8 years ago
A man whose 8-year-old granddaughter died in a northeast Kansas crash after he let her drive him home from church is awaiting sentencing. The St. Joseph News-Press (http://bit.ly/2idSD6I) reports that Dennis Meers, of St. Joseph, is set to be sentenced Feb. 6 after pleading no contest last week to aggravated child endangerment. The Kansas Highway Patrol says ...

8 years ago
A suburban Kansas City gun store that changed locations after a fatal gunfight is closing. Jon Bieker was killed in January 2015 while defending his wife, Becky Bieker, from four Missouri men who were attempting to rob their Shawnee, Kansas, store, called She's a Pistol. Three of the robbers were wounded in the shootout. All four ...

8 years ago
An attempted vehicle theft was stopped by Salina Police early on Monday morning. At 3:30am, a police officer was driving behind K-Mart on South Broadway and noticed a Red F-250 Super Duty hauling a flatbed tilt trailer in the Ferco Storage parking lot. The vehicle wasn't using it's headlights. When the officer came into closer proximity ...

8 years ago
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt wants to fight human trafficking with stronger penalties. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Schmidt is planning to pursue legislation in the coming session. He said last week at a proclamation signing ceremony that it's not possible to destroy the "market for illicit trafficking" without dealing with "the demand piece." Schmidt also says ...

8 years ago
A group of Wichita State University students bought scores of winter clothing sale items and distributed them to the homeless. The Wichita Eagle reports the students wiped out area Old Navy Stores that were offering micro fleece hats, gloves and scarves for $1.  WSU junior Dane Laughlin said he got the idea after seeing an ad ...

8 years ago
Kansas high school students will now receive ACT college-entrance exam score projections with their state test results. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the University of Kansas' Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation studied the correlation between 10th grade assessments and ACT scores, and the state Board of Education evaluated the results of the analysis this month. Ten school ...

8 years ago
Target was the target for a shoplifting on Christmas Eve. At 8:15 pm, a man took items off the shelves and placed them in plastic totes and duffel bags and left with the items through the front door. He took two Timex watches and men's clothing for a total loss of $1, 441.65. He loaded everything ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an incident that happened early on Saturday morning at the Rendezvous Bar at 245 North Santa Fe. The 29-year-old victim was struck in the face by a known male suspect. The victim fell and hit his head. He was then treated at Salina Regional Health Center and received stitches. ...

8 years ago
Police are investigating an aggravated battery case that happened on Christmas Day on the 900 block of Gypsum. 48-year-old Mary Canaday of Salina was arrested for allegedly hitting a 35-year-old acquaintance in her home with a crowbar. The victim sustained minor injuries, and on searching, police also found a baggie of meth on Canaday.   On Monday, ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investing a forgery case at Marshall Motors at 3500 South 9th Street. Ronald Hockett, 36 of Salina, allegedly attempted to purchase a grey 2016 Nissan Versa from Marshall Motors on December 8th. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL that Hockett wrote a check from a closed bank account for $2,200, the amount needed for ...

8 years ago
What started as a routine traffic stop on Broadway turned into a high speed chase that left Saline County Sheriff's Office in the fog. At 2:07 pm on Christmas Day, a Saline County Deputy attempted to pull over a dark blue Dodge Dakota that had defective tail lights. The vehicle failed to stop, and instead, started ...