8 years ago
Two bills introduced in the Kansas Senate are aimed at reducing distracted driving caused by using cellphones while driving. One bill would prohibit drivers from holding a phone or other wireless device up to their ear.  The Kansas Department of Transportation supports the bill. The department says about 92 people died each year from distracted driving ...

8 years ago
A standoff in the Dickinson County community of Herington ended peacefully on Wednesday. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Herington Police Department requested assistance in performing a felony warrant arrest. Multiple members of the KHP Emergency Services Unit (Special Response Team), along with the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, responded to provide assistance.  At arrival, troopers were ...

8 years ago
One of the most influential women in the country was in Salina Wednesday. Former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, best-selling author, and challenger for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination Carly Fiorina was the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting. Prior to the banquet Fiorina met with the media. ...

8 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with alleged sex crimes involving a child. According to Salina Police, on Monday officers received information from a third party of a possible sexual abuse case involving a female victim under the age of 16. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that the female had ...

8 years ago
A new president will soon take charge at St. John's Military School. According to the school, retired Col. William Clark will be the next President of St. John's beginning June 1st. Clark served in the U.S. Army for 30 years. During his tenure, he commanded at every level from platoon through brigade and served a total ...

8 years ago
The CEO of Salina-based Sunflower Bank was arrested last month in New Mexico on possible charges related to a DUI arrest in Salina last spring. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that 54-year-old Mollie Hale Crater was arrested on January 27th and charged with driving on a suspended license, a misdemeanor, and texting while driving, a petty ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary that occurred in the 1100 block of W. Republic sometime Tuesday between 7:45am and 5pm. Police say someone broke a window to gain access to a home and removed a Taurus .45 caliber handgun, a laptop computer, cell phone and a couple of Football State Championship rings from Salina ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is expected to decide by April 24 whether it will approve Great Plains Energy's acquisition of Westar Energy. The commission heard six days of testimony on the proposed $12.2 billion acquisition before ending the hearings Tuesday. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports attorneys will present written briefs to the commission before commissioners make their decision. Stockholders ...

8 years ago
Staff members from a couple of Salina auto dealerships joined forces to stop a man from driving off in a stolen Jeep. Police officers were called to Marshall Motors, 3500 South 9th at 2:15pm on Tuesday after a man from Lincolnville, Kansas jumped into a Jeep Cherokee that was parked in the service bay and drove ...

8 years ago
Authorities are investigating a Kansas restaurant robbery that netted $2. Two men are accused of forcing three Jimmy John's employees to the floor Monday night. Night manager Seth Cheney says that after he told the masked suspects he couldn't open the safe or register, they demanded cash from the Pittsburg sandwich shop's employees. Cheney says two of ...

8 years ago
A pushing match at a home in Assaria escalates into a fight and the arrest of a man from Solomon. Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander tells KSAL News that deputies were called to a home in the 200 block of W. 4th Street in Assaria just after midnight on Wednesday after a man and woman were ...