11 months ago
A couple of Salina students are among nominees for three honorary commencement awards at Fort Hays State University. According to the Fort Hays State University Alumni Office the following nominations were made: Thirty-one seniors were nominated for the 2025 Torch Award, which acknowledges classroom excellence, leadership, participation in professional organizations, and student, civic, or research activities. ...

11 months ago
Employees from the hospital in Abilene are helping to support a community baby shower event. According to the hospital, Memorial Health System employees in Abilene wore blue jeans at work for another “Jeans Day” fundraiser on Fridays throughout the month of April. Employees make a donation, of at least $5, and are allowed to wear blue jeans ...

11 months ago
Authorities are looking for whoever fired shots that damaged a vehicle and a home. According to Salina Police, on Wednesday officers responded to the 900 block of E. Ash in reference to several windows on a vehicle shot out. A 47-year-old male at the home reported the rear window, the back passenger window, the back passenger door, ...

11 months ago
Another “Cruisin’ For a Cause” event is coming back this Friday night. You can get out of the house, have some fun cruising Santa Fe, and help feed the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless, is going to be back in action, hosting a cruising event on Santa Fe Friday night from 6 ...

11 months ago
Thursday marks the official start of the collection period for Project Salina. Project Salina is an annual drive to collect food for the hungry. It unites multiple businesses, churches, and other organizations in an effort to collect food for six agencies that serve meals, or distribute food, throughout the year. The agencies include: Ashby House Salina Rescue ...

11 months ago
Tis’ the season. Smoky Hill River Festival wristband sales officially begin Thursday morning. 2025 will be the 49th year of the annual celebration of the arts in Salina. This year’s epic arts party  this year’s epic arts party is June 12th-15th in Oakdale Park. Admission to the River Festival is by weekend wristband, $15 in advance, or ...

11 months ago
Twenty four new pieces of art will be unveiled in downtown as the 2025 SculptureTour Salina takes the wraps off this Saturday. The sculptures will be simultaneously unwrapped at  11:00am. Everyone is encouraged to come downtown for the reveal and bring family and friends. A Walking Tour Map / Ballot can be picked from one of the ...

11 months ago
One of the oldest churches in Salina will be celebrating its 155th anniversary this Sunday. Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 255 S. 7th Street, was founded on May 11th, 1870 by Swedish immigrants who settled in the Salina area.  It remained ia part of the Augustana Lutheran Church until becoming a member of the Lutheran Church ...

11 months ago
Police are investigating the theft of construction equipment from a Salina rental company. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that last Friday, two men came into Bobcat of Salina on W. Diamond Drive and rented a MT 100 Stand-On Loader with a trailer. When the equipment was not returned on Monday, staff tried to contact them ...

11 months ago
On the coattails of a new exhibit, a presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum will focus on Civil War events that happened in Kansas. According to the museum, the May presentation titled “The Civil War in Kansas” is planned for this Thursday, May 1st. Will Haynes from the Watkins History Museum in Lawrence will discuss the ...

11 months ago
A three vehicle crash at a railroad crossing just west of Salina sent one person to the hospital. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, three vehicles were stopped at a railroad crossing at the intersection of  State Street and Old 40 Highway 40.  As a train was approaching, 47-year-old Jorge Torres-Murillo of Culver tried backing up ...