3 years ago
All local aspiring artists in first through 12th grade to participate in an art contest. The National Association of Counties  is presenting the "I Love My County Because" art contest. According to Saline County, the goal of the program is to help spread the word about county roles and responsibilities, which are often unknown or misunderstood, ...

3 years ago
A first of its kind street art and mural festival event in Salina will soon take over parts of town. The 1st annual Boom! Salina Street Art and Mural Festival is October 6th– 16th. The event will feature world renown muralists Telmo Miel (Netherlands), Mona Caron (Switzerland), Tony Sjöman (Sweden), Joe Iurato (USA), Mantra (France), and Logan Hicks ...

3 years ago
More than 1,000 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate in the joint-service exercise, Jaded Thunder. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the exercise will include joint forces integration by members of Air Force, Marine, Navy and Army units, as well as representatives ...

3 years ago
A loud bang leads a neighbor to call police about a trailer fire. According to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester, officers were sent to the 700 block of Willow on Friday night around 6pm after a pile of tree limbs on a trailer were set on fire. Police say the 8-foot by 10-foot metal trailer with a ...

3 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary after someone stole numerous tools from a detached garage. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between the end of August and September 9, someone entered a property in the 1200 block of Fairway and removed power and hand tools. Police say just over $3,000 in drills, saws, ...

3 years ago
A Salina man escaped a firey crash uninjured after losing control of his '69 Chevy pickup. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that on Friday evening around 8:35pm the 19-year-old driver was southbound on Holmes Road when he lost control of the truck after hitting a portion of the road with washboard conditions near ...

3 years ago
The campus of Kansas Wesleyan University was bustling with activity early Sunday morning, hosting an event that Salina Fire Chief Tony Sneidar vowed is now an annual event, the first  "Central Kansas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and Family Walk." The morning began with opening remarks by Chief Sneidar, and Kansas Wesleyan President Dr. Matt Thompson. State ...

3 years ago
Hundreds of runners will lace up their shoes Saturday to support an event in Salina that directly supports cancer patients undergoing treatment .  The Fe for a Cure 5K Race/Walk supporting cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Tammy Walker Cancer Center is back after a two-year reprieve due to COVID-19. The race will be held ...

3 years ago
A former Bethany College art professor is the latest artist-in-residence with a focus on homemade books at the Red Barn Studio in Lindsborg. According to the studio,   Caroline Kahler from Peosta, Iowa, will be working and teaching through Sunday, September 25th. As the artist in residence, Kahler plans to personally work on handmade books and assemblages. The ...

3 years ago
One person was killed and another was badly hurt in a crash involving a utility terrain vehicle and a bull late Friday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Max Wewe from Pretty Pairie was driving a 2017 Polaris UTV headed east on a rural  in Kingman County. The vehicle collided with a bull that ...

3 years ago
For the first time since 2014 violent crime in Kansas is down. That's according to new  statistics from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The agency has released the 2021 Kansas Crime Index Report. The report compiles crime statistics reported to the KBI by state and local law enforcement agencies throughout Kansas. Violent crime analysis  The 2021 Kansas Crime ...