2 months ago
For the second consecutive meeting Salina City Commissioners convenened into a lengthy executive session to discuss the Cozy Inn vs City of Salina court decision, and then afterwards immediately adjourned without making comment. Back on November 19th a federal court sided with the Cozy Inn in the lawsuit involving the City of Salina. U.S. District Court ...

2 months ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday approved a project which will use a roundabout for traffic control at a busy intersection in South Salina. A substantial increase in traffic is occuring in the area of Water Well Road and S 9th Street. Due to the traffic volumes, a roundabout was recommended, and approved. It is projected to be ...

2 months ago
A country superstar is coming to Salina. Singer, songwriter, cookbook author, and television personality Trisha Yearwood is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Yearwood has five number one hits on the Billboard Country charts, including her debut "She's in Love with the Boy" and the iconic crossover smash "How Do I Live". She also boasts numerous other ...

2 months ago
All of the angels on this year’s Salina Salvation Army’s Angel Tree, 297 of them, have been adopted. Now, volunteers are still awaiting for some to still be returned.  The agency is urgently calling on the community to return 129 Angel Tree gifts that have already been taken from local trees but have not yet been ...

2 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University will host “Reflect, Refresh, Renew: A One-Day Self-Improvement Retreat” in the new year. According to the school, this community-wide event is sponsored by the Salina Human Resource Management Association. Cost to attend is $25 and lunch is included. It will be held on campus on Friday, Jan. 16, beginning at 8 a.m.  Guests of ...

2 months ago
Sales of Chili and Chicken Noodle soup on Saturday will help power the purchase of a service dog for a little girl with Salina connections. Salina native, Cheryl Stark is asking for help in acquiring a service dog to help her great granddaughter in Tennessee. Stark joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a ...

2 months ago
A Salina teen was treated at the hospital after a self-inflicted gunshot wound over the weekend. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to Salina Regional Health Center early Saturday morning around 3:30am after doctors treated a 16-year-old male for a gunshot wound under his left arm. Police say the boy was a ...

2 months ago
A spat that began online between two Salina teens ends with the arrest of an 18-year-old male who allegedly made threats with a handgun. Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the 700 block of Max Avenue to the report of someone pointing a gun out the window of a pickup ...

2 months ago
Clay County Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the United States for care transitions, earning a prestigious five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. According to the hospital, the recognition was published in Becker’s Hospital Review’s latest list of “204 Top Hospitals for Care Transitions,” which highlights facilities ...

2 months ago
A driver from New Jersey was hurt in a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in Central Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 67-year-old Sung Lee from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, was driving a Honda Pilot headed east on I 70. For an unknown reason, the SUV went off the road and into a ditch. It ...

2 months ago
Salina City Commissioners Monday will revisit a plan in open session to build a roundabout for traffic control at a busy intersection in South Salina, and will again discuss the Cozy Inn lawsuit behind closed doors. Back on November 10th commissioners delayed making a decision on a project that could result in a roundabout as part ...