8 years ago
A convenience store clerk called police after being threatened by a patron at the counter. Police arrested 42-year-old Andrew Richmeier on Saturday after he allegedly told an employee at Casey's, 1100 E. Iron, that he had a gun and was going to shoot her after a confrontation that began around 12:15am. Police report that Richmeier came in ...

8 years ago
It was a smooth transition of power in Saline County Monday morning. County officials who won election in November were sworn into office in Saline County District Court by Judge Patrick Thompson. For the first time since the 1970s Republicans hold every elected office in Saline County. A half dozen new faces taking office, including four ...

8 years ago
An arrest on the Interstate leads to the seizure of cash and narcotics. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that a deputy on patrol clocked a westbound Ford F150  with Nevada plates driving 86-miles per hour in a 75-mph zone. The stop then turned into a narcotics investigation with deputies finding some personal use meth ...

8 years ago
In conjunction with the biggest weekends of football games of the year, Salina's biggest weekend efforts of the year to gather food for the hungry are underway. The 2017 Souper Bowl of Hope is here. The Souper Bowl of Hope is an effort of Salina churches and businesses to gather cans of soup. The soup is ...

8 years ago
A former Haskell Indian Nations University student originally charged with raping a fellow student will serve 60 days in county jail and two years of probation after a plea deal that drew strong objections from the victim and her family. Jared Wheeler was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest in November to aggravated battery. He originally ...

8 years ago
A suburban Kansas City woman has snared her own home improvement TV show, co-starring her father. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2iVjDb8) reports that the DIY Network has signed Tamara Day, of Leawood, Kansas, to star in "Bargain Mansions." Twelve 30-minute episodes will begin airing in October. Her father, Ward Schraeder, of Salina, will co-star. He's a principal ...

8 years ago
A mother and son from California who died after falling through ice on a pond in Kansas have been identified as 44-year-old Polly Claassen and 8-year-old Trent Claassen. Investigators say the woman and her son went through the ice Friday at William Pack Memorial Park in Moundridge. The boy's 43-year-old father was also on the ice when ...

8 years ago
Research money has been dedicated to growing better barley for beer in Kansas, which was the last state to do away with prohibition. The Wichita Eagle  reports that the Brewers Association awarded a group of brewers, researchers and agricultural experts a $35,000 grant to develop winter malting barley to be grown and harvested in the Great ...

8 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has outlined two long-term initiatives designed to bring more doctors to rural Kansas. Brownback outlined a proposal Friday to set aside $5 million in state funds to provide seed money for new doctor-training programs at Kansas hospitals. He and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer said the goal is to attract more federal and private ...

8 years ago
A judge has granted a civil trial for a Kenyan man who alleges immigration agents violently attacked him at a Kansas jail for refusing to be fingerprinted before deportation. The incident was captured on jailhouse surveillance video. The civil lawsuit filed by Justine Mochama, an international student who overstayed his visa, has languished in federal court ...

8 years ago
Lawrence, Kansas, police say two officers were injured during a confrontation with a suspected drunk driver they say led them on a chase. Police say they arrested the 50-year-old suspect after the pursuit early Saturday. There was no immediate word later that day about charges. Police said two officers were conducting a traffic stop when a man ...