3 years ago
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Central Kansas will again be the focus of an upcoming presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. According to the museum, in his first presentation, Tom Fleming explored the cultural, political and economic reasons for the KKK’s rise in Central Kansas during the 1920s. Back by popular ...

3 years ago
The Salina High School Central Visual Arts Department presents the work of the Dynamic Dozen senior art students at Salina Public Library’s Gallery 708 located in the South Lobby. The students’ artwork will be on display from March 1-31 and a reception will be held on March 3 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. According to the library, Mr. ...

3 years ago
Salina Tennis Alliance is excited to announce the completion of the $2.5 million state-of-the- art community tennis facility in the heart of Salina. Nearly $2 million was raised privately, and $600,000 was funded by the City of Salina to construct the new tennis courts. “On behalf of our entire STA board, we are grateful for the ...

3 years ago
A Salina man who led police on a high speed chase after allegedly threatening his estranged wife is in custody. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 51-year-old James Johnson is accused of making criminal threats and violating numerous traffic laws after events escalated on Saturday afternoon in the 800 block of Merrill Street. Police say ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a damage to property case after a self-service pet wash business was hit by would-be thieves. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the owner of the Laundro Mut at 1322 E. Iron contacted authorities after someone tried to break into a couple of snack vending machines to steal the coins ...

3 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency while driving a car. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, the 22-year-old was driving a 2017 Ford Fusion in the 900 block of 5th Street Friday evening, became incapacitated, hit a parked 2014 Chevy Spark and then careened into a house. No one else ...

3 years ago
One person is dead following a crash in Reno County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by 75-year-old Larry Christiansen ran a stop sign and collided with a semi on Saturday afternoon on Kansas Highway 61 near Partridge. Christiansen died at the scene, and the driver of the semi was not hurt.

3 years ago
A small earthquake was felt in Wichita. The Kansas Geological Survey says that a magnitude two-point-two quake took place late Saturday night. The quake was centered northwest of Douglas and Rock Road. There have been no reports of injuries or damage.

3 years ago
Damage clean-up is underway after a line of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes moved through Kansas. Seward County officials say four to five homes suffered moderate to severe damage and 10-to-12 homes had moderate damage after a tornado touched down in Liberal yesterday afternoon. One person was also injured by flying glass. Finney County Emergency Management ...

3 years ago
The Old Mill Museum in Lindsborg will benefit from over $100,000 in new funding thank to a couple of recent grants. Officials say the funding is specifically for urgent building repairs. First, $20,000 has been awarded from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation in San Francisco, which will be used to repair the splintering front porch of ...

3 years ago
You can help support an effort to bring awareness and funding to local Juneteenth festivities in Salina. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19th in the United States to commemorate the ending of slavery. It marks the day in 1865 when word reached African Americans in ...