9 years ago
An identity theft case and a stolen gun highlight Wednesday's Salina Police log. Police say that 33-year-old Gary Ingram Jr. was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly using his father's credit to make make $408 in purchases from the Sears store in the Salina Central Mall. Ingram was in the process of filling out a MasterCard application ...

9 years ago
For the second consecutive day damaging severe weather rolled through Central Kansas. Storms that developed west of Hays quickly intensified. The heaviest storms rolled through portions of Ellis, Russell and Lincoln counties. The storms dropped heavy rain, and produced strong wind. Wind up to 80 miles-per-hour posed the biggest threat. The wind caused widespread damage in the communities ...

9 years ago
Two members of the Arkansas City Police Department are being credited with saving the life of a dog outside of a business. Sergeant Jason Legleiter and Officer Wade Hammond were at the Walmart on North Summit for a shoplifting case on Friday when a store employee saw a dog hanging by his leash outside of a ...

9 years ago
Hundreds of people gathered in Wichita for a peaceful protest against recent fatal police shootings. A group of about 400 people demonstrated Tuesday evening. The group started their protest at McAdams Park before marching along 13th Street where they blocked traffic. Th crowd walked toward Interstate 135, where state troopers prevented them from accessing the highway. Law ...

9 years ago
Results from over half of the people recently tested for lead in Saline County are coming back, and there have been very few positive results.  Jason Tiller, Health Department Director, discussed that, and other issues with county commissioners on Tuesday. The loss of the Health Department’s Home Health Coordinator has prompted the Saline County Commission to ...

9 years ago
A Kansas board has approved a temporary rule requiring county election officials to throw out thousands of votes cast in state and local races by people who have registered without providing proof of their U.S. citizenship. The State Rules and Regulations Board's action Tuesday came only a day before Kansas opens advance voting for its Aug. ...

9 years ago
A 14-year-old Hutchinson boy was sentenced to nearly four years in juvenile detention for his role in a plan to launch a pipe bomb attack on Hutchinson High School. The teenager was sentenced Tuesday to 45 months in detention, followed by three years of aftercare. Authorities say he and a 15-year-old Hutchinson boy conspired to kill specific ...

9 years ago
Governor Sam Brownback says he has the right to wait longer than 90 days to fill a vacant district magistrate position. A written response filed Monday in the Kansas Supreme Court on Brownback's behalf says the "precise timing of the appointment is left to the Governor's constitutionally-provided executive power." Three 26th District judges filed a petition last ...

9 years ago
A new government report is forecasting a much bigger U.S. winter wheat crop than had been expected just a month ago. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that it now expects the nation's wheat production to come in at 1.63 billion bushels. That number is up 8 percent from their estimate just last month, and up ...

9 years ago
Advocates for people with disabilities are urging the federal government to require Kansas to quickly clear its backlog of Medicaid applications and to resolve problems with its application process as a condition for approving any renewal of its privatized program. The Disability Rights Center asked the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to force Kansas ...

9 years ago
Online enrollment for Salina USD 305 Schools begins this week. According to the district, online enrollment opens Thursday, July 14th for returning students. You can enroll from the convenience of your own home computer. If you do not enroll online, you will need to enroll at your school building on July 28. Please be aware that enrollment ...