9 years ago
The Salina Police Officer who suffered a medical condition following a foot chase on Thursday is okay. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the male officer was transported to Salina Regional Health Center yesterday and cleared to leave. "He's doing great," Forrester said Friday morning. The chase began during a traffic stop - when 25-year-old Tiandre Deshun ...

9 years ago
A boil water advisory for a Saline County water district has been rescinded. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment a boil water advisory for the public water supply Saline Co. RWD 2 in Saline County has been rescinded. The advisory had been issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 6-year-old boy died in Mitchell County after he was hit by a vehicle. Nolan D. Lewis, of Beloit, died after the accident on a rural road northeast of Beloit Thursday evening. The patrol says the boy was running outside the vehicle when he was struck by the left rear tire. He was ...

9 years ago
A search is underway in southern Kansas for a 53-year-old priest who went missing from a nursing home. Thursday's search for Marvin Reif near Protection in Comanche County was involving more than 100 people, some on horseback and all-terrain vehicles. Reif went missing 10 days earlier from Protection Valley Manor, a nursing home where he had been ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a suspect was shot and killed by law enforcers after leading police on a three-county, south-central Kansas chase, firing at deputies and police along the way. Investigators in Wichita say 25-year-old Charles Johnston was shot early Thursday near Udall after a vehicle in which he was riding became disabled after the chase. Authorities say ...

9 years ago
Salina's indoor football team is rebooting. The Salina Liberty, 0-6 so far this year and 0-13 dating back to last season, are making big changes. During a media conference Thursday afternoon the organization made several big announcements. Ricky Bertz is the new Chief Operating Officer of the team, effective immediately. Bertz has been successfully involved with indoor ...

9 years ago
A man from Mexico is facing a federal gun charge in a Lincoln County case. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 28-year-old Cesar Humberto Melandez-Morales, a citizen of Mexico, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm while in the United States. The crime is alleged to have occurred April 5th in Lincoln County. If convicted, Melandez-Morales ...

9 years ago
A Lindsborg man accused in an international sex case is facing more charges. A federal grand jury has returned additional charges against 54-year-old Anthony Shultz, who allegedly traveled to a foreign country to have sex with minors. Shultz is accused of traveling to the Philippines, where he engaged in sex with minors, produced videos of sex ...

9 years ago
A search is underway in southern Kansas for a 53-year-old priest who went missing from a nursing home. Thursday's search for Marvin Reif near Protection in Comanche County was involving more than 100 people, some on horseback and all-terrain vehicles. Reif went missing 10 days earlier from Protection Valley Manor, a nursing home where he had been ...

9 years ago
A Salina tradition that gives area theatre students a boost for college is back for the 31st year. The Salina Community Theatre Guild, Geranium and Plant Sale is Friday and Saturday. “We give two $1,000 scholarships to a Saline County senior who is going to major in something theatre related,” said Florence Jester with the SCT Theatre ...

9 years ago
Firefighters in Kansas rescued a cat from a tree. They also rescued its owner. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the woman climbed the tree Wednesday trying to get to her cat but she wasn't able to get back down. Topeka Fire Department Shift Commander Todd Williams says the woman and her cat were about 16 feet up ...