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Another edition of  a celebration of R&B music is coming back to Salina. A third installment of R&B VIBES is planned for this Saturday night. R&B VIBES, an intergenerational celebration of R&B & Soul music, is planned at The Venue, located at 638 Francis St., from 8 pm to 2 am. Playing songs from all eras, VIBES ...

1 year ago
Two people were transported to hospitals following an accident near Hillsboro involving a farm tractor and a truck. According to the KHP, a tractor driven by 15-year-old Kyson Gawith from Hillsboro, and a Kenworth truck towing a trailer driven by 39-year-old Myrta Lopez of Wichita were traveling on K 15 Highway. The truck was passing the ...

1 year ago
A world renowned bassist, singer, and composer  whose talent and creativity  brought her considerable success both within and beyond the world of jazz is coming to Salina.  Esperanza Spalding is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. In 2011 Spalding was honored with the Grammy Award for best new artist. The award was largely unexpected, among the other ...

1 year ago
A metal shed was consumed by a fire after an unauthorized burn. Operations Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News, yesterday lumber, timber and tree limbs were placed in a pile and burned at a distance from the shed. Wind carried the remnants of the fire to the outbuilding causing it ...

1 year ago
A Salina hotel, which in its glory days as a Holiday Inn Holidome was one of the nicest lodging facilities in town, has been designated a dangerous structure and has been ordered to be made safe and secure, or be demolished. The Salina City Commission Monday heard a report on the Ambassador Hotel, located at 1616 ...

1 year ago
It’s another sign that the new school year is just around the corner. The Kansas Highway Patrol is inspecting school buses and other transport vehicles.  Each year every school vehicle used to transport students is inspected. According to the agency, they are working to ensure students are safe on their travels to and from school. Every ...

1 year ago
A domestic argument that began in a vehicle - ends with the arrest of a woman's boyfriend at a Salina fast food restaurant. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Traveler's Lodge Motel on South Broadway Saturday morning around 10:15am after a woman was seen running from a car that ...

1 year ago
Salina has been selected to be part of a statewide effort to boost Kansas’ population by inviting past residents to return home to live and work. Members of the public in Salina and Saline County are invited to participate in the local "Love, Kansas" launch party on Wednesday, July 31st from 4:30-6pm at the Visit ...

1 year ago
Two sisters from Thayer, Kansas were transported to the hospital in Salina after a two vehicle crash on I-135. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, on Saturday around 3:50pm northbound traffic had slowed near the Assaria exit as a wrecker was assisting a motorist on the shoulder of the road with a flat tire. Eighteen-year-old Kylie ...

1 year ago
A restaurant known for its authentic Mediterranean food is planning a Salina location. According to Salina Downtown, Meddys will open a Salina location at 305 S Santa Fe, in a building which most recently housed a Safelite auto glass repair business. According to Meddys, they specialize in a Mediterranean menu, with everything prepared fresh daily with wholesome ...

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Cloud County Community College has received a $500,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation. According to the school, the award will be used for the college’s Technical Education and Innovation Center. The new facility, which will open in August, will provide modern access to quality education in critical need, high-demand careers in Kansas. “The college is grateful for ...