10 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 ...

10 months ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University Music Department, is preparing and ready to perform a stretch of concerts.  KWU Wind Ensemble and Jazz music groups will perform at Sams Chapel on Tuesday, April 22nd in Sams Chapel starting at 7:00 pm. The Wind Ensemble performance will be surrounding the highlights from the musical "Oliver," Directed by Benjamin Rohrer. The ...

10 months ago
Students from the Salina area are among high school thespians across the state nominated for prestigious Jester Awards. The awards honor excellence in the production of high school musicals across Kansas. Students from Abilene, Salina Central,  Salina South, Salina Sacred Heart, Southeast of Saline, and Smoky Valley all received nominations. The Jester Award program recognizes the ...

10 months ago
An Easter evening argument turns violent inside a home and leads to the arrest of a Salina man. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, officers were alerted to a dispute in the 400 block of Montrose Sunday night around 7pm. Police say a 45-year-old man ran up to a patrol unit in the area after allegedly ...

10 months ago
A Saline County woman is facing a number of charges after fleeing from a patrol unit early Sunday morning around 1am. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that 19-year-old Aaliyah Martinez was arrested after crashing her car and running from deputies in Sunset Park. Authorities say her vehicle was clocked traveling at 39-mph in a ...

10 months ago
A Salina man who was in police custody for DUI, is now facing additional charges for trying to escape. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 59-year-old Russell Carter was arrested on Saturday evening after allegedly driving northbound in the southbound lanes on Broadway near Republic. Police made contact with Carter in the Arby's parking lot ...

10 months ago
The Sunflower state is celebrating this week by going orange in honor of highway workers. According to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has officially proclaimed April 21st - April 25th as "National Work Zone Awareness Week" in Kansas. Across the state, buildings, bridges and fountains will shine in orange throughout the ...

10 months ago
Eleven Kansas State University students, including two from Salina, have been selected for the annual Dean of Students Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards. Among those selected for the honor are Salina students Adelaide Easter and Nathan Weiss. According to the school, this award acknowledges the significant contributions of graduating seniors to student life during their K-State careers. ...

10 months ago
A driver was hurt in a single-vehicle crash while leaving a convenience store in South Salina Sunday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 43-year-old Christina Walle was in a Volkswagon Jetta leaving the Kwik Shop on Schilling Road. She left the parking lot headed north where there is no driveway, and then turned east into ...

10 months ago
A Kansas man is among three people who are dead following a plane crash near Fremont, Nebraska. The Dodge County, Nebraska Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Daniel Williams of Moundridge and two Nebraska men died when a plane crashed Friday night in the Platte River. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash.

10 months ago
The Salina Breakfast Bandits AMBUCS keep "ramping it up".  On Saturday they reached a milestone of 700 wheelchair mobility ramps built. AMBUC Chairman Jim Cram tells KSAL News it is incredibly gratifying to provide mobility ramps. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ambucs-1.mp3"][/audio]   According to Cram, AMBUCS installs around 70-80 ramps per year. There was full crowd of 18 men who put together ...