9 years ago
A Salina man has been arrested in connection with a recent alleged aggravated battery in which a woman was hit with a stick that had nails protruding from it. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 34-year-old Eric Schiltz was arrested Monday evening, following a short foot chase that ended inside the Oakdale Towers senior apartments. He ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating several recent thefts and burglaries. They include: Jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Police say that sometime between January 14th and January 16th, a door was pried open to gain entrance to a home at 325 S. Oakdale. Items taken include an engagement ring with wedding ...

9 years ago
Jefferson County Attorney Jason Belveal says he doesn't expect to file charges against officials involved in an investigation that led to a man being wrongly convicted in the 1999 death of a 14-year-old Kansas girl. Belveal says a former prosecutor, county sheriff and a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent made mistakes while investigating the case of ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Westar Energy is looking for customers interested in using some solar energy without having to install equipment. The utility announced Monday it will build a solar array if enough customers agree by the end of March to buy at least 1 megawatt of power. That's enough electricity to power 164 homes. Westar spokeswoman ...

9 years ago
LAwrence, Kan. (AP) — A 1945 report proving that Japan had government-controlled brothels during World War II has been added to a University of Kansas library. Longtime university history professor Grant Goodman was a 20-year-old second lieutenant in the Army's Military Intelligence Service when he translated the report about the brothels — some featuring enslaved "comfort ...

9 years ago
A large group of people gathered in Salina on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Monday for a day of service. Muir Gymnasium on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University was the host location of an effort to "Feed My Starving Children." Organizer Linda Ourad tells KSAL News that the goal of the effort is very simple, ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of one of its own. According to the agency, 32-year-old Deputy Jeremy Trostle passed away unexpectedly on Sunday. Trostle, who was not on duty at the time, passed way from a medical condition. Trostle leaves behind a wife and young daughter. A gofundme account has been set up to ...

9 years ago
A suspect has been arrested in the incident involving a stolen cello. Matthew Gabel, 21 of Salina, was arrested over the weekend for felony theft. The instrument was not recovered. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.

9 years ago
A U.S. Air Force officer from Kansas has died in a non-combat related incident while serving in Qatar. The Department of Defense says 42-year-old Maj. John D. Gerrie died Saturday in Al Udeid Air Base. The cause of death was not immediately released. DOD says Gerrie was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. He was assigned to 453rd Electronic ...

9 years ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma and Kansas changed their drilling regulations amid a rise in the number of earthquakes last year, but only Kansas has seen a marked drop in the number of temblors. An Associated Press analysis shows that between late 2014 and late 2015, the number of Kansas quakes fell by 60 percent. Oklahoma's ...

9 years ago
The state will begin accepting applications this week for the energy assistance program. The Kansas Department for Children and Families says it will start accepting applications Tuesday for its annual Low Income Energy Assistance Program to help qualifying households pay winter heating bills. The agency says the primary groups assisted are people with disabilities, older adults and ...