9 years ago
A 30-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for abducting and repeatedly raping an 8-year-old girl. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1ryUDd8) reports Jeremy James Lindsey must serve at least 25 years for each of the life sentences before he is eligible for parole. Once he's finished those, he must serve 51 years for ...

9 years ago
A new state law aims to help the Kansas Turnpike collect unpaid tolls by allowing the state to block the vehicle registrations of offending motorists, starting in 2018. Gov. Sam Brownback signed the measure into law Friday. The bill arose from a proposal from the Kansas Turnpike Authority, which oversees the state's only toll road and told ...

9 years ago
More than 80 Pittsburg-area community members have gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking of a new casino that was delayed for months because of legal challenges. The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/1T2jaR8) reports that work for the Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel started in July after the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission chose it for a contract. But construction ...

9 years ago
The fate of Manhattan High School's Indians mascot could be decided this fall. The Manhattan Mercury reports that six of the seven Manhattan-Ogden school board members said at a meeting Wednesday that they were willing to discuss changing the mascot in the fall when incoming Superintendent Marvin Wade can weigh in on the issue. Curt Herrman ...

9 years ago
Friday Night Live begins in Downtown Salina this evening in Campbell Plaza. The new concert series is a collaboration with downtown business owners and Salina Arts and Humanities. "As you're walking around that just creates a wonderful environment when you can hear live music kind of playing all around you," said Stacy Ash with Salina Arts and ...

9 years ago
A lock was cut and a bike was stolen off a Toyota pickup truck while it was parked at the Country Inn & Suites, 2760 S. 9th sometime between 6pm Thursday and 6am Friday morning. Barbara Vent of Glendale, Maryland valued her lock and 26-inch Trex bicycle at $690. Police are looking for a stolen 2007 ...

9 years ago
An argument turned violent in a Salina home after a man flashed a knife and made deadly threats. Police arrested 35-year-old Justin Milholland on charges of aggravated assault and use of a deadly weapon. Officers were called to 1815 Simmons on Wednesday night around 11:30pm after a Milholland and 28-year-old Dustin Bowles got into a physical altercation. Police ...

9 years ago
A Planned Parenthood attorney says Kansas will not cut off Medicaid funding for the abortion provider until May 24. Attorney Bob Eye said Friday that Planned Parenthood and the state Department of Health and Environment agreed on the timing of the cutoff after Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit. A department spokeswoman did not immediately return a ...

9 years ago
Police arrested a Salina man for driving recklessly near a group of people lined up for donuts on Thursday morning. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that officers arrested 53-year-old Hong Kim after interviewing him at the police station Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the parking lot at the Elmore Center, 755 E. Crawford around 7:30am to ...

9 years ago
A spring festival that highlights Kansas products, music, food and places is opening this weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Sampler Festival is planned for Saturday and Sunday at Winfield's Island Park. It includes more than 300 exhibitors from 150 communities. A shift in focus is planned. Starting in 2018, the foundation that promotes the festival ...

9 years ago
Federal court documents show that a 29-year-old Topeka man plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in connection with a plot last year to bomb the Fort Riley military base. Alexander E. Blair's attorney filed a request Thursday to change the not guilty plea entered for him last year by a federal magistrate. A change-of-plea ...