1 year ago
The Salina Landfill is back open. According to the City of Salina, the landfill has reopened and resumed normal operations following a temporary closure due to a power outage caused by lightning during a Tuesday morning thunderstorm. The impacted computer systems and scale house have been restored, and the landfill is now accepting waste as usual. _ _ ...

1 year ago
The field of authors for a first of its kind event in Salina has been selected. Red Fern Bookseller is planning its first local authors’ fair. The event On October 1st from 5-7 pm will celebrate the talents of local authors. Eight distinguished authors will be present to engage with visitors and autograph their books. The ...

1 year ago
Two teenage girls from Hutchinson are safe after pleading with a driver to pull over while he was being chased by police. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 25-year-old Ryan Hardey of Wichita and 21-year-old Lucas Bolen from Hays are both facing charges in the case after a police pursuit that reached speeds ...

1 year ago
A Salina man is facing charges of domestic battery after allegedly grabbing a woman by the throat. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, 38-year-old Cortney Martin was arrested near the corner of Santa Fe and Elm Street early Sunday morning after an argument at a bar turned violent. Police say he became violent when a family member ...

1 year ago
A football fan's behavior at Salina Stadium leads to his arrest on Friday. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 43-year-old Jonathan Cordova of Mulvane was taken into custody during the Salina South - Maize South football game. Police say Cordova was asked to leave the venue after complaints from other fans. A resource officer and ...

1 year ago
Authorities are looking for a stolen car with California plates. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that the 75-year-old female victim told officers she pulled into Walgreens on S. Broadway on Friday night and stepped out to talk with someone nearby. The woman reportedly left the engine running on her blue, 2012 Hyundai Sonata and ...

1 year ago
Two dozen people have been picked to partake in the Smoky Hill Museums Street Fair’s Serious Eaters Competition. According to the museum, 87 people vied to be contestants.  From the pool of applicants, 24 lucky contestants and 6 alternates were selected by the participating restaurants Bravo Sliders-N-Bites, The Cozy Inn, and Martinelli’s Little Italy to partake ...

1 year ago
A classic group of railroad dining cars that formed the once-popular Kansas Belle dinner train in Baldwin City, Kansas, is moving to Abilene, where they will have a new temporary home on the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad. The six-car train will leave the rails in Baldwin City and be moved by truck to Abilene this ...

1 year ago
Another portion of a construction project on one of the busiest streets in Salina will begin this week. On Monday workers will begin replacing the medians on Broadway from Duval to Republic. According to the City of Salina, existing asphalt curbs and medians will be replaced with concrete curbs, grass medians, and stamped colored concrete. The ...

1 year ago
A volunteer organization in Salina that is dedicated to raising funds and awareness in the fight against cancer is within striking distance of a fund raising goal. Saline County Relay For Life is in the last couple of weeks of a $50,000 fund raising campaign, and is within $1,000 of hitting the goal. Unfortunately, a planned ...

1 year ago
A classic silent film is set to screen in Salina at a classic venue. Fritz Lang's 1927 epic "Metropolis" will be shown this coming Saturday at the theatre inside the Temple in downtown Salina. Organizers say "Metropolis" is a film way ahead of its time in filmmaking, narrative, and ideas. This influential German science-fiction film presents a ...