 11 a.m. at the KSU Foundation Building ...