9 years ago
A couple of "quick change" scammers ripped off the Salina Walmart store Tuesday evening. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, a couple of men turned two small purchases in the electronics department into a $567 loss for the store. Each man began a small transaction, of less than $4, at the electronics department checkout by paying ...

9 years ago
An incident in which a woman was beaten and strangled lead to the arrest of a Salina man. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 32-year-old David Miller was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the incident, which happened on Monday. Miller is alleged to have beaten, and strangled, a female acquaintance inside a central Salina home. ...

9 years ago
Over 140 people in Salina were screened for lead in their blood on Wednesday, on the first day of two days of free blood screenings at the health department. Elevated levels of lead found in blood samples of 32 area children have triggered a Kansas Department of Health and Environment investigation in Salina, and the ...

9 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and legislative leaders have authorized a record $900 million in temporary borrowing to cover the state's expenses through June 2017. Brownback and the leaders met Wednesday as the State Finance Council and voted 8-1 to loan the state's main bank account the money from other, idle funds. It's a move the state ...

9 years ago
Key Republican legislators say they're close to an agreement with Kansas school districts on a plan aimed at satisfying a court mandate to help poor schools. Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Ty Masterson said Wednesday that he's optimistic about a deal on a $38 million proposal. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr. said the plan ...

9 years ago
Effective July 1st, 2016, motor vehicle tag registration fees will increase to $3.25, in order to support the Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.  This was done in an effort to increase hiring in the agency, the KHP will receive $2 of the increased fee and the remainder will go to the ...

9 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for its “GSCF Grants” cycle.  Five rounds of grants will be available throughout the year with the first round of grants due July 15.  Grant requests are limited to $5,000. Grant funding for the “GSCF Grants” cycle comes from the following funds: Dane G. Hansen Foundation Community ...

9 years ago
Elevated levels of lead found in blood samples of 32 area children have triggered a Kansas Department of Health and Environment investigation in Salina. Officials with the KDHE held a meeting on Tuesday evening to inform the public and local leaders of the probe's parameters. "At this point we're not assuming anything," said Saline County Health Department ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a couple of construction site burglaries at two schools. DeVader Concrete of Maple Hills, Kansas contacted police after discovering that someone had broken into a storage trailer parked at Sunset Elementary School, 1510 W. Republic during the overnight hours from Monday to Tuesday. Police say a power saw was stolen. Loss and damage ...

9 years ago
A Kansas dad's touching gesture of getting a tattoo to match a scar his young son was left with following brain cancer surgery is winning kudos on the internet. Josh Marshall tells ABC News his 8-year-old son Gabriel was left bald with a large horseshoe scar on the right side of his head after undergoing surgery ...

9 years ago
About 75 people gathered at the Salina Community Theater Tuesday evening to learn a little more about an investigation into elevated blood lead levels in multiple children in Salina. Environmental Health Officer Dr. Farah Ahmed from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment told those gathered that since January 0f 2015, through March of this year, ...