2 years ago
Salina will be the first stop when National Weather Service Meteorologists head out across the state to present their annual "Storm Fury on the Plains" weather education events. The National Weather Service is partnering with local emergency management offices to offer the weather education event. The presentation is to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts ...

2 years ago
Every year, the Smoky Hill Museum holds an exhibition on the Saturday before Kansas Day (January 29th). The exhibit features wood carvings, the history of farming, culture and more. Museum Director Susan Hawksworth and her team want Salina residents to know where they came from, and how, with history. She told KSAL News "it is a great ...

2 years ago
It's never too early to make preparations for one of the longest running events in the country, Bethany College's Messiah Festival of Arts. This year's theme is Rejoice, Greatly!  According to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Bethany Oratorio Society has performed Handel’s Messiah every year since 1882 and Bach’s The Passion According to St. ...

2 years ago
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Friday afternoon vetoed legislation which would have created a 5.25% state income tax in Kansas. The Governor vetoed a similar flat tax plan in 2023  which would have created a 5.15% flat tax. In issuing the veto, the Governor said she does support tax cuts, but not this particular proposal. In part, ...

2 years ago
What’s in a name? In the heyday of train travel in America, railroads established a simple way to assist consumers in making travel plans by assigning names to passenger trains. Names like “Super Chief” and “Empire Builder” made trip planning easier, and, even more importantly, the names assigned to trains essentially became a brand of ...

2 years ago
Police in Newton have identified a woman who died Friday after she suffered a medical emergency and crashed her car into a Walmart store. According to the agency, the driver has been identified as 69-year-old Wanda Hoyle of Newton. The car crashed through the vision center area of the store. No one else was injured in ...

2 years ago
A Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 is now recovering at home after a patrol vehicle he was in was hit by a distracted driver. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, back on Friday, January 12th,  K-9 Igor was in patrol car that was hit by a distracted driver along Interstate 70 in Ellis County near Walker. The ...

2 years ago
Volunteers are still being sought to help with a project which will provide a group of students at both Salina Central and Salina South High Schools real-life lessons. The Salina Area United Way's "Reality U" is an interactive financial literacy simulator made for students, designed to demonstrate how they will have to make financial decisions ...

2 years ago
An Abilene assisted living facility is under new ownership. Midwest Health  has acquired Abilene Place Assisted Living. According to Midwest Health, the acquisition is scheduled to be finalized on February 1, 2024. At that time, the communities’ names will change to Homestead of Abilene Assisted Living and Homestead of Abilene Memory Care. Midwest Health has more than ...

2 years ago
Salina Area Technical College is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the college’s Board of Trustees. According to the school, this nine-member board is the college’s governing body, and determines goals and direction for the institution. The board currently has one vacant seat, due to a recent resignation. Board members serve three-year terms, and ...

2 years ago
The largest fundraising effort in the history of Kansas Wesleyan University has now brought in over $35 million. According to KWU, a tremendous winter continued Thursday, when the university announced that it has surpassed $35 million in its Power of AND Campaign. An estate gift of $150,000, a $100,000 anonymous gift, and numerous other donations to ...