3 years ago
A pickup was destroyed by fire in Smolan after a bag of power tool batteries ignited in the backseat. According to Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander, crews from Rural Fire Distcits #6 and #2 were sent to the 100 block of S. 3rd in Smolan on Monday evening at 6:30pm to an active truck fire. Deputies say ...

3 years ago
The rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Central Kansas will be the focus of an upcoming presentation at the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina. According to the museum, Tom Fleming will explore why and how the Ku Klux Klan was so popular throughout the state in the 1920s. He’ll share the cultural, political and economic reasons for the KKK’s ...

3 years ago
A group of creative area high school students are spending this week at a creative arts workshop in Salina doing all things needed to create a theatrical performance, and will debut their show. Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts is bringing back their week-long workshop to Salina area high school students where they conceive, write, ...

3 years ago
Thousands of Kansas voters are casting ballots in advance of next Tuesday's primary election. The Kansas Secretary of State's Office says as of yesterday morning, more than 109-thouand people had cast a ballot in-person or by mail. Saline County Master Clerk and Elections Officer Jamie Doss reported earlier this week that over 1,500 votes had been mailed ...

3 years ago
An artist from Iowa and his grandson will display their talent during a residency in Lindsborg. Rodger Gerberding of Council Bluffs, Iowa, will be the Artist-in-Residence, Monday, August 2 to Sunday, August 28th at the Red Barn Studio Museum on Main Street in Lindsborg. According to the studio, Rodger is a multidisciplinary artist active in ...

3 years ago
Ten years ago - Greg, Nathan and Kendal finished up wheat harvest on their family's farm and then put the finishing touches on a parody video they made for a handful of friends to watch. A week and 5-million views later - they were flying to New York City to talk on "Fox & Friends," ...

3 years ago
Two teenagers were taken to Salina Regional Health Center Monday night after a single-vehicle accident in east Salina. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 11 p.m., a 17-year-old girl driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer was going west on Country Club Road. The vehicle was going too fast, though, and failed to make the ...

3 years ago
A Salina man accused of burglarizing a liquor store has been arrested. Vitaliy Pochapskiy, 33, was arrested Monday evening and is facing requested charges of burglary, theft and felony damage to property. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 7 p.m., the owner of Hillside Liquor saw a man at the intersection of Ohio and ...

3 years ago
The Smoky Hill River Festival was a success. Salina Arts & Humanities staff report that it was a very smooth year, despite having a short turnaround from the 2021 Festival held last September. The organization reports there were 15,688 wristbands sold, generating an income of $210,575, the highest in six years. Wristband sales represent the Festival's ...

3 years ago
Flags will fly at half-staff in Kansas on Wednesday to honor a fallen police officer. Governor Laura Kelly has directed flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities from sunup to sundown on Wednesday in honor of 32-year-old Officer Daniel Vasquez, a North Kansas City police officer from Kansas City, Kansas, who ...

3 years ago
A Sedgwick County jailer who was allegedly involved in an incident where inmates were planning a riot is now facing additional charges. Authorities say Dustin Burnett is charged with three counts of unlawful sexual relations. Burnett is accused of having sexual relations with multiple inmates, and authorities say that two female inmates reported inappropriate conduct with ...