8 years ago
OCCK, Inc. Transportation, including Salina CityGo, will be offering free rides and extended hours to patrons of the Smoky Hill River Festival. Any passengers with a River Festival button, that ride CityGo or Paratransit vehicles, will be allowed to ride for free on Thursday, June 7th, Friday, June 8th or Saturday, June 9th, 2018. CityGo passengers must ...

8 years ago
The Salina Public Library will bring something for book lovers to the Smoky Hill River Festival. The Little Free Library - Festival Edition tent will give out free books from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, during the festival. The tent will be located just east of the north ...

8 years ago
As Festival-goers get ready to enjoy the “Sensory Feast” at the River Festival this week, here are a few reminders of what to know, what to bring and what to leave behind: The Festival’s five entrance gates open to the public at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 and 10 a.m. Friday through Sunday. NO ...

8 years ago
A Kansas Congressman will unite a World War II veteran's family with  the fallen soldier's dog tags. According to Kansas First District Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall's Office, in February a staffer fielded a call from a friend of 1st Lieutenant James Garberg, a World War II veteran from Minneapolis, Minnesota.  While going through his war time memorabilia Lt. ...

8 years ago
Move-in, and some classwork began this week at the KU School of Medicine-Salina, inside the Salina Health Education Center. The brand new facility is the home of the Salina campuses for the KU Schools of Medicine and Nursing. A vacant downtown property has been under renovation since the fall of 2016, and will become the new ...

8 years ago
Three people were killed in a head-on crash on a highway in rural McPherson County Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol. the Little River Police Department was in pursuit of a 2017 Nissan Versa headed east on U.S. 56 Highway. As the Nissan crossed out of Rice County and into western McPherson County, for ...

8 years ago
A five man crew from Kansas City, Kansas is making sure shade will be easy to find for patrons and performers during the 42nd Annual Smoky Hill River Festival. Terry Fox is the project manager with Marquee Event Rentals and says they packed all the poles, tents and ropes to build 15 tents in a semi ...

8 years ago
A Salina Wal-Mart clerk was duped by a quick change artist. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the incident happened on Monday at around 8 p.m. at Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th St., however, the store didn't contact authorities until the next day when they realized what had happened. The scammer is described as a Hispanic ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are in search for a missing truck after it was stolen from a north Salina residence. According to Police Capt. Paul Forrester, a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck was parked in front of its owner's home in the 200 block of S. Columbia when it was taken sometime between Monday at 8 p.m. and ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office made an arrest after a Salina man rammed a tow truck several times with his vehicle in road rage incident. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that an employee for Kidds Towing in Salina was driving northbound on Ohio St. on Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m. The truck being ...

8 years ago
Alysia Starkey, associate dean of academics at Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus, will serve as interim CEO and dean of the campus while a national search for a new leader is conducted. Starkey was appointed by April Mason, Kansas State University provost and senior vice president, following an all-university search process. She will begin her new ...