8 years ago
Kendy Edmonds, a senior at Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus, is spending the summer advancing unmanned aircraft systems technology at the nation's best-known entity for space exploration. Edmonds, Valley Falls, who is double majoring in unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, flight and operations and UAS design and integration, has been selected for an internship with NASA ...

8 years ago
Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office are searching for a stolen trailer that was taken from a metal storage shed in the 600 block of S. Holmes Road sometime during the last three weeks. The 6-foot by 12-foot trailer is valued at $1,800.

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after more glass damage was discovered in northwest Salina. Deputies say a large front window at Animal Health Care, 1449 W. Old 40 was shot sometime between Friday and Monday. The 2-pane window is valued at $700. About a mile away, a truck parked in a field in the 2100 ...

8 years ago
A Derby man suspected of stealing 5 phones from NexTech Wireless in Salina is arrested by undercover officers when he returned to the store for 19 more. Police arrested 31-year-old Adam Jacob Bible on Tuesday evening without incident. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that back in April, Bible had broken into a vehicle in Derby and ...

8 years ago
First District Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall was not in the area during a shooting incident Wednesday morning in which legislators on a baseball team he plays with were targeted, and he is fine. A gunman opened fire during an early morning baseball practice for Republican members of Congress.  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is among those ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University Polytechnic, working with the City of Salina, is launching a “global aeronautic initiative”.  Kansas State University President Richard Myers addressed city commissioners, and made the official announcement at a special meeting late Tuesday afternoon. The purpose of the initiative is to grow Unmanned Aerial Systems, also known as UAS or drones, in Salina. ...

8 years ago
In a 4-1 vote, Saline County Commissioners approved the purchase of both new voting machines and electronic poll pads.  Earlier, Saline County Clerk Jamie Allen said she hoped to be able to put the new equipment to use in the November election. Commissioners agreed to purchase from Election Systems and Software Voting System: 38 model DS200 ...

8 years ago
A 70-year-old man who said he robbed a Kansas City, Kansas, bank so he could get away from his wife blamed his actions on depression. A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Lawrence John Ripple to probation. Ripple went to the Bank of Labor - a block from the Kansas City, Kansas, police headquarters - last September and ...

8 years ago
With a history of battling over matters of joint interest, there were some uncertainties about whether the City and County Commissions tour of the EXPO Center, at Kenwood Park, would produce any results.   At the end of a two hour congenial meeting, there was agreement that the EXPO Center served important functions, but there was ...

8 years ago
Eight Soldiers enrolled in Fort Riley’s Career Skills Program will receive their Tower Technician certifications during a graduation ceremony, this week on Thursday. Airstreams Renewables, Inc. offers a seven-week course, “Renewable Energy and Communications Tower Technician” as part of Fort Riley’s Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program. Airstreams Renewables, Inc., is a California-based company that provides ...

8 years ago
A Wichita man who texted a photo of his dead girlfriend to family has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her. Forty-two Jonathan Perret won't be eligible for parole for 25 years under the sentence imposed Tuesday. He pleaded guilty last month to felony murder for fatally shooting 42-year-old Melissa Englert while she checked ...