9 years ago
Area law enforcement is warning clerks about a common scheme that has been attempted at two area Wal-Mart stores. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that last week, three black females convinced the clerk at Salina's Wal-Mart, 2900 S. 9th, to activate $1,500 worth of gift cards with a register command - while using a debit ...

9 years ago
A Chanute man has been arraigned in the traffic death of the head of the Washburn University art department who was struck and killed while riding her bike. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that not guilty pleas were entered Monday on behalf of 38-year-old Todd M. Kidwell in Crawford County District Court. Kidwell is charged with reckless ...

9 years ago
Police are looking for someone who forced a door open just after midnight Monday on a home in the 1100 block of N.7th and stole a PlayStation game console and multiple games. A suitcase and computer tablet were also taken. Loss and damage is listed at $615.   Officers are investigating an employee theft case at McDonalds ...

9 years ago
Salina Police find a man who pointed a BB-gun pistol at another man in a motel parking lot. Police say an argument between the two sparked the assault. Officers were searching for a man in 2012 Kia early Monday at 1:30am, after he reportedly pointed a black handgun at 38-year-old Bradley Schriner in the parking lot at ...

9 years ago
A Salina woman is charged in an assault that took place in a Brookville home. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that deputies were called to 116 W. 2nd in Brookville on Monday afternoon at 1:15pm. Sarah Gabriel, 34 of Salina was arrested after a verbal argument between two women became violent. Deputies say Gabriel pulled ...

9 years ago
A federal appeals court says a Harvey County sheriff's deputy accused of entering a family's front yard without a warrant and killing their dog must face trial in the lawsuit brought by its owners. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided Monday with Kent and Tonya Mayfield in ruling that the Halstead couple asserted sufficient ...

9 years ago
Unsettled school funding issues in Topeka are impacting local negotiations between Salina educators and the USD 305 Board of Education. According to NEA Salina, the organization and Salina Public Schools have completed the first round of negotiations. Both sides have reached a tentative agreement on language changes to the illness and disability pool, to reflect current ...

9 years ago
Kansas players are dreaming of winning some huge jackpots this week. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday is a life-changing $333 million, with a cash option of $226.2 million. The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday is estimated at $184 million, with a cash option of $125.3 million. When were the jackpots last hit? Mega Millions has been ...

9 years ago
Officials will offer more details Tuesday evening into an investigation of elevated lead levels in multiple children in Salina. Elevated blood lead levels in over two-dozen Salina children have prompted an investigation by state officials, and the Tuesday meeting.. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will hold a public information session at 6:30 p.m. at ...

9 years ago
Several dozen central and western Kansas school superintendents say they have no intention of following the advice of U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp to disregard a recent transgender bathroom directive from President Barack Obama's administration. The Topeka Capital-Journal reached out to 129 school superintendents who were given the Republican congressman's letter and received responses from 30 of ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a woman has been arrested after driving off with a Johnson County deputy's vehicle. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that the vehicle was recovered around 2 a.m. Monday - just minutes after the woman drove off in it. The theft happened after the deputy was dispatched to De Soto ...