11 years ago
A construction project will prompt the closure of a major street in the Salina Downtown area. According to the City of Salina, construction work will soon begin on the replacement of Iron Avenue from Front Street to Delaware Avenue. The first phase of the project includes all improvements from Penn Avenue to Ohio Street, a distance of ...

11 years ago
Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest fans are gearing up for this year's hunt. The 2015 Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion Quest begins on Friday afternoon. The first clue will announced live in Oakdale Park, and on the radio, during an event and concert from local Salina band Northcutt at the Eric Stein Stage The hand-crafted ...

11 years ago
The traditional start of the summer travel season kicks off this weekend, and the Kansas Department of Transportation would like to be along for the ride. According to the agency, they have travel planning covered on Kansas highways with the KanDrive website and the 511 phone system. KanDrive, www.kandrive.org, is the traveler information website for Kansas and ...

11 years ago
Ceremonies to remember, and honor those in the military will be held in Salina, and across Kansas on Memorial Day Monday. Three different events are planned in Salina. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will host the first event beginning at 10:00, at Gypsum Hill Cemetery. The second event will follow immediately, hosted by the American Legion, in Roselawn ...

11 years ago
A woman miraculously avoided serious injury when a crash knocked her SUV off Interstate 70, and left it upside down in a ditch with water in it. Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Derrick Thompson told KSAL News at the scene that the crash involved a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV and a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck. The pickup ...

11 years ago
Westar Energy plans to increase its rates starting in June to cover the costs of its environmental projects. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Thursday approved a $10.8 million increase in Westar's environmental cost recovery rider, for a total of about $68.6 million. The increase will cost the average customer about an extra $4.07 a year. The increases ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman who was wanted an a warrant for a residential burglary is arrested for shoplifting. Police say 19-year-old Lindsey Whisenhunt was stopped at Wal-Mart by loss protection staff for allegedly taking a pair of underwear, 3 pair of shorts and 5 tops on Thursday afternoon without paying for the merchandise . Police say she was ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a counterfeit $50 bill was used to buy food items at Bogey's Restaurant,1417 S. 9th, on Thursday. The fake bill was found in the deposit made at Bennington State Bank and traces back to a transaction that took place on Thursday sometime between 8am and Noon. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News ...

11 years ago
Sometime between May 1st-May 13th, unknown suspect(s) entered onto property, located at 2270 South Hedville Road, during daytime hours and stole scrap metal and homemade industrial tools. The following items were reported stolen: • 9 metal tailgates to gooseneck grain trailers • Sections of a screed (concrete trowel) • Steel riggings • 3 aluminum tool boxes • Unknown amount of galvanized ...

11 years ago
Blake and Lydia Housh of Beloit, Kansas didn’t know what the weekend would bring when they headed to NASCAR’s SpongeBob Squarepants 400 on May 9th. They were excited to attend the race and festivities, hoping for the lucky chance to get an autograph from Jeff Gordon in his final season. “I’ve been a NASCAR fan since ...

11 years ago
Due to weather concerns, today's lunchtime Art a la Carte performance has been moved from Cambell Plaza to the Stiefel Theatre in downtown Salina. According to Salina Arts and Humanities,  Musician/Storyteller Thad Beach will perform from 12:20pm to 12:50pm inside the Watson Room at the Stiefel, 151 S. Santa Fe. Admission is free and the audience is ...