1 year ago
Salina's Stiefel Theatre has announced a couple of more big shows coming in the new year, including a country star and a comedian. Mark Chesnutt is coming in January, and Bill Bellamy is coming in February.  Mark Chesnutt is one of Country’s true musical treasures. Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the ...

1 year ago
Hundreds of bikers with big hearts will be on a mission roaring across Salina this weekend, delivering toys. For the 38th year the Salina Toy Run will provide hundreds of toys to needy children. Toys collected during the Salina event will be donated to Ashby House and Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas. Though all of the ...

1 year ago
Police are looking for a driver who sped away from a patrol officer and led police on a chase. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on November 18th, an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a white, unknown make of car, in the 500 block of E. Elm. Police say the vehicle began ...

1 year ago
One person is dead following a fire in Hugoton. The blaze broke out yesterday in the 15-hundred-block of South Washington. The cause of the fire, which took place in a shed belonging to the city's electrical department, is under investigation. Hugoton is located in the southwest corner of the state.

1 year ago
A Kansas highway is blocked by a fallen windmill tower north of Dodge City. A semitruck carrying a windmill tower lost its load yesterday between 230 Road and 231 Road just east of Hanston. Kansas Highway 156 was closed down between U.S. Highway 183 and 283 near Hanston because a crane must be delivered to remove the ...

1 year ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office would like to remind everyone to be cautious for deer on the roads. Mid-November is peak time for deer rut. During this time, deer are actively searching for mates and the probability of deer-related crashes greatly increase.  Since November 11, 2024, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office has encountered 11 crashes involving deer ...

1 year ago
What started as a high school film project over Christmas break for a couple of brothers from Lindsborg turned into a two-year quest to finish their short, action-thriller movie that won an award at a Kansas film festival. Seth and Isaac Garretson wrote, filmed, edited and starred in The Pathfinders, a short film that won the Audience Choice ...

1 year ago
Salina City Commissioners spent an hour in executive session Monday evening discussing the situation around a lawsuit filed by the Cozy Inn restaurant. Though they indicated possible action would follow, they ultimately took no action. Back in February  a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Cozy Inn in a case involving a mural on ...

1 year ago
A travel store chain whose motto is "Adventure's First Stop" is expanding its footprint with plans to build a location just south of Salina. Salina City Commissioners paved the way for a Maverik Travel Stop Monday evening, by changing some zoning ordinances to allow land located in the area of Interstate 135 and Water Well Road ...

1 year ago
The now retired longtime executive director of the Salina Airport will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame this week. Tim Rogers is among four people who will be inducted at an event in Wichita Tuesday evening. The 2024 inductees include: Tim Rogers Jessie Woods Jerry Gerteis Sheree Utash General Richard Myers will be the ...

1 year ago
Santa's Stash is back. That jolly old elf has dropped off a giant box of money, and now it's your job to guess how much is in it. The sealed glass box contains a super secret amount of bills and change. Only Santa  and his elves at First Bank Kansas know how much is in the ...