1 month ago
A fire on Christmas Eve prompted an evacuation of a McPherson manufacturer. According to the McPherson Fire Department, At approximately 3:52 PM on Wednesday, the first responders were dispatched to the Johns Manville manufacturing facility in the 1400 Block of 17th Avenue for a structure fire. The McPherson Fire Department responded with three engine companies and a ...

1 month ago
The following is the most printed, and famous, newspaper editorial in history. Virginia O'Hanlon, age 8, wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. The response by newsman Francis P. Church was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is ...

2 months ago
Salina chef Bill Fekas will be hard at work Christmas Eve, putting the final touches on a Christmas dinner for several thousand of his closest family and friends. For the 43rd year in a row, Fekas is preparing a free community-wide Christmas dinner. Fekas is planning to prepare and serve a free dinner to as many ...

2 months ago
For the 70th year in a row the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is tracking Santa as he flies around the world delivering toys to all of the good boys and girls. Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United ...

2 months ago
A pedestrian is dead after being hit be a vehicle on the east side of Manhattan late Tuesday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the incident happened  at 9:36 p.m. on Tuttle Creek Boulevard just north of Bluemont Avenue. The agency says a vehicle was traveling north on Tuttle Creek Boulevard and was crossing the intersection ...

2 months ago
With British and German forces separated only by a no-man's land littered with fallen comrades, sounds of a German Christmas carol suddenly drifted across the frigid air: "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" ("Silent Night, Holy Night"). Then, during that first Christmas Day in World War I, something magical happened. Soldiers who had been killing each other by ...

2 months ago
Salina area public transportation will have reduced hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays this year. According to OCCK  Transportation, they  will have closures and reduced hours for the Christmas and New Year holidays this year. Thursday, December 25th, all transportation services will be closed.  The Friday, December 26th schedule is as follows: CityGo, 6a-6p, no peaks Regional ...

2 months ago
The Christmas and New Year's holidays will impact some Salina city services, including trash collection. According to the City of Salina, there will be no sanitation collection on Thursday, December 25th (Christmas Day) or Thursday, January 1st (New Year’s Day). During both weeks: After Christmas Day (December 25th): Collection will be one day behind schedule, resuming Friday, ...

2 months ago
A Salina man has been sentenced for the 2011 murder of his girlfriend. According to the Kansas Attorney General's Office, 54-year-old Steven Couch Jr. was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. In April 2024, a Saline County jury convicted Couch of first degree, premeditated murder of Carol Williams in New ...

2 months ago
The busy Christmas season can rush past without pausing to remember the reason for the season. Tuesday, Pastor Jeff Piepho from Revolution Church in Salina joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the birth of Jesus and some tips on how to stay focused on God beyond Christmas Day. Photo by Walter ...

2 months ago
Twas the days before Christmas, and all through the state, many bags and cars were packed, as holiday travel adventures await. AAA Kansas projects nearly 1.25 million Kansans will be traveling during the holidays, up 1% from last year. Nearly 92% of them, or 1.14 million, will drive to their destinations. More than 43,000 Kansans will travel by air, ...