9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested last night after racking his gun at a stoplight at his acquaintance in another car. Joeseph Graybeal, 20 of Salina, was driving on the 100 block of East Crawford when he racked his gun at a 21-year-old acquaintance. The acquaintance quickly contacted police and gave a vehicle description. Graybeal was located promptly ...

9 years ago
UPDATE: One of four suspects involved in a string of thefts at multiple Walmart locations along I-70 is in Saline County Jail. Amanda Forster, 30 of Knoxville, TN, was booked in to Saline County yesterday after she was released from Ellis County Jail shortly after incarceration on December 11. Forster and the other three suspects were ...

9 years ago
Salina police are investigating an aggravated battery in the Chapel Ridge Apartments. A resident in the apartments had two acquaintances over, when they began to beat him. One was wearing a set of brass knuckles, and beat the victim in the back of his head, giving him five lacerations about two inches in length to the ...

9 years ago
A barn fire in the county killed seven puppies on Friday afternoon. The 45x55 foot metal pole barn started as a result of a heated water bowl for the border collie puppies. It burned a number of saddles, totaling over $10,000 in loss of just the horse saddles alone. 300 hay bales also caught fire. Total loss ...

9 years ago
A Saline County man will be experiencing a little difficulty leaving his home as the county bridge that connects his driveway to Simpson Road gave out when a concrete truck drove on it. William Desilvy, the resident, ordered the concrete, and called in for barriers to the Saline County Sheriff's Office. The truck broke the wooden ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested Sunday morning after he misidentified himself twice when police stopped him for an outstanding warrant. Later, his vehicle was searched and an array of drugs was found. Previn J. Araujo, 44 of Salina, was driving his 2008 Ford Taurus on the 1100 block of North Street when a police officer in ...

9 years ago
Salina police are investigating the theft of a white 2004 Chevrolet 15-passenger-van that was stolen between Tuesday and Thursday from Angel Square at 115 South Santa Fe. The vehicle was parked in the back of the building. The owners claim the van did not have the keys in it. The total loss is valued at $7,000. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The ...

9 years ago
A Dodge City police officer and at least one other suspect have been cited for illegal deer hunting practices. Members of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks received reports of a possible illegal deer hunt in Spearville Wednesday. The suspects allegedly used a two-way communication device. Dodge City Police Chief Craig Mellecker says wildlife officers cited one of ...

9 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Meteorologists say Kansas saw more tornadoes than normal this year, but all but a few were weak and short-lived. There were 108 tornadoes in Kansas by the end of August, 18 more than normal for that period. Nationwide there were 971 tornadoes through October compared with the nearly 1,150 that typically touch ...

9 years ago
"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." It's the biggest delivery day of the year. You can expect long lines today at post offices across the country. The U.S. Postal Service says this will be its busiest day of the year, with ...

9 years ago
INMAN, Kan. (AP)  - The popular Kansas Sampler Festival will end nearly three decades of operation after the 2017 event in Winfield. Kansas Sampler Foundation Director Marci Penner said this week that the event is ending because it is time to do something different. The ending is not because of dwindling interest. The Hutchinson News reports last ...