8 years ago
A federal magistrate judge has spurned a move by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach seeking reconsideration of a $1,000 fine levied against him for misleading the court. U.S. Magistrate Judge James O'Hara said Wednesday that Kobach's "new excuse lacks credibility" based on its late assertion and lack of supporting documentation. Kobach had blamed "editing errors" for ...

8 years ago
While work on the 2018 budget continues, Saline County Commissioners agreed to include a 3% increase for staff salaries.  If the yet-to-be-finalized budget is approved in mid-August, Commissioners will have met their three intentions for the 2018 budget—providing the Sheriff’s Office with an appropriate budget, increasing staff salaries, and devoting one mil to fund gravel ...

8 years ago
Wichita police say a man who was run over by a work van during the holiday weekend has died. Police officer Charley Davidson says the man was behind the van Monday morning in northeast Wichita when it rolled backward. The man was pinned beneath the vehicle and has died from his injuries. The man's name was not released. Further ...

8 years ago
A quick thinking staff member at a Salina fast food restaurant thwarted a theft scheme. Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that an employee at Dairy Queen, 1000 E. Buckeye was contacted over the phone by a man claiming to be with the Kansas Highway Patrol. The scammer told the employer her boss had been arrested ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary that occurred at Speedy Wash, 514 E. Iron sometime between 10:30pm Sunday and 6:28am Monday. Police say approximately $400 in cash was taken from the business while burglars also caused $5,700 in damage to a change machine and metal soap dispensing machine. There was no sign of forced entry.

8 years ago
A near head-on collision northeast of Brookville sends two drivers to the hospital on Tuesday evening. According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, 18-year-old Kyle Came of rural Salina and 30-year-old Ashley Sterns of Brookville were both transported to Salina Regional Health Center after a crash on Schilling Road just east of Brownhill Road at 6:50pm. Deputies ...

8 years ago
A contractor in Abilene has been banned from doing business in Kansas for allegedly accepting payment for roofing work, and then not performing the work. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt the contractor has been prohibited by temporary court order from doing business for violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and Kansas Roofing Registration ...

8 years ago
Authorities say a man who apparently was sleeping in a dumpster in Wichita was injured when the large metal trash bin was emptied into a garbage truck. The man was sent to the hospital after the accident shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday outside an apartment complex. Television station KSN reported that the truck began to compact the ...

8 years ago
Airport management and unmanned aircraft systems students from the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus are receiving national recognition for their interdisciplinary research on a current airport industry challenge. The Airport Cooperative Research Program, which is managed by the Transportation Research Board and sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration, has selected the team of Kansas State Polytechnic ...

8 years ago
Searchers of Lake Coldwater in southern Kansas' Comanche County have found a 12-year-old drowning victim. Searchers with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism found the girl's body shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, more than two hours after the girl went missing while swimming. The girl's name was not immediately released. Coldwater Lake is about 130 miles ...

8 years ago
It started with a patriotic set of songs with the Salina Municipal Band, and it ended with a spectacular fireworks display. In between, Bill Fekas prepared 4,700 hotdogs. From fun in the park, to food, fellowship, and fireworks, Salina let freedom ring on Tuesday. For the 42nd year in a row Salina celebrated an old fashioned 4th ...