4 years ago
A group of volunteers is being sought to help at Salina's biggest, and longest running celebration of the arts. Volunteers are being sought to help at the Smoky Hill River Festival. According to Salina Arts and Humanities, every year more than 2,000 dedicated, engaged, community-minded, and fun volunteers step up to make the Smoky Hill River ...

4 years ago
The graduation rate at Salina USD 305 schools has improved and now exceeds the state average. According to USD 305, the school board  was briefed that the district’s overall 2021 graduation rate was 91%, an increase of 5% since the 2017 rate of 86%. The state’s 2021 graduation rate was 88%. “This growth celebrates the work done ...

4 years ago
Unmanned aerial vehicles or drones continue to evolve as a helpful tool in law enforcement. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra Wednesday with a look at how drones are being used today and how the agency continues to train for the future. Melander says an aerial view of a crime ...

4 years ago
Two women, one from Salina and one from Russell, were arrested Tuesday morning in connection to a vehicle burglary. Sabina Ahlf, 41, and Tehnika Baker, 41, are each facing requested charges of vehicle burglary and felony theft. Salina Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, a 48-year-old Salina man reported items in ...

4 years ago
Four vehicles were involved in a Tuesday morning accident in Salina, and one person was injured. Police Capt. Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that around 11:30, all four vehicles were going south on Ninth Street. Three of the vehicles were stopped at the light at the intersection with Otto Avenue, and a 2007 Chrysler Town & ...

4 years ago
A Easter -weekend event that has been happening in Salina for nearly two decades will be held on Saturday. The City of Salina invites everyone to come join Salina Parks and Recreation and the Salina Optimist Club for their 19th annual Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt. This event will be held on Fields 1 & 2 at Berkley ...

4 years ago
A new principal has been named for a Salina school. According to USD 305,  Heather Barkley as the Meadowlark Ridge Elementary school. An educator with 15 years of experience, Barkley most recently served as special education coordinator at Central Kansas Cooperative in Education (CKCIE). Prior experience includes: School psychologist for CKCIE at Cottonwood Elementary and Opportunity Now for ...

4 years ago
The Nebraska State Patrol has cited a Salina man for motor vehicle homicide, and for a third DUI, after a two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Nebraska woman Sunday. According to the agency,  the crash happened Sunday afternoon near Alliance on Highway 2. A Ford Escape, driven by 22-year-old Blythe Boness of Alliance, Nebraska, was traveling ...

4 years ago
After a comprehensive study of parks and recreation facilities in the City of Salina, staff and work crews are beginning to dig into some of the 187 projects listed to start on, restore or remove. Salina City Manager Mike Schrage joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with look inside some of those ...

4 years ago
Salina Arts & Humanities Tuesday morning unveiled more highlights for the 46th Smoky Hill River Festival. Arts & Humanities Executive Director Brad Anderson said this will be the largest organized community event in Salina since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago. The year’s most energetic and epic arts party begins in under 60 days. Festival-goers ...

4 years ago
A handful of local leaders are among those to be included in Kansas Wesleyan’s next 7x7x7 lecture series, which will take place April 22 during the university’s Spring Alumni, Family & Community Weekend. The event begins at 1 p.m. in Peters Science Hall, room 201. According to the school, Mike Hoppock, city commissioner, will speak on ...