7 years ago
A Salina woman who called police to report that her car was stolen, was arrested on Saturday in connection to an earlier hit and run crash. Police took 24-year-old Tracey Francis into custody after she allegedly struck a parked car in the 500 block of S. College with her 2008 Ford Focus. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL ...

7 years ago
No one was hurt after a drunk driver punched a hole through a house with his Jeep. Salina Police arrested 47-year-old David Oliver on Sunday after he allegedly missed a turn off Crawford and rammed a hole into a home located at 646 Prairie Lane around 12:30am. Bonnie Jensen told officers at the scene that she had ...

7 years ago
Kansas lawmakers are back in Topeka for the start of a new session. Today marks the beginning of the legislature's 2018 session, and school finance reform is expected to be a major issue. The Kansas Supreme Court last year called the legislature's most recent school funding formula unconstitutional and inadequate. Governor Sam Brownback will deliver his State of ...

7 years ago
A man who who was in police custody was injured when he was hit by a semi on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County Sunday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 38-year-old Andre Levar Murphy of Manhattan was in custody, on both knees in the south ditch. He stood up and ran across both eastbound lanes ...

7 years ago
The Kansas Humanities Council (KHC) recently partnered with twelve Kansas organizations for a statewide oral history project that will collect the personal stories of Vietnam veterans. Collected oral histories and memoirs will be submitted to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project in Washington, DC. “This is a project that will encourage Vietnam veterans in Kansas ...

7 years ago
A man accused of shooting a police officer in Manhattan could face charges that include attempted capital murder. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 38-year-old Mark J. Harrison was arrested Friday afternoon at around 3 after surrendering to authorities following a barricade incident which occurred in the 3700 Block of Hawthorne Woods Circle in Manhattan. After ...

7 years ago
Authorities have identified the victims of the homicides which occurred in Graham County on Thursday. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the victims were 52-year-old Efren Mascarenas, Sr. of Penokee, and 28-year-old Christin Cantrell of Penokee. Both were living at the home where they were found. Efren was the father of 29-year-old Efren Mascarenas, Jr. who ...

7 years ago
It’s been several years since Kansas has experienced prolonged deep-freeze weather, and you can bet anglers who love to icefish are anxious to give it a try. However, anyone planning to venture out on a frozen lake should refresh themselves with ice safety rules. The first rule is to wait for at least 4 inches of ...

7 years ago
UPDATED 1-30-18 The new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. The January list looks a little different. In an attempt to clear up numerous outstanding warrants, an expanded list of 48 people is online. Since the Most Wanted program began back in July ...

7 years ago
The state parole office in Salina is moving. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, they will move their Salina-based office to a new location on Jan. 12th. According to the agency, they will be moving from the current location at 128 N. Santa Fe to a newly remodeled location near the intersection of Crawford and ...

7 years ago
The California man accused of making a "swatting" call that turned deadly for a Wichita man last week is going to be brought to Kansas by January 17th. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office says its plane will pick up Tyler Barriss, the man accused of the making the call that led police to surround a home ...