9 years ago
A Salina woman was scammed from a Craigslist ad for a home in town. The ad for a home on Birch Street caught the 19-year-old's attention, and when she contacted who she thought was the landlord, she was instructed to send $580 via Moneygram. After she sent the money, the "landlord" stopped communication and she realized ...

9 years ago
Feldkamp's Furniture at 1930 South Ninth Street was victim to a burglary on Friday night. Burglars broke in through the back door, causing $250 in damage to the door, and stole a seemingly random assortment of items. A 47" television, air compressor, 3 $25 gift cards, Nike shoes and a digital camera were among just some ...

9 years ago
A trailer was stolen from Bob's Pawn Shop at 925 West Lincoln on Saturday morning. The black, single axle trailer is valued at $1,200. Video surveillance footage puts the crime taking place from 3:20-3:30AM. On Friday afternoon, an HP laptop was stolen out of a black 1997 Lexus in the parking lot of Central Mall. There ...

9 years ago
McKenna Law Office was victim to a damage to property case Thursday night. A bullet hole was found in an east facing window on the front face of the property, and the bullet was found lodged into the filing cabinet. There was $550 reported in damages. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this story ...

9 years ago
Multi award-winning country music trio Rascal Flatts is coming to Salina. The group will kick off a tour in support of its newest album REWIND in March. The second stop on that tour will be in Salina. Rascal Flatts will perform at the Bicentennial Center on Friday, March 18th. Rascal Flatts has over 22.5 million albums sold ...

9 years ago
ST. JOHN, Kan. (AP) — A small central Kansas town is scrambling to find ways to respond when its only grocery store closes Feb. 6. More than 200 people attended a town hall meeting Sunday to discuss the closing of a Dillon's Market store. Mayor Juliann Owens says the store was closing for financial reasons and because ...

9 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man has been taken into custody after authorities say he threatened several people with a knife in a university residence hall in Lawrence. Lawrence Police Department Sgt. Ted Bordman says the 23-year-old was arrested around 5 p.m. Sunday. Bordman says several people were threatened with a knife in a dorm room in ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County authorities say a man has drowned after a boating accident on a private lake near Wichita. Sedgwick County law enforcement and emergency personnel were called Sunday morning to the private lake in western Sedgwick County on a report that a small boat had capsized. Two men were duck hunting in ...

9 years ago
Two prominent journalists will highlight a two-day event at Kansas Wesleyan University. According to the school, longtime KAKE-TV anchor Larry Hatteberg and national photojournalist and retired White House Press Corps member Mark Reinstein will share their experiences covering local and national news at KWU's sixth annual Media Reflections symposium. The symposium is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday ...

9 years ago
A Kansas State University professor has been nominated for two Grammy awards for his solo performance on an album with the Kansas City Chorale. Bryan Pinkall, assistant professor of music, and the Kansas City Chorale were nominated in the categories of Best Choral Performance and Best Engineered Album for their album "Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil." The Topeka Capital-Journal ...

9 years ago
Wichita State University and a dormitory resident whose room is infested with bed bugs are at odds over who should pay an exterminator for a second round of treatments. Freshman Londyn Bobbitt says she first found bed bugs in November. KAKE-TV (http://bit.ly/1SBSvw3) reports that her room was treated, but that she found the bugs again last ...