4 years ago
It's a sure sign summer is here. Salina's Kenwood Cove water park is ready to open for the summer. Salina’s Kenwood Cove Aquatic Park, which first opened in May 0f 2010, is ready for the summer swim season. The water park will open for the season this Saturday. [audio wav="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jeff-hammond.wav"][/audio]   Salina Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hammond tells ...

4 years ago
Roads and highways across the country, and across Kansas, will be busy on this first unofficial weekend of summer. AAA Kansas is projecting that almost 329,000 Kansans will travel a distance of 50 miles or more over the Memorial Day weekend and, as usual, the large majority will be driving to their destinations, though air travel ...

4 years ago
A federal grand jury has indicted a Fort Riley soldier for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $149,476 from at least 25 individuals. According to court documents, 24-year-old Innocent N. Ugwu, 24, of Fort Riley, Kansas, is charged with five counts of wire fraud, five counts of laundering monetary instruments, and one count ...

4 years ago
There will be an opportunity Friday night to start off Memorial Day Weekend by getting out of the house, having a little fun, and helping the hungry in Salina. Meridian Media, partnered with Nex-Tech Wireless,  is back in action, hosting a cruising event on Santa Fe. It will be a flashback to a by gone era ...

4 years ago
Though it's still a work in progress, the new DG Market in downtown Salina is now open. The Dollar General Store at 140 South Santa Fe closed earlier this week. Though all of the shelves are not fully stocked yet, most notably some grocery items including fresh produce, Thursday it reopened at 511 East Iron Avenue, ...

4 years ago
The hunt for the Smoky Hill River Festival Medallion started back on Wednesday, May 18th. A little over a week later the elusive treasure was found. The 16th clue "underfoot pattern" led Samantha Uhler to the medallion. This year's medallion turned out to be a silver blot. It was hidden in a yucca plant on the ...

4 years ago
Getting Oakdale Park ready for the Smoky Hill River Festival is just part of Jeff Hammond's "To Do List" in the coming weeks. Hammond is the Director of Salina Parks & Recreation and joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look at the deep and wide effort it takes to keep Salina mowed, ...

4 years ago
A Salina man was arrested Wednesday for an alleged criminal threat toward an acquaintance. Police Capt. Gary Hanus tells KSAL News that at 2 a.m. Wednesday, officers were sent to the 100 block of Ellsworth Avenue. A 35-year-old woman had called in and reported a man had made threats to her and was still in the ...

4 years ago
The Smoky Hill River Festival medallion has been found. Salina Arts & Humanities confirms that the 2022 Festival Medallion has been found, and an official winner verified. A press briefing will be held at 1:30 pm at the Arts & Humanities Office and is open to the public. The hunt for the medallion began back on May 18th. _ ...

4 years ago
Salina area public transportation can now be tracked live online. According to OCCK Transportation, Transit is now the official mobility app for Salina and North Central Kansas. Transit counts millions of active users in more than 200 cities worldwide and is now available for CityGo and 81 Connection riders who are now able to track their bus ...

4 years ago
Summer at the Library is here and recently Salina Public Library made a decision that will benefit the community’s youngest members. According to the library, all youth patrons (18 and younger) will have fees/fines forgiven up to $75. This includes more than 1,200 youth patrons. The move is designed to allow students to use the resources ...