3 weeks ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is set to make a special announcement. Today's announcement by the governor will be made following an afternoon meeting of the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council. The council is meeting to discuss efforts to reach agreements with the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals to build new stadiums on the Kansas side of ...

3 weeks ago
Sunday was the winter solstice, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. Though it might not feel like it in Central Kansas, it also marks the first day of winter. The forecast for the Salina area through all of this Christmas week through Saturday is for unseasonably warm and dry. Expected high temperatures include: ...

4 weeks ago
The Powerball holiday jackpot streak continues. No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Saturday night, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $1.60 billion for Monday night’s drawing. The jackpot has an estimated cash value of $735.3 million. According to the lottery, Monday’s jackpot ranks as the fourth largest in Powerball history and the fifth largest ...

4 weeks ago
A proposed new hotel and parking garage in downtown Salina will be among topics discussed by Salina City Commissioners at their last regularly scheduled meeting of the year Monday. The downtown project, which was unveiled back in September, includes a new Springhill Suites by Marriott Hotel and parking garage. It would be located on S 7th ...

4 weeks ago
The Grinch couldn't have stolen Christmas if Ebenezer Scrooge hadn't done it first, according to Charles Dickens researchers at Kansas State University. Naomi Wood, professor of English, says that we would not have Christmas classics like "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "The Polar Express" and "A Visit from St. Nicholas" if Dickens had not created the ...

4 weeks ago
BROOKVILLE — When Marty Wendel accepted his first basketball head coaching position at Ell-Saline six years ago, he did so with eyes wide open. "I was fully aware of what I was getting into," Wendel said of taking over a floundering Cardinals program that in the five years before his arrival compiled a dismal 13-89 record ...

4 weeks ago
The Salina Area-Wide Christmas Brass Choir, 100 musicians strong, took over the Salina Central Mall on Saturday. This is the fifth year of the Salina Area-Wide Christmas Brass Choir. It is privately administered by Steve Lueth, a retired instrumental instructor. The group is an area-wide, community centered brass group that began with 32 players, and has grown ...

4 weeks ago
Addi Johnson of Salina sent her grandma a flurry of texts on Saturday - suggesting a change to her original guess in hopes of winning Santa's Stash. But sage advice from her grandma, Linda Grob proved to be the difference. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/santa-stash-Linda-gut-feel-25.mp3"][/audio]   Linda was sitting in for Addi who had to travel, and the plan not to ...

4 weeks ago
As the holiday season rolls on, Kansas Wesleyan’s Power of And Campaign is rolling on, as well. According to KWU, the largest fundraising campaign in school history has exceeded $49 million dollars during the past six years and that discussions are underway for closing out the campaign’s third phase.  “More and more supporters continue to give ...

4 weeks ago
For the first time the City of Salina will employ a city attorney. City Manager Jacob Wood has appointed Patrick Hoffman as the new City Attorney. According to the City, he is the first city attorney to be an employee of the City . Greg Bengtson with Clark, Mize, & Linville, has served as City Attorney since ...

4 weeks ago
Pete and Justin Martin - father and son love sharing the joy of Christmas in Salina. The two joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra to share not only the backstory of the Georgtown Santas, but a tradition that will soon cross into a third generation. Since 1998, Christmas cheer has been on full display ...