2 years ago
Salina Symphony's Christmas Festival Concerts are this weekend. The cherished tradition featuring festive music of the season  is this Sat., Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. or Sun., Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre. Get in the holiday spirit with performances from the Salina Symphony, Theatre Salina’s Iron Street Dance Company, Tamara Howe School of ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan has received a $150,000 grant from the Wilson Family Charitable Trust to launch a revolutionary, top-notch Criminal Justice lab and learning center. According to KWU, the Jack Wilson Forensic CSI Lab and the Jack Wilson Criminal Justice Experiential Learning Center will include renovated study space and feature an elite simulator, designed to emulate situations ...

2 years ago
The Salina Central High School Theatre production of Noises Off has been selected as a mainstage production at the 2024 Kansas Thespian Festival that takes place in January in Wichita at Century II Convention Center. According to the Central Drama Department, this is a high honor as there are only five productions state-wide that are selected ...

2 years ago
A stolen car is found after a teenage driver jumps out of the driver's seat. According to Salina Police Lt. Kyle Tonniges, officers arrested 18-year-old Sevijon Davis after allegedly giving authorities a false name and date of birth. Police say an officer on patrol noticed a driver's suspicious behavior early Thursday morning around 4:20am and circled around ...

2 years ago
Authorities are looking for a car thief who grabbed over $2,000 in cash from inside a vehicle before abandoning it. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the owner of a 2005 Ford Focus told deputies he left the car unlocked, with the keys in it and $2,700 in cash inside. The Ford was discovered ...

2 years ago
An intoxicated man becomes combative, prompting a call to Salina authorities. Police Lt. Kyle Tonniges tells KSAL News that officers were called to the 200 block of S. 7th Street around 10:30pm on Wednesday after 21-year-old Dawson Nielsen was yelling at a male and threatening to fight. Officers observed his conduct in the street as they arrived ...

2 years ago
A couple of Salina teachers had a Thanksgiving holiday they won't soon forget, they spent three days in Washington DC helping decorate the White House for the holidays. Out of over 3,000 people from all over the country who volunteered, Caleb Stewart and Lacie Stewart were among 300 volunteers chosen to help decorate the White House, ...

2 years ago
The Salina Art Center has received a donation to fund a culinary arts kitchen. According to the organization, JRI Hospitality has pledged $75,000 to support the development of a culinary arts kitchen as part of the Building Creatively capital campaign. The kitchen design by JGR Architects is part of the public gallery currently under construction at Salina ...

2 years ago
Heather Wagoner has been named the executive director of communications and marketing at Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus. She will lead strategic efforts in communications and marketing for the campus's prospective and current learners, alumni, and external and community partners. For the past 11 years of her 16-year tenure at K-State Salina, Wagoner has ...

2 years ago
A student from Salina is among students at Kansas State University receiving a Cancer Research Award. Sarah Galliardt is researching water quality and the high cancer incident in Russell and Lincoln Counties. According to the school,  Galliardt is among 32 students selected by Kansas State University's Johnson Cancer to receive Cancer Research Awards. The competitive Cancer Research ...

2 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is on the verge of opening its first newly constructed student housing in nearly 60 years, and it is inviting the community to help celebrate. The school will host a community open house for Coyote Village this weekend. The project, known as Coyote Village, consists of a series of small homes which will ...