4 years ago
A baseball bat was the weapon of choice in an aggravated battery case in Salina on Friday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 6:30 p.m., police were called to a residence in the 600 block of N. Seventh Street for a violent confrontation. A 26-year-old man was injured and had a large open ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was significantly injured in a motorcycle accident Friday night. Leon Hall, 38, was riding his 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle at the intersection of Canterbury and Glenshire in southwest Salina around 8 p.m. when he tried to turn left and wrecked. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that Hall suffered significant undisclosed injuries and ...

4 years ago
Salina area public transportation is celebrating National Transportation Week May, which is going on all this week. According to the primary provider of local public transportation OCCK,  theywill be celebrating with three events. On Tuesday OCCK Transportation will be hosting a small meet-and-greet at Eisenhower Park in Abilene from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.  All are welcome to attend ...

4 years ago
Smiles, tears, and hugs were mixed in with the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance over the weekend in the Salina area. Hundreds of seniors from multiple schools walked across the stage and received diplomas. Nearly every senior in Salina and Saline County graduated. On Saturday seniors at Ell-Saline and at Kansas Wesleyan University graduated. Sunday seniors at Salina ...

4 years ago
It’s Festival season. To build awareness for the Smoky Hill River Festival and celebrate the Artwork Alley Mural Expo ‘22, Salina Arts & Humanities presents Festival Friday, this Friday, May 20th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm in the parking lot at 140 S. 5th Street. The party continues on Saturday, May 21 for the Artwork Alley ...

4 years ago
The Lakewood fishing lake in Salina is one of 40 bodies of water across Kansas where anglers can catch fish and win prizes. The Great Kansas Fishing Derby will return for its second year, beginning Sunday. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks an angler’s prized catch may actually be worth a prize this ...

4 years ago
The Salina Art Center is offering an opportunity to interact virtually with artist Ghazal Ghazi this week. According to the organization, you can participate in a lunch and learn event with Ghazi on Wednesday, May 18th, from 12-1pm.  This virtual artist talk is free on Zoom and Facebook Live.  Visit the art center website to register for Zoom ...

4 years ago
A crowd gathered Saturday to get a look at a project that has been nearly a decade in the making. The Salina Police Department opened the doors of its new regional training center and invited the public to come out for an open house. Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson told KSAL News he was pleased with ...

4 years ago
A program which provided schoolwide free meals for Salina USD 305 students is ending. According to the district, beginning in the fall of 2022, families will need to fill out a Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application to determine if they are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application is a part of ...

4 years ago
They will roll into Salina bright and early Sunday morning, 6 busses and 4 tractor trailer trucks, to begin setting up the biggest show ever at the Stiefel Theatre. The “mighty elements”, the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire will perform Sunday night. Stiefel Theatre Executive Director Jane Gates tells KSAL News, with the sheer number of ...

4 years ago
A man from Milford was arrested after allegedly shooting a stranger who was carpooling along Kansas Highway 150 in Chase County to work at a job in McPherson early Friday morning . According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, at around 6:15 a.m., the Chase County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a male subject reporting ...