11 months ago
Saline County officials who won election this past November were officially sworn into office Monday morning. A group of family, friends, and colleagues gathered as 28th Judicial District Chief Judge Jared Johnson had each individually raise their right hand and take the oath of office. Those taking office for the first time include: Salina County Commission ...

11 months ago
A couple of Salina men were taken to jail after drinking and watching football at a local bar- turned into a scuffle outside. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that early Monday morning, 39-year-old Corey Harvey and 30-year-old Derek Morgan left Big Nose Kate's on North Santa Fe when the dispute began. Police say Harvey dropped ...

11 months ago
The Kansas Legislature's 2025 session is set to begin. Lawmakers will be sworn in today in Topeka, and debate will start on new legislation. Governor Laura Kelly will outline her priorities for the session during her annual State of the State address on Wednesday.

11 months ago
Preliminary results indicate 2024 was a more active year for severe weather in Kansas, with over double the number of tornadoes from the previous year. Scientists at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, are tallying last year’s severe weather reports. Across Kansas, 89 tornadoes were reported, more than double the 39 tornadoes counted in 2023. The ...

11 months ago
The rehearsal schedule is set for one of the longest running performances in the country. This year will mark the 144th performance of Handel's Messiah by the Bethany Oratorio Society, the longest-running annual presentation in the United States. Messiah will be performed on Palm Sunday, April 13, and Bach's The Passion According to St. Matthew will be ...

11 months ago
Joel Phelps, Chief Executive Officer, Salina Regional Health Center, was recently elected to a three-year term as a Director on the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors. According to the hospital, the election took place during the association's annual meeting in Overland Park. The 21-member governing body oversees the organization’s strategic activities. The Kansas Hospital Association is ...

11 months ago
The Bethany College Music Department will be hosting "Real Men Sing" later this month, on Thursday, January 30. This workshop hosts approximately 500 fourth grade through senior high age young men with the hopes to foster a continued love for singing in Kansas youth. According to Bethany, every year hundreds of young men from across Kansas choirs come ...

11 months ago
State health officials have issued advisories when it comes to consuming fish caught in some lakes, rivers, and ponds across Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment  and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks are issuing fish consumption advisories for 2025. According to the State, the following advisories identify types of fish, or other aquatic ...

11 months ago
Four new exhibitions comprising the 127th annual Midwest Art Exhibition will open in Lindsborg later this month.  The Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery will host the exhibition January 26th through April 20th. According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau, the shows include: Rearview Mirror, a retrospective by McPherson painter Wayne Conyers Enigma, paintings by Brian Hinkle of ...

11 months ago
The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries invite emerging scholars to submit a presentation abstract to be a featured speaker during the annual D-Day Commemorative Symposium. The 2025 symposium will be held the first week of June and the theme is A Salute to Veterans. According to the Eisenhower Library, following WWII, many veterans sought a smooth transition ...

11 months ago
While assisting the Saline County Sheriff’s Office with traffic control during an incident early last Friday morning, the Saline County Mounted Patrol and Rescue Squad experienced the loss of one of its two fleet vehicles. According to Saline County, the early 2000s Suburban, which was stationary and directing traffic at the time, was struck by a ...