3 years ago
‘Twas the days before Christmas, and all through the state, many bags and cars were packed, as holiday travel adventures await. AAA estimates that nearly 1.2 million Kansans will travel 50 miles or more away from home over the end-of-year holiday travel period, an increase of almost 3 percent compared to the 2021 travel volume. AAA ...

3 years ago
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has approved the go-ahead for construction of the proposed Logan Intergenerational Facility, known as the LIFE project. According to the organization, at their December meeting the Foundation Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price ("GMP") of $32 million presented by McCowen Gordon Construction Company based in Kansas City. Of that sum, $1 ...

3 years ago
No one was injured by gunfire on Saturday evening after bullets hit a parked car and a house in west Salina. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, an 18-year-old male and 17-year-old female arrived at their house in the 800 block of Smith around 9pm Saturday night. They told investigators they came back out to remove ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after a collection of guitars were stolen. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the 23-year-old victim contacted police after he returned to his apartment in the 400 block of E. Prescott Friday and discovered that five of his guitars had been taken. A neighbor told police that two males ...

3 years ago
The Georgetown Santas will return this week for the 24th year of their annual event. The group of neighbors have become a popular mainstay in Salina in the days leading up to Christmas each year. Each year they Santa suit up on Georgetown Road in East Salina, handing out candy and popcorn and spreading Christmas ...

3 years ago
A McPherson teen was hurt in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 135 near Salina late Saturday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Chanz Rosales was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala headed north on I 135. For unknown reason, the car entered the center median, rolled several times, and came to a rest on its ...

3 years ago
Emerging scholars are invited to submit a presentation abstract to be a featured speaker during the annual D-Day Commemorative Symposium at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. The Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower Presidential Libraries are seeking submissions from emerging scholars to be a featured speaker during the virtual symposium held the first week of June. The ...

3 years ago
A Salina woman is taking home "Santa's Stash". 27-year-old Kylie Tracy was among a group of finalists who qualified to be a part of the grand finale of Meridian Media's "Santa's Stash" event on Saturday. "Santa's Stash" was a locked box full of cash. The box was on display at various locations around the area. At each ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan honored its fall graduates Friday evening during its annual Fall Graduation Recognition Ceremony, which was held in Mabee Arena. According to the school, twenty graduates were recognized and Lesa Dunn, assistant professor of sport and exercise science and KWU’s 2021-22 exemplary teacher of the year, delivered the evening’s keynote address. The following is a list ...

3 years ago
The Salina Chorale's "Carols of Christmas" concert which was scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed. Organizers tell KSAL News due to an sudden and unforeseen illness. The show will instead be performed on Sunday, January 15th, at 4 PM, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. _ _ _ ORIGINAL: The Salina Chorale is planning a special holiday ...

3 years ago
The calendar says the first day of winter is Dec. 21. Chip Redmond is not so sure you ought to get locked in on just that date. “Winter conditions in Kansas can change rapidly,” said Redmond, a meteorologist and manager of the Kansas Mesonet, a network of weather monitoring stations that has its headquarters at Kansas State ...