4 years ago
A new person is in charge of  advancing the arts in Salina through education. Sarah Keck has been selected as Salina Arts & Humanities new Arts Education Coordinator. According to the organization, a native of Altamont, Missouri, Keck most recently lived and worked in Kansas City, Kansas. She worked as a graduate assistant in the Kenneth ...

4 years ago
It's back outside, bigger and better. A group of dedicated volunteers will be on a mission this Saturday to raise money in the fight against cancer. The Saline County Relay for Life event will be held at Kansas Wesleyan University. This is a community event to fight back against cancer, to benefit the American Cancer Society ...

4 years ago
The summer months are a popular time of year for golfing, and two Salina-based start-up businesses are helping enhance the sport's experience. Breasy Apparel Although Breasy Apparel branches out into the wider activewear sector, its golf division has taken off in recent months. A business that started as a "what if" scenario has grown exponentially since its launch ...

4 years ago
The Symphony at Sunset D -Day Commemoration Concert is returning. According to the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, the concert returns to its campus grounds on Saturday, June 4th. Several programs are scheduled leading up to the D-Day commemorative concert including the WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium. Admission to the concert and museum is free all day. Concert ...

4 years ago
A Utah man was transported to the hospital after crashing his motorcycle on a wet Tuesday morning. Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 69-year-old Kenneth Sabo lost control of his 2014 Honda motorcycle as he rode southbound on 9th Street near the I-70 interchange Tuesday morning around 6:20am. EMS transported Sabo to Salina Regional ...

4 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a motorcycle thief caught on video during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were called to the Baymont Inn at 1740 W. Crawford after someone hitched up a trailer with two motorcycles on it and drove away. Police say the video shows a ...

4 years ago
It's no secret. Abilene is one of the best small towns in the country. According to the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau , TravelAwaits readers selected Abilene as the Best U.S. Small Town to Visit for the second year in a row. Abilene also took first place in its Friendliest Small Towns in the U.S. contest. “To ...

4 years ago
The Smoky Hill Museum is planning a presentation Thursday on what some call our country's "second independence day". Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War. The museum says from pilgrimages, to prayers, to paid time off, this presentation looks at the history of our newest ...

4 years ago
A 49-year-old Salina man is accused of a DUI stemming from multiple incidents on the road Friday evening. Joseph Sharp was arrested and was charged with his third DUI on record, driving while suspended and no proof of insurance among others. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that things started at 5 p.m. Friday in the ...

4 years ago
A Salina man who was allegedly involved in multiple assaults and damage to property  was arrested over the weekend. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 6:50 p.m. Saturday, officers were sent to the 700 block of E. Elm Street for reports of a domestic disturbance. Witnesses told police that a 49-year-old Salina man, later ...

4 years ago
An inadvertent gunshot struck a Salina man on Sunday afternoon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, a 45-year-old man and 15-year-old girl were visiting a relative in the 900 block of N. Simpson Road. The two were taking part in target practice using a 9mm handgun. The man told deputies ...