8 years ago
Salina Police say they were notified by a man from Lucas, Kansas about losing several thousands of dollars to a phone scam. The man, a 75-year-old, whose bank is in Salina, notified police on June 20 and says that the scam call came back on April 20. The scam call told the subject that they were from ...

8 years ago
A federal indictment alleges that six people from the Wichita area have been indicted in an identity theft case in which stolen mail was used to make fake identification documents and pass forged checks. The U.S. attorney's office says Tuesday's indictment names 28-year-old Chanel Wiseman, 45-year-old John McMillan, 31-year-old Shane Pitman, 33-year-old Brent Slover, 41-year-old Keri ...

8 years ago
Authorities say an officer has shot and killed a central Kansas man after he refused to drop a gun. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that 50-year-old Robb Stewart was killed Tuesday night after officers responded to a domestic situation in the small town of Lehigh. The release says responding officers saw ...

8 years ago
A man accused of shooting at a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper is under arrest in Nebraska. 39-nine-year-old Richard Gathercole was arrested near U.S. Highway 283 and Interstate-80 in Lexington, Nebraska, early Tuesday morning. The San Jacinto, California, man had been on the run since Monday evening when he allegedly opened fire at a state trooper near ...

8 years ago
On the day that summer was officially beginning, Salina residents were being offered a way stay cool. The Salina Salvation Army, with some help from Westar Energy, on Tuesday was offering people without access to air conditioning or other means of staying cool during hot and humid weather, a free fan. Volunteers from Westar Energy delivered ...

8 years ago
Sheriff Roger Soldan visited today’s Saline County Commission meeting to appeal the commission’s preliminary decisions regarding his budget.  Soldan had asked for a $300,000 contingency fund as well as monies for specific repair projects, such as for the parking lot. The resulting conversation might have seemed pretty mundane, but it appears that a miscommunication has been ...

8 years ago
A former Kansas legislator who was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006 is running for the office again.  Former state Sen. Jim Barnett made a stop in Salina on Tuesday as part of a statewide tour announcing his candidacy for governor. Barnett is appealing to Republican voters who are upset with GOP Gov. Sam Brownback ...

8 years ago
Two men have been sentenced for the shooting death of a Pittsburg State University student. The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports that Darius Rainey was sentenced Monday to life in prison and Corbin Spragg to 27 years and six months in the death of Taylor Thomas. Rainey won't be eligible for parole for 25 years. Thomas was a ...

8 years ago
Salina Police stopped over 180 vehicles during a recent campaign to raise seat belt awareness. According to Police Sergeant Brent Rupert, between May 22 and June 3, officers stopped 183 vehicles and handed out 171 citations to adults in Salina who were not buckled up. Ten citations were issued to adults who were driving with children who ...

8 years ago
A truck and trailer taken from a job site on Sunday have been recovered and authorities have made an arrest. Police took 54-year-old Keith Loudermilk of Salina into custody Monday after he allegedly left a stolen 2008 Dodge Ram truck along with a double axle trailer parked in the 800 block of N. 2nd. Police say he ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after investigators linked his indecent texts, to sexual contact with a 15-year-old female. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a concerned citizen learned of the texts and contacted authorities. Kyle Neal Morris, 27 was arrested on multiple charges that include rape, aggravated indecent liberties, aggravated ...