2 years ago
Not every hot rod has a motor humming under the hood. Just ask Perry Grico from North Platte, Nebraska who brought a truckload of vintage bicycles to his first KKOA Ledsled Spectaular in Salina. "I brought down some old Schwinn bicycles going back to the 1930's and 40's," he said. "They're beautiful bikes with beautiful lines - ...

2 years ago
Custom cars were showing off their style and speed to a packed crowd on a beautiful Friday night. From 4:00pm-dusk in the midst of KKOA weekend, crowds were astonished with how fast these cars went on the runway, near Markley Road. The races were a 1/8 of a mile long against whoever was bold enough to put ...

2 years ago
An event which will celebrate manufacturing employees in Salina who help build, power and feed the world will roll into town later this week.  Great Plains Manufacturing will host the “Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Manufacturing Express” in Salina this coming Friday, August 2nd. The tour is the largest public engagement initiative in the 130-year history ...

2 years ago
A grant will fund a series of speakers who will discuss notable people throughout history who were instrumental in shaping the Lindsborg area into what it is today. Humanities Kansas recently awarded $2,000 to the Smoky Valley Historical Association in Lindsborg to support “Historical Speakers Series,” a set of online talks that explore key figures ...

2 years ago
Every picture tells a story and every car at the Leadsled Spectacular has an owner(s) with a love story to tell. Chris and Debbie Ballinger of Wichita own three Fastback 'babies' they love to share at car shows. This weekend they brought their 1969 Shelby GT 500. The couple met in 1980 and discovered collecting Fastbacks was ...

2 years ago
One of the most notable buildings on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University will reopen this fall, refurbished and remodeled. According to KWU, a fully renovated Sams Chapel will reopen Saturday, Oct. 19, as part of Homecoming 2024. The new performance space will be christened with a special concert, titled ‘Come Home,’ which will get underway ...

2 years ago
Tips are sought in a case involving a pole mounted transformer. The crime is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers crime of the week. Salina Police say between Wednesday, July 3rd and Monday, July 8th, a theft occurred at Border States Electrical, 1320 Armory Road. It was determined during this time, someone cut through a fence and ...

2 years ago
They're here. Some of the most iconic cars in history have arrived in Salina for the 44th KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Car Show. Hundreds of the classic cars got the fun started with a cruise through downtown Thursday night. On a hot summer evening crowds lined Downtown Salina to watch the cars as they roared though town ...

2 years ago
A fire damaged a storage structure outside a South Salina bar early Thursday afternoon. Firefighters were sent to Speakeasy at 2030 South Ohio to the report of a possible structure fire. Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar told KSAL News at the scene the first crews arriving did encounter an active fire, involving a large metal storage ...

2 years ago
Farm machinery worth $85,000 was lost in an accidental fire on Wednesday. Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News Wednesday a Fendt tractor, John Deere baler and two bales of hay were burned in the 12,000 block of W Armstrong Rd. The owner, 48-year old Jay Lindquist of Brookville was operating the farm machinery when he noticed his ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a home invasion after a resident was assaulted. Police Captain Mike Miller tells KSAL News, Wednesday night two males knocked on the front door of a home in the 2400 block of Simmons. Three people were in the home when one of them opened the door and both suspects entered. Police say the ...