2 months ago
A Salina student is among  31 student leaders in Kansas State University's Carl R. Ice College of Engineering who have been selected to represent the college through the Engineering Ambassadors organization. According to KSU, Brock Dolton is among the ambassadors. Engineering Ambassadors are current engineering students who are chosen to promote the engineering profession and act as ...

2 months ago
A multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in a dust storm Tuesday afternoon killed one person, injured four others, and prompted the road to be closed for several hours. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Volvo semi was headed east in the right lane when the driver entered a blowing dust storm. This storm caused little ...

2 months ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of the so-called Bathroom Bill is overridden. The Kansas Senate announced yesterday that lawmakers have overridden the veto of Senate Bill 244. The measure requires people to use the restrooms in government buildings that correspond to their assigned gender at birth.

2 months ago
Rolling Hills Zoo has a new member of its animal family with the birth of a male southern white rhinoceros calf. According to the zoo, the calf born on February 8th and his mother Evey, are doing well and bonding as animal care staff continue to monitor the pair from a respectful distance. Evey, 19, and the ...

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A legendary singer / songwriter is coming to Salina. Steve Earle is coming to the Stiefel Theatre this summer. According to the venue, Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. In 1986 Earle released  his ...

2 months ago
The City of Salina is promising to make changes to practices and methods at the Salina Animal Shelter after failing a recent Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) inspection. City Manager Jacob Wood joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at a range of issues that included a deep dive on how the ...

2 months ago
No one was injured after a fire burned a field west of Salina. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, volunteer firefighters from Rural Fire District #3 were sent to fight a grass fire on Sunday afternoon around 4:50pm. Deputies say a witness called in the report on I-70 near milepost #237. Investigators believe a tire blew out ...

2 months ago
An 18-year-old driver from Salina was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash near Kipp Road and Cloud on Sunday night around 8:40pm. Undersheriff Brent Melander with the Saline Couty Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that the 2007 Scion tC was destroyed after rolling 12 times before coming to rest on its passenger side. The driver ...

2 months ago
A weekend fundraiser by disc golf enthusiasts in Salina generated over $3,000 for the Salina Emergency Food Bank. The Central Kansas Disc Golf Club organized a tournament and food drive on Saturday. A special course was set up in Oakdale Park for the event. All proceeds, including player fees and a raffle, were earmarked for the food ...

2 months ago
There is a new type of farm spreading across the Kansas horizon. These farms do not have crops to cultivate, instead they harvest the wind and sunrays. Wind and solar farms have steadily increased across the state the last few years. Since the farms are large, a lot of renewable energy companies target rural areas in the United ...

2 months ago
The Salina Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Salina at the Statehouse advocacy event on February 10th, bringing together a broad coalition of business and community leaders to engage with state legislators on priorities critical to Salina and north central Kansas. According to the Chamber, The delegation represented a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, ...