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The first weekend in May in Downtown Salina will be busy, full of live music and art. It begins Friday, when a combination of art and music will come alive for another "First Friday" event in downtown. Activities include: Peaceful Body Wellness Retreat 148 S Santa Fe is hosting an artist reception featuring local artist Karla ...

2 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of a tax cut package is upheld. The Kansas Senate fell one vote short yesterday in an attempt to override Kelly's veto of a tax cut package worth 520-million-dollars. Kelly noted that the tax cut package was too expensive, and she instead offered a tax cut proposal worth 433-million-dollars per year.

2 years ago
An arrest is made in connection with a bomb threat made against Garden City High School. Authorities say the school received a call on February 20th indicating that there was a bomb inside the building. The school was evacuated, and no explosives were found. A 16-year-old was arrested on April 26th and booked for Aggravated Criminal Threat ...

2 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are working on a stadium funding package in the hopes of luring the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals across the state line. According to information released during a meeting of the Senate and House Commerce Conference Committee, the plan would include temporary and targeted changes to the STAR Bonds program. In addition, ...

2 years ago
A woman from Medicine Lodge was hurt in a single-vehicle crash near Salina Monday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 34-year-old Meagan Taylor was driving a Hyundai passenger car headed north on Interstate 135. For an unknown reason, the car left the right side of the road and traveled down an embankment into a fence. ...

2 years ago
The City of Salina will soon have a new prosecutor. According to the City, W. Brad Sutton is the new City Prosecutor. Sutton’s career includes nearly 26 years of experience as an attorney. He has served as Assistant County Attorney for Saline County since 2015, along with previous experience with the State of Kansas and also as ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian in a downtown crosswalk - then left the scene. According to Police Captain Jim Feldman, authorities are looking for a male driver who reportedly clipped a 75-year-old man with a black, Honda Civic on Saturday night. Police say the incident happened around 9:30pm at the intersection ...

2 years ago
A Salina man was arrested for driving a stolen van on a suspended license. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that 30-year-old Paul Hurt was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon after SPD's tag reader alerted officers to the location of a vehicle that was reported stolen in Wichita. Around 3pm, police made a traffic stop ...

2 years ago
If you have any obsolete electronic or computer equipment taking up space you’ve been wanting to get rid of, there will be a place for you to safely dispose of it. The City of Salina’s 16th annual E-waste Recycling Event will be held at the Berkley Family Recreational Area, 841 Markley Rd. this Saturday May 4th ...

2 years ago
Out with the old, in with the new. SculptureTour Salina will unveil the new 2024 exhibit during the UNwrap Party this coming Saturday, May 4th. In memoriam the 2024 SculptureTour is dedicated to Sylvia Rice. According to Visit Salina, the 22 sculptures will be simultaneously unwrapped at precisely 11:00 am. Everyone is encouraged to bring family ...

2 years ago
People of faith in Salina will have an opportunity to participate in the National Day of Prayer this week. The 2024 Salina Area Prayer Breakfast will be held on May 2nd,at Mabee Arena in the Student Activities Center on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. The breakfast will start with a blessing at 6:30 followed by ...