10 months ago
Coming up Friday night in Salina - it's a workshop to make men better fathers. Kori Powell with the Saline County Health Department joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at how dads will strengthen their walk as a leader for their family, plus enjoy a free meal of beef brisket or ...

10 months ago
The Rolling Hills Zoo arranged a controlled burn with a Saline County non-profit organization, to maintain and tend land. Monday morning a portion of the Zoo's 165 acre land was burned to improve grass life and promote ecological health. Rolling Hills Zoo Horticulture Manager and Secretary Treasurer for the Smoky Hills Prescribed Burn Association (SHPBA), Gerrett ...

10 months ago
A woman from Wichita and her teenage daughter were transported to the hospital in Salina after their car hit a construction barrier on Interstate-135. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 33-year-old Aidee Ramirez apparently fell asleep Saturday night while driving a 2013 Cadillac Allante southbound on I-135. The vehicle struck the barrier at milepost #82 ...

10 months ago
The Friends of the Salina Public Library, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sponsoring and supplementing Salina Public Library’s programs and events, is proud to award college scholarships to two high school seniors who have volunteered in the library’s Youth Services department and the Friends’ used book sales. The scholarships are named in honor of Joe McKenzie, ...

10 months ago
A class at Bethany College welcomed a special visitor, a former Kansas Governor. According to the school, Professor James Baker’s Elementary Social Studies Methods class had a unique opportunity to hear from distinguished guest speakers, the Honorable John Carlin and Bethany College alumnus Ryon Carey '95, during a recent session focused on history, government, and education. The event ...

10 months ago
A Salina employee owned company breaks ground to open opportunities for ways to reinvest into the community. Superior Contracting & Manufacturing Services Co. (SC&MS) broke ground to establish a 101,000 sq. ft building, that is meant to allow businesses to lease and provide ways to boost the economy of Salina. C5 Executive Business Advisor for SC&MS ...

10 months ago
You can help in the local fight against cancer on Monday by simply enjoying some tasty food. Stop by McAllister's Deli on S 9th Street in Salina between 5 pm and 9 pm, choose any item on the menu, and 20 percent will be donated to Relay For Life. Mention "Relay For Life" before you pay. ...

10 months ago
A player who led the KU Jayhawks to two Final Fours during his four year career in Lawrence will speak in Salina. Wayne Simien will speak at the Salina Area Prayer Breakfast.  This year's prayer breakfast will be held on May 1st at Mabee Arena, in the Student Activities Center on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan ...

11 months ago
A crash in the area of a construction zone along Interstate 70 near Junction City sent three people to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Subaru Forester was stopped in traffic on I 70 in the outside lane due to bottleneck caused by road construction. A Ford F 150 pickup truck rear-ended the ...

11 months ago
An area planning and development organization is in search of a new leader. North Central Regional Planning Commission Executive Director John Shea is leaving at the end of March to accept a new position in California. He has served as the director of the organization, which is based in Beloit, Kansas, for the past three years. According ...

11 months ago
Drama students at Salina Central High School will present "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” High School Edition, According to Central, the show is based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, by bringing the excitement of the wizarding world to the community. The drama department invites everyone to join them ...