3 years ago
Friday, November 17th, 1922, marked the formal dedication of Dunbar, Salina's segregated school. It served Black children, kindergarten through eighth grade. Several events are planned in Salina for a Dunbar School 100th Anniversary Celebration and reunion. Dr. Jennifer Gordon will share the history of Dunbar School at an upcoming event at the Smoky Hill Museum. “Dunbar School: ...

3 years ago
Salina Area Technical College is taking reservations for its annual Veterans Daf breakfast. Salina Area Technical College and the Kansas National Guard’s Regional Training Institute in Salina are hosting a Veterans Day flag-raising ceremony starting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 11 on the Salina Tech campus. According to Salina Tech, the ceremony will be followed by ...

3 years ago
Advance voting for the November general election  is underway across Kansas, including locally in Saline County. Registered voters can cast ballots in person at county election offices or satellite voting locations, or via mail.  The last day to apply for an advanced ballot by mail is Tuesday, November 1st. . Each individual clerk's office sets it own ...

3 years ago
Authorities are trying to find the person who fired a gun in a Salina neighborhood from a pickup. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to Wildcat Circle on Saturday around 9:50pm after a neighbor heard a gunshot. A witness told investigators two trucks stopped in the southwest corner of the oval street ...

3 years ago
A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Salina man after a foot chase. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Camron Glover was taken into custody after a foot chase ended in a yard in the 500 block of Montrose Friday night around 10:50pm. Police say Glover was talking with a Saline County ...

3 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus was a busy place over the weekend  in Salina with numerous homecoming-related activities.  Though homecoming is over, things aren't going to slow down much on campus. During homecoming, among other things, KWU broke ground on two major projects. They include: A new student housing concept, the first new student housing  built ...

3 years ago
A famous Abilene landmark is planning several days of Halloween-themed events. According to officials at the Lebold Mansion, local businesses and Abilene schools are part of Halloween preparations underway.  Last year, more than 2,000 visited the mansion on Halloween night, waiting for up to two hours in a line several blocks long. This year, owner Joseph ...

3 years ago
A group of students from Salina South High School are planning to get an early jump on Halloween. Students, friends, and family from the school's drama department are planning to go out in costume this Thursday, going door-to-door volunteering to gather food donations Salina High School South’s Thespian Troupe #1476 is planning to participate in the ...

3 years ago
Shop Small First is the message for shoppers during the upcoming holiday season.   "Last year Jamie Stroda of Aksent Boutique approached the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau about a new holiday created by a national organization, the Boutique Hub," said Julie Roller Weeks, Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau Director. "It sounded fun and a good chance ...

3 years ago
A Southeast Kansas  man was killed when he was hit by a driverless tractor. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 190 Allis Chalmers driverless tractor struck 73-year-old Joseph Carlson while he was outside of a Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck late Saturday morning. The tractor struck both Carlson and the truck. Carlson was transported to a hospital ...

3 years ago
That roar coming from downtown Salina Friday night was not the sound of thunder or anything ominous, it was the sound of motor vehicles of all kinds "cruising for a cause". Numerous vehicles of all sizes and ages, and many makes and models came out to enjoy a beautiful fall evening and participate in the ...