9 months ago
Severe thunderstorms that rolled across Central Kansas Tuesday night dropped heavy rain, and in some areas significant hail. Some of the most intense hail was to the east of Salina in the New Cambria area, where hail covered the ground. Significant hail also pounded portions of Southern Saline County, into Northern McPherson County. Large hail was ...

9 months ago
Mary Landes has been known to shed happy tears when her co-working tenants pack up and leave The Temple. She’s like a proud parent giving her kids a gentle nudge when they’re ready to conquer real-world challenges. Landes (forever 59), is the executive director and founder of the Salina Innovation Foundation in the former Masonic Temple. It opened ...

9 months ago
An Oscar award-winning actor who currently stars in a television series has gotten the band back together and is will perform in Salina this summer. Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters are coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Formed in 2006, The Boxmasters have recorded a diverse catalogue of music that touches on their love ...

9 months ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), has announced the launching of its new online course that is meant to promote driver work zone safety. According to the agency, KDOT has launched "Kansas Work Zone Safe," a free online driving course aimed at informing teens and others on how to safely navigate through work zones. The course ...

9 months ago
Volunteers are still needed to pitch in for a Salina community-wide clean-up effort this Saturday. Jane Anderson with Friends of the River Foundation joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at nearly a dozen projects on the horizon. Anderson said landscaping, painting projects and battling invasive plants near the river are all on ...

9 months ago
A post that went viral on social media about a female Salina Police Officer who "went missing," was determined to be fake. Just this past weekend, a Facebook post circulating a female SPD officer who went missing became viral and sparked many concerns. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News, this post is absolutely fake and ...

9 months ago
UPDATE: Saline County Deputies have identified and recovered a stolen company van, along with its equipment. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News on Friday, April 18th Saline Co. investigators discovered the white 2014 GMC Cargo work van that was stolen on Wednesday, April 13th from Jae's Electric on 422 E. Ave A in Salina. Investigators determined the ...

9 months ago
A stacked lineup of nationally renowned storytellers, are set to tell tales this weekend at an annual Kansas Storytelling event. The 31st annual Kansas Storytelling Festival (KSF) will feature professional storytellers, uttering tales in Downs, KS starting on Friday, April 25th and ending on Saturday, April 26th. Tellers set to appear include: Ed Stivender Priscilla Howe ...

9 months ago
A Learjet 36-A is set to leave Wichita for a world record flight. Organizers of the event say the plane will take off from Wichita on April 30th and head to the South Pole and then the North Pole before returning to Wichita. The flight, which has been sanctioned by the National Aeronautics Association, is expected to ...

9 months ago
The Salina airport is planning a celebration prior to the first flight lifting off to a new destination.  Events are planned to commemorate the inaugural United Express flight from Salina Regional Airport (SLN) to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on Friday, May 2nd. The Salina Airport Authority invites everyone to this milestone event, celebrating the ...

9 months ago
Three of Abilene’s popular tourist attractions are joining forces for an upcoming Mother’s Day weekend of historic adventure and great entertainment. According to the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, they are teaming up with the Seelye Mansion and the Great Plains Theater on Saturday, May 10, to produce what they say is "Kansas’ most unique Mother’s Day ...