8 years ago
A Salina man is facing multiple charges after setting fire to a home he had been evicted from. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Sunday morning, officers were called to investigate a possible burglary at 1403 Arapahoe and then noticed heavy smoke coming from inside. A crew from Salina Fire Department found 41-year-old Billy ...

8 years ago
The 2017 Fly Kansas Air Tour lifts off from Wellington on Thursday for a three-day, 10-city celebration of Kansas aviation. This year’s tour, presented by the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education and the Kansas Department of Transportation, promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education and highlights the benefits of local airports to their communities, Kansas, and ...

8 years ago
Step back in time to when mountain men and American Indians roamed the recently acquired Louisiana Purchase territory. A time when the success of Lewis and Clark’s “Corps of Discovery” had others clamoring to follow in their footsteps, anxious to explore the unknown. You can relive this time and more at the 15th Annual Fall River ...

8 years ago
A missing Salina middle school student has been found safe. Family and friends had been searching for 13-year-old Luke Burleson, who went missing from Salina on Thursday. He was last seen at Lakewood Middle School at around 2:30 in the afternoon. He was found safe Sunday afternoon. No other details were immediately available.   Copyright © Rocking M Media, ...

8 years ago
G.I. Joe might parachute in. Barbie may show up without Ken. Batman and Spiderman could provide security. Regardless of the guest list, it will be a blast from the past when "America's Toy Scout" Joel Magee hosts his Salina Vintage Toy Buying Show Sept. 29 at the Courtyard by Marriott Salina, 3020 Riffel Drive. Magee will offer ...

8 years ago
An open house is planned to gather information and input into future Salina downtown renovations. According to the City of Salina,  with the help of  HDR, Inc. they are moving forward with final design of the downtown streetscape improvements to turn the community vision into reality when construction begins in early 2018. Concepts were presented to the ...

8 years ago
Hundreds of people in Salina were up bright and early Saturday morning, lacing up their shoes. They ran, or walked, the length of Santa Fe Avenue.  It was the "Fe For a Cure" event to help locally in the fight against cancer. Fe for A Cure is a unique event. It is a rare straight course. ...

8 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum threw a party on Saturday. It was a free day of celebration, beginning with a parade down Santa Fe and ending with a party for the whole family in front of the museum. It was the Smoky Hill Museum Street Fair. Though it was a little windy and a little warm, a ...

8 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its next grant cycle. Funding will be awarded from the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund, the Fund for Early Childhood Care, Education and Development, the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for GSCF, and the L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund. Grants are limited to $5,000 or less, and ...

8 years ago
Family and friends are trying to find a teen who went missing this week. 13-year-old Luke Burleson went missing from Salina on Thursday. He was last seen at Lakewood Middle School at around 2:30 in the afternoon. Luke was last seen wearing a black hoodie with an Under Armour t-shirt underneath, jeans, and tennis shoes. Luke has a ...

8 years ago
In a hand-delivered letter, the Saline County Commission is seeking a 50 year lease on the present EXPO Center property from the City of Salina. Containing all five County Commissioner signatures, the County proposes to levy one mill each year, for the next three years, in order to complete the following improvements in those three ...