7 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a golf cart from the Salina Country Club. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that sometime between 7pm Thursday and 9am Friday, someone stole a RXV-EZ-Go electric golf cart from the course located at 2101 E. Country Club Road. Police say staff discovered the cart, which is green in color ...

7 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities Foundation announces that the application process has begun for two categories of the Horizons Grants Program. The Organizational Project Grants, along with the Lana Jordan Developing Artist Grants, are now open for application, with a deadline of November 1, 2018. These grants support artistic growth through Salina’s cultural and nonprofit organizations ...

7 years ago
Solid gate counts, steady advanced Button sales, new Art Installations and great entertainment were among takeaways of this year’s Smoky Hill River Festival, held June 7-10 in Oakdale Park. Here’s a recap from Salina Arts and Humanities: OVER THE RIVER: The Festival 2018 estimated gate count was 56,784 compared to 67, 381 for 2017, 56,351 for 2016 ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Department for Children and Families is offering a reprieve for Kansans who face prosecution for failure to pay child support, as an opportunity to help them get back on track with their payments. DCF's Child Support Services has slated Aug. 31st as Child Support Bench Warrant Amnesty Day statewide to offer parents the chance ...

7 years ago
Salina's Kenwood Cove Waterpark is preparing to close for the season, but not before one final big event, The final event of the season is the Pooch Plunge on Monday evening. Adults are invited to bring their dogs for a dip in the pool before it is closed for the season, and cleaned. After a final ...

7 years ago
The Kansas National Guard will conduct a graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Officer Candidate School in Salina. The ceremony will be Saturday, Aug. 25, 1 p.m., at the Kansas Highway Patrol Academy, 2025 E Iron Ave. in Salina. Graduating officer candidates, who will be commissioned as second lieutenants, are Jonathan Bailey, Kansas City; Ynacio Bautista, Topeka; ...

7 years ago
The Salina Art Center presents The Art of Cake Friday, Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. as part of the Art Center’s 40th Birthday Bash. The Birthday Bash is a free party for members at the Salina Art Center Warehouse, 149 S. 4th St. Birthday Bash guests will enjoy a party atmosphere with music, food and party games ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus is coming back to life this weekend, as nearly 800 students are now back. While some students, including athletes moved back last week, the rest of the student body is moving in this weekend in preparation of the first day of classes on Tuesday. According to the school, there’s the 16-year-old home-schooled ...

7 years ago
While an adoption event was winding down inside the Salina Animal Shelter early Saturday afternoon, supporters gathered outside in support of embattled manager Vanessa Cowie. Earlier this week Cowie was abruptly placed on paid administrative leave and suspended from all of her duties, pending a hearing with Interim Salina City Manager Mike Schrage which could end ...

7 years ago
The future for some of Kansas’ most imperiled aquatic species got brighter  this week. The Kansas Aquatic Biodiversity Center (KABC) at the Farlington Fish Hatchery in southeast Kansas opened. More than 60 people attended the opening ceremony for the facility, which culminated more than 10 years of planning and work.  The KABC is operated by the ...

7 years ago
A man was injured in a collision involving a bicycle and an SUV along one of the busiest streets in Salina Friday evening. Salina Police told KSAL at the scene the bicycle rider and the SUV collided in the 400 Block of South Ohio Street. The bicycle rider was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center ...