12 June 2023
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) — The KSN team is headed back to Salina. The Summer Road Trip should arrive in the downtown area, near Santa Fe and Ash, by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 12. Come say hello and watch as we go live during KSN News at 5 and at 6. Shannon’s Stars twirling group will perform, and sponsors will be giving away free items.
If the morning is better for you, join us Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. We will be at Ad Astra Books & Coffee House, 135 Santa Fe. Our team will be live during Kansas Today.
Salina has 46,889 residents and is the county seat of Saline County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income is $52,702.
Salina got its start in the 1860s as a regional trade hub between Native Americans and immigrants from the East.
The aviation history of Salina started with the Smoky Hill Army Airfield (later the Smoky Hill Air Force Base) in World War II, with B-17s and B-29s stationed there. Later named the Schilling Air Force Base, it was closed in the mid-1960s. Now the Salina Airport, its long runway made history with Steve Fossett’s Global Flyer mission.
Salina is at the heart of major traffic through Kansas, at the intersection of I-70 and I-135. Salina’s love of arts and music is clear in its sculpture tour, murals, theatres and entertainment venues.
Things to do in Salina:
The Garage Fueled by Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America
Smoky Hill River Festival – The 2023 festival ended Sunday, June 11
Community & Government:
City of Salina
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus
Notable events, people & heritage:
Governor Bill Graves (1995-2003)
Steve Fossett’s Global Flyer, solo non-stop flight around the world; Steve Fossett sets around-the-world record
Actors Tyrees Allen and George Murdock
One of the locations for the 1956 movie “Picnic”
Sponsors:
Take a picture and upload it to the Summer Road Trip Photo Contest for your chance to win a road trip prize pack from SCHEELS!