4 years ago
The Kansas Senate is voting to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto of legislation that would prohibit transgender athletes from taking part in women's sports. Senators voted yesterday 28-to-10 in favor of the override. Kelly vetoed the bill earlier this month because she said the law would harm students and hurt the state's business interests.

4 years ago
The Salina Symphony is preparing for its final show of the season, and final show conducted by one of the finalists to be the new symphony director. According to the symphony, the season will close Sunday, May 1st at 4 p.m. at the Stiefel Theatre with a celebration of movement, melding the driving rhythms of techno ...

4 years ago
All aboard! The summer schedule is out for the Abilene & Smoky Valley dinner trains for the railroad's 28th season of operation. The season begins on Saturday, May 7th, and runs through the last weekend in October. According to the organization, at least seven different dinner trains are being planned, featuring food from area restaurants. Passengers ...

4 years ago
A singer / songwriter from Nashville will headline a show to benefit veterans this weekend at a Salina area venue. James Otto will headline the acoustic show at the Tumblweed event venue located just west of Salina. Opening for Otto will be Jared Blake, and Bigg Vinny Hickerson. Blake appeared on the debut season of the ...

4 years ago
An alleged case of tampering with a water cooler at a college baseball game between Bethany College and Kansas Wesleyan is involved in an ongoing investigation. A spokesperson with the Lindsborg Police Department told KSAL News on Tuesday that an investigation is ongoing into the incident that occurred on Sunday. The spokesperson said both schools are ...

4 years ago
A Salina man with a previous felony conviction was arrested Monday night for various charges. Kyle Nelson, 38, is facing requested charges of criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, driving while suspended and transporting an open container along with some traffic violations. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 9:45 p.m. yesterday, ...

4 years ago
A traffic stop for an expired tag led to the arrest of a Salina man after warrants in his name were found. Dalton Reinbold, 24, is facing requested charges of obstruction, driving while suspended, no proof of insurance and expired registration to go along with seven Salina municipal court warrants for probation violations. Police Capt. Paul Forrester ...

4 years ago
A couple of events are planned this week to help in fundraising leading up to the upcoming Saline County Relay For Life. This year's Relay For Life will be held on Saturday, June 4th, at Kansas Wesleyan University from 4 pm to 11 pm. Relay For Life is a community event to celebrate people who have been ...

4 years ago
Kansas' new congressional map is dealt a setback. A Wyandotte County judge has struck down the map and ruled that it violates the rights of residents in Wyandotte County and Lawrence by reducing the influence of Black voting blocs in order to serve partisan ambitions. KWCH reports that the map splits Wyandotte County between two congressional districts ...

4 years ago
An outreach effort by a Salina USD 305 adult education program is seeing success. According to the district, four Schwan’s employees received a certification of completion after taking part in a 10-week, intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) class. The class was developed to address a language challenge experienced by workers who are not fluent ...

4 years ago
It's a numbers game - hospitals around the nation need about 14,000 pints of blood per day to save lives. Teri Novotny with the American Red Cross joined in the the KSAL Morning News Extra on Monday and says blood donations have been down since the pandemic, but the need never subsided. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Terri-N-blood.mp3"][/audio]   The American Red Cross ...