9 years ago
Nearly $3,000 in personal property was stolen from a house in the southwest part of the county. Saline County Sheriff's Office was contacted yesterday about the theft at a vacant lot on the 4400 block of Brookville Road where the thief broke into the home through a window. An electric guitar and amp, a 60" TV, ...

9 years ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lottery industry insider allegedly fixed two jackpots in Kansas, bringing to five the number of states connected to the widening investigation. Iowa prosecutor Rob Sand said in court documents Monday that investigators recently linked the Kansas jackpots to Eddie Tipton. Sand says evidence will show that others claimed the prizes and ...

9 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak inside a Lawrence gym has sent two people to the hospital. Emergency responders were called to Genesis Health Club around 7 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters discovered the leak in the gym's pool area. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Marshal Jim King says two people exposed to the gas were taken to a ...

9 years ago
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) -  Health regulators say one person who ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Kansas became ill in a new, late November E. coli outbreak that sickened five people in three states. Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokeswoman Sara Belfry said Monday the person ate at Chiptole's Shawnee Mission Parkway location the week ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities near Wichita say a man fatally stabbed himself in the neck and chest after leading sheriff's deputies on a multi-county chase. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department says the suspect died roughly an hour after starting the chase near Wichita. His name had not been released as of Monday. Authorities say that when ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A recent legislative audit has found that a new computer system designed to make it easier for Kansas residents to apply for Medicaid and other social services is more than two years past due and at least $46 million over budget. The Legislative Post Audit says the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System won't ...

9 years ago
Lawyers for a man accused of killing four people in eastern Kansas have filed motions focused on the death penalty. Kyle Trevor Flack is charged with capital murder in the 2013 slayings of Kaylie Smith Bailey and her daughter. He's also charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the deaths of Andrew A. Stout, and Steven White. ...

9 years ago
Two 55" LG televisions were stolen from Walmart on December 14. There is a warrant out for a known suspect. The total loss is valued at $1,396. Three counterfeit bills were passed at Ad Astra Books and Coffee at 141 North Santa Fe in the last several weeks. Two $20 bills and one $100 bill were ...

9 years ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a grass fire that was set on the 9300 block of South Donmyer Road. The fire was reported yesterday at 1:20PM. Captain Roger Soldan says that the Sheriff's Office believes it was intentionally set as no natural sources could be found. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a Monday morning robbery.  Police say that  a robbery was reported at Horseman's Headquarters, 205 E. Pacific at 9:23 Monday morning. The suspect displayed a black handgun and demanded money. The suspect left the store and ran north through the alley and entered into a silver or blueish-silver, four door car with ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping and sodomizing a pair of sisters. Charles Stevens, 52, was arrested from his home on the 400 block of Star yesterday after the incident, which occurred Saturday, was reported by the 8 and 10-year-olds parents. Stevens faces two counts of rape, criminal sodomy and criminal restraint. Copyright © Alpha ...