4 years ago
Steve Hanson has been hooked on music since he was a teenager - playing guitar in his first band with a couple of friends. Hanson joined in the KSAL Morning News Extra with a look back at Salina's music scene, the Festival Jam and his own musical journey. [audio mp3="https://www.ksal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/steve-H-1.mp3"][/audio]   Steve played in various bands along the way ...

4 years ago
An Ordinance which restricted the City of Salina's power to respond to an emergency declared by either the county or state has been struck down by a judge.  The petition, then ballot driven Ordinance had restricted the City of Salina from enacting health measures including mandating face coverings and limiting capacities at businesses. A petition, which ...

4 years ago
A 33-year-old Salina man had facial injuries resulting from a confrontation in Oakdale Park on Sunday. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 8 p.m., the victim told police a group of kids had battered him and discharged a firearm into the air. The man said he had words with the alleged suspects, which ...

4 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested after being accused of a theft at a bowling alley, which led to drugs being found in his possession. David Boeschling, 23, was arrested Thursday and is facing requested charges of a misdemeanor theft, possession of marijuana, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia among others. Police Capt. Paul Forrester ...

4 years ago
A stolen vehicle in Salina sent police on a trail that is connected to a few escaped inmates from Missouri. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that on Saturday at 7:45 p.m., a 29-year-old Salina woman reported her 2005 GMC Yukon was stolen from the 100 block of S. Connecticut Avenue. The victim said the ...

4 years ago
Two vehicles were swept off the road in the same location southwest of Salina on Saturday. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that the first incident happened at 11:30 a.m. A 30-year-old Falun woman driving a 1980 Mercedes west on Falun Road a half mile east of S. Burma Road hit a flooded area ...

4 years ago
Help is being sought for a project which will benefit a large group of soldiers who are returning from a deployment back to Kansas. A group of Fort Riley soldiers will soon be coming home from a deployment partnering with NATO allies in Europe, and a volunteer effort is underway to make their barracks feek like ...

4 years ago
Salina Area public transportation will be offering free rides and extended hours to patrons of the Smoky Hill River Festival. According to OCCK Transportation, any passengers with a River Festival wristband that ride CityGo or Paratransit vehicles will be allowed to ride for free  this Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. CityGo passengers must show the drivers their wristbands ...

4 years ago
Salina Media Connection has been honored for creativity The organization earned a Best of the Midwest Achievement Award, one of the top festival awards during the recent annual 2022 MediaFest in Madison, Wisconsin. According to SMC, the award was for a program series of three short videos produced through a Kansas Beats the Virus grant received ...

4 years ago
A group of dedicated volunteers were on a mission Saturday evening in Salina to raise money in the fight against cancer. The Saline County Relay For Life was held on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. This year's theme was "Connect for a Cure". The gathering was a community event to benefit the American Cancer Society ...

4 years ago
A new person is in a top role at the Salina Area United Way. According to the organization, MacKenzie Morris is the new Director of Marketing and Grants. In this role, Morris will be working with two key parts of the organization: grants and marketing. These two pieces go hand in hand. Morris will be working to get ...