8 years ago
A museum dedicated to the historical, cultural and entrepreneurial story of Pizza Hut opened Wednesday in the building that housed the first restaurant launched by founders Dan and Frank Carney. The structure was relocated in 2017 to the Innovation Campus at Wichita State University, the Carneys' alma mater. The grand opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ...

8 years ago
A Kansas sheriff  is facing federal charges. According to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister's office, Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple  is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of selling a firearm to a convicted felon. The indictment alleges the 47-year-old Whipple faxed reports to the Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (CPOST) falsely ...

8 years ago
Downtown construction is prompting a bus stop to temporarily close. The CityGo bus stop at Santa Fe & Mulberry, serving the Blue, Red, Yellow and Green Routes, is closed temporarily. The City of Salina is starting work on the upgrades to Santa Fe.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Customers are encouraged to use ...

8 years ago
Smoky Hill River Festival Buttons go on sale in less than a week. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, admission buttons for the 2018 Smoky Hill River Festival go on sale Tuesday morning at  43 locations across Salina and 20 other cities statewide. Advance-price Buttons are $10 or cost $15 at the gate after June 5. Children ...

8 years ago
One of the biggest musical events of its kind, featuring over 100 USD 305 students on stage performing, is less than a month away. The Salina Education Foundation is bringing back 305 LIVE, a collaboration between the rock band, Joe’s Pet Project, and the students and faculty of USD 305. This will be the fourth time ...

8 years ago
The Saline Country Sheriff's Office responded to a camper trailer fire in northeast Saline County on Tuesday morning. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were dispatched to 3596 E. Humbarger Rd. at 9:22 a.m. on Tuesday due to a camper that had caught fire in front of a residence. 50-year-old Jeffrey Turner, owner ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars after he burglarized an east Salina apartment with children inside. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities responded to a report of a home invasion at an apartment complex at 2130 E. Crawford on Sunday, April 22. According to the female victim, an unknown man entered her apartment and ...

8 years ago
A new grant opportunity is available to offer support for arts events in Northwest Kansas. According to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, they are offering a new grant opportunity for communities in the 26-county Hansen service area.  The new NW Kansas Arts grants are designed to bring more arts events to Northwest Kansas by assisting with ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University alumnus Terry Schroff, owner and chief executive officer of Quiet Light Communications has contributed to the university's A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications for its newly inaugurated honors program scheduled to begin in fall 2018. "I consider it a significant honor that I have the ability to assist K-State's School of ...

8 years ago
A new and improved Salina Stadium was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. Prior to the Salina Central vs Salina South soccer game students, coaches, USD 305 faculty and staff, and those who worked on the project gathered for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. USD 305 Superintendent Dr. James Hardy told KSAL News the latest improvements are part of a seven-phase ...

8 years ago
The race for the Salina area 69th District Kansas House of Representatives seat will look familiar. The same two candidates who ran for the seat back in 2016 are running again. Democrat Gerrett Morris is again challenging Republican incumbent J.R, Claeys. Back on February 28th Claeys, who has represented the district since 2012, announced that he filed ...