9 years ago
A Junction City man is accused of using a stolen credit card at a Salina hotel. Police say that they received a call Thursday evening that a person was in a room at the Candlewood Suites in Salina using a stolen credit card. The victim realized that his card was missing, and was able to go ...

9 years ago
Counterfeit money was passed at a Salina business this week. Police say that sometime between Tuesday and Thursday of this week a counterfeit $20 bill was used to make a purchase at the 24 /7 Convenience Store located at 2230 N. 9th Street. The bill was discovered in a bank deposit. Police say that over $5,000 ...

9 years ago
One of two people arrested near Salina early Thursday morning after a large amount of marijuana was seized during a routine traffic stop has been identified as a longtime school psychologist in Wichita. The Saline County Sheriff's Office reported on Thursday that 44-year-old Frank Alex Leroy Moore and 46-year-old Shelly Jean Moore were both arrested after ...

9 years ago
Between 3:00 PM on November 20, 2015 and 12:00 PM on November 21, 2015 force was used to commit a burglary at a storage warehouse located in the 1100 Block of W. Ash. A Craftsman Riding Mower, Auto Arc 130 Mig Welder, Earthquake ½” Impact tool, Duracraft Tool Kit, Pittsburgh Impact Socket Set, two toolboxes with ...

9 years ago
A smell of something hot, or possibly smoldering in a bin, prompted a fire department response and the brief evacuation of a Salina grain elevator Friday morning. Salina firefighters responded to a call at ADM Milling at 300 East Ash Street at around 8:00 in the morning. Battalion Chief David Turner from the Salina Fire Department told ...

9 years ago
A south-central Kansas lawmaker has sent an email to constituents criticizing media coverage of the rights of gay couples in the state's foster care system. Republican Sen. Forrest Knox from Altoona said in the email sent Wednesday that the media prioritizes gay rights over the needs of foster children. Knox chairs a special committee on foster care ...

9 years ago
A Wichita woman was sentenced to six years in prison in the death of her 3-year-old daughter. Monica Krueger was sentenced Thursday for second-degree reckless murder and obstruction of prosecution in the June 2014 death of her daughter, Emma, in Wichita. Prosecutors said Krueger knew her boyfriend, Evan Schuessler, was abusing the girl but continued to ...

9 years ago
Three people have been charged in the shooting death of a Great Bend man during a break-in. Twenty-year-old Alejo Villegas, 22-year-old Juventino Villegas and Adam Eugene Suppes were charged last week with first-degree murder in the Nov. 15 shooting of Aron Villegas. The 23-year-old died at a Great Bend hospital. The three Great Bend suspects also face ...

9 years ago
A coalition of Kansas clergy has offered a petition to Gov. Sam Brownback's administration asking the governor to rescind an executive order attempting to halt the relocation of Syrian refugees in the state. The group representing more than 50 Kansas churches says the order impedes their religious liberty to help refugees. Brownback issued the order on Nov. ...

9 years ago
Forty Kansas State University distinguished professors have signed a letter to the state Legislature, seeking a halt to plans to allow concealed weapons on campus. The letter was posted to the university's website Wednesday morning. The professors are asking the Legislature to grant universities "permanent relief" from the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act. The professors said ...

9 years ago
Nine Manhattan pastors are pushing for sexual orientation and gender identity protections. The pastors want the protections added to an anti-discrimination ordinance. Richard Gehring, co-pastor at Manhattan Mennonite Church, read a letter Tuesday during the Manhattan City Commission meeting to push for employment, housing and public accommodation protections. Gehring says the pastors felt the need to speak ...