3 years ago
Kansas Fiction Writers with book length works published in the past three years (2020/21/22) are eligible to win the $1,000 Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award in Fiction. The annual award, rotating between poetry, fiction and nonfiction is sponsored by the Thomas Fox Averill Kansas Studies Collection at Washburn University in Topeka and the Friends of Mabee ...

3 years ago
A triple show is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in Salina this Summer. Trombone Shorty, Ziggy Marley, and Mavis Staples are all coming for one big night of music. It’s been a remarkable year for Trombone Shorty, who released his most recent album, Lifted, last April.  He performed “Shotgun” at the MusiCares Person of the Year ...

3 years ago
A man who trespassed inside several schools in Manhattan was arrested on Thursday. According to the Riley County Police Department, officers were called to Susan B. Anthony Middle School around 7:30 a.m. Thursday to a report of a suspicious man in the building during the arrival time of students. This person was stopped by school staff, ...

3 years ago
Flags across Kansas are flying at half-staff to honor those who have lost their lives to COVID. According to Governor Laura Kelly's office, in honor of the 10,000 Kansans lost due to COVID-19 and the families they left behind, Governor Laura Kelly today directed flags be lowered to half-staff throughout the state effective immediately to sundown ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after a gun was stolen from a home. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime Wednesday between 4:45pm and 5:45pm, someone entered a house in the 800 block of W. Republic and stole a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, a couple of extra 9mm magazines and the ...

3 years ago
$850,000 has been made available to fund a new round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants. According Kansas Lt. Governor Dave Toland's office,, The HEAL program provides grants to small communities across the state to revitalize downtown buildings. The HEAL program is designed to bring downtown buildings back into productive use as spaces for: New or expanding businesses Housing Arts and ...

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Kansas Wesleyan’s Department of Music will begin its spring schedule of on-campus performances Sunday, when the university’s choral and jazz ensembles perform in Sams Chapel. The event gets underway at 2 p.m. and admission is free. According to KWU, The Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Dr. Anne Gassmann, will perform “Gloria” from Mozart’s Mass in C Major, ...

3 years ago
A woman was killed in a fiery crash south of Salina early Wednesday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2000 Toyota Tundra driven by 20-year-old Abygail Aaron of Wichita was traveling southbound on Interstate 135. It crossed the center median for an unknown reason, and struck a 2016 Ford F 150 which caught fire ...

3 years ago
A Salina man who was wanted on a Saline County District Court warrant was taken into custody on Wednesday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that an officer on patrol recognized 19-year-old Gage Inscho as he was walking in the 800 block of West Crawford. Police say Inscho ran from cops after an officer asked ...

3 years ago
A car was towed from the scene of a single car crash after it struck a power pole on Tuesday afternoon. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, the 34-year-old female driver veered left as she was westbound on Center Street, over corrected and struck an Evergy power pole in the 300 block of Center. The 2014 ...

3 years ago
The Salina USD 305 Horizon teacher was honored Tuesday evening. According to the district, now in his second year as a third grade teacher at Schilling Elementary School, Hernan Hernandez’s style includes strong connections to his students, hands-on activities, frequent movement and technology. While his instructional strategies are top-tier, his passion for teaching is evident in ...