9 years ago
Over $2,700 in hand tools were stolen from a Salina garage Tuesday night. The garage, located on the 200 block of South 12th Street, was unsecured and there were no signs of forced entry.

9 years ago
Another counterfeit bill has been found in Salina. Snak Atak at 1619 West Magnolia found a fraudulent $100 bill in their register sometime between Sunday and Wednesday this week. This is the third reported case this week.

9 years ago
A young Salina woman is in police custody after being arrested yesterday for driving a stolen vehicle with stolen tags and for possession of methamphetamine. Jenifer Sharp, 18 of Salina, is the alleged suspect. The vehicle was stolen out of Kansas Wesleyan University's Wilson Hall parking lot Tuesday. The tags were reported on Tuesday also, but ...

9 years ago
Just as the Kansas City Royals are set to open the American League Division Series, thieves have stolen the 1985 World Series Championship ring of the team's former athletic trainer. Long-time Royals athletic trainer Mickey Cobb says that someone broke into his Lee's Summit home on Tuesday and took the ring from the team's 1985 World ...

9 years ago
Students at Kansas State are asking the Manhattan City Commission to consider reinstating a rental inspection program. The commission repealed the city's previous program, which called for mandatory inspections and fees for landlords. The program was stopped in 2011 after just one year. Representatives from the Student Governing Association told the commission Tuesday that the issue is ...

9 years ago
Kansas game wardens and state troopers will be out conducting wildlife checkpoints this weekend. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, Tourism deer, dove and duck seasons will be underway. Checkpoints are planned in various Central Kansas locations are planned for this Sunday. The checkpoints are intended to help enforce state and federal wildlife laws, ...

9 years ago
The Hutchinson City Council has delayed a decision on whether to ban electronic cigarettes in some areas of the city. The council heard from opponents and supporters of the proposal Tuesday before deciding to take more time to consider the issues. Supporters want the city to treat e-cigarettes like traditional cigarettes under the Kansas Indoor Clean Air ...

9 years ago
A body found in a vehicle at the Fort Riley military base has been identified. According to a press release from the Fort Riley public affairs office Wednesday, a woman found dead inside a vehicle on Sept. 22 has been identified as 29-year-old Jessica Echevarria. Officials say Echevarria was the wife of a soldier stationed at Fort ...

9 years ago
Little Sweden, USA will be decked out in traditional Swedish dress and sounds this weekend as the town celebrates the Svensk Hyllningsfest that began 75-years ago. Chairman Doug Malm tells KSAL News that the foundation for the event was laid just before the U.S. entered World War II, "It was conceived by Dr. Bill Holwerda back ...

9 years ago
A newly released report says the number of forcible sex offenses reported on the University of Kansas campus has gone up for a second straight year. The university's Clery Act Annual Security Report released Oct. 1 says there were 24 forcible sex offenses reported on campus in 2014. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1VEldyP ) reports that's up ...

9 years ago
The price at the pump abruptly jumped Tuesday night. The price in Salina for regular unleaded went up 10 cents a gallon, from $2.19 a gallon to $2.29 a gallon. According to Sr. Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan from GasBuddy.com, gasoline prices in the Midwest are beginning to spike as refiners shut down for maintenance or unplanned ...