8 years ago
Another trailer is reported stolen in the Salina area. Police say sometime between 10pm Sunday and 3pm Monday, someone unhitched a 10-foot by 5-foot homemade trailer from the Umami Bowl truck and stole it from a lot behind Martinelli's Little Italy Restaurant, 158 S. Santa Fe. Owner Tony Dong told officers that a Predator 8750 watt power ...

8 years ago
A Salina man is taken to jail after allegedly popping a neighbor in the face with a baseball bat Sunday night. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 39-year-old George Wagner is now facing charges for aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon after an argument turned violent in the 400 block of Baker. Police ...

8 years ago
Authorities released more details Tuesday morning regarding a Friday evening fire that destroyed a hay barn/storage shed at Rolling Hills Ranch. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reports that the fire consumed hay, several ATVs, a loader plus fencing supplies and equipment. Rural Fire Distrit #3 and RFD #7 responded to the blaze and were initially delayed by ...

8 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says two more earthquakes were recorded in Kansas during the Memorial Day weekend, bringing the total to nine earthquakes in May. The agency says an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 was recorded Sunday about 10 miles west of Belle Plaine in Sumner County. That came a day after a 2.6-magnitude earthquake ...

8 years ago
Records showing that Kansas officials investigated claims of child abuse for several years before a boy was killed and fed to pigs may be strengthening some lawmakers' desire for increased oversight of the child welfare system. Records released last week show that the Kansas Department for Children and Families investigated claims of child abuse over several ...

8 years ago
"It's not a day off, it's a day of remembering." That's what Salina Mayor Kaye Crawford told a large crowd who gathered at a Memorial Day ceremony in Salina. A crowd of over 100 strong enjoyed a bright, sunny spring day as they gathered Monday to remember, and honor, those who have died so that we ...

8 years ago
Grain elevators across Kansas are feverishly working to move last year's grain out to make room for the new winter wheat crop as another harvest nears. Kansas Grain and Feed Association executive director Tom Tunnell says there is still a storage issue, particularly in southwest Kansas. The activity at elevators comes amid a wheat crop that has ...

8 years ago
Wichita State University's new Innovation Campus will rapidly expand in the next few months. University president John Bardo said the project is moving faster than supporters envisioned when the campus was announced in August 2014. The campus will be on 120 acres of a former golf course on the eastern edge of Wichita State's main campus. It ...

8 years ago
Police are urging people to not follow the lead of a Wichita woman who was struck by a car after stepping onto a street in an attempt to rescue a line of ducklings. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2rBaefX) reports that the 57-year-old woman was treated at a hospital earlier this month and released. Police also ticketed her ...

8 years ago
Salina Regional Health Center will host a free educational seminar about atrial fibrillation. According to the hospital, Cardiologist Maria Baldasare, M.D., will host the event from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 15, in Conference Rooms 6 and 7 at Salina Regional Health Center, 400 South Santa Fe Ave. While the seminar is free, RSVPs ...

8 years ago
Kansas legislators are preparing to reopen a debate over keeping concealed guns out of those hospitals and other health care facilities. They're driven by a desire to avoid spending millions of dollars on new security at state hospitals. The Senate plans to debate a concealed carry bill next week. Gun-rights groups are pushing hard to narrow the legislation ...