9 years ago
RFD 3 responded to a residential fire on the 4900 block of South Simpson Road Saturday night. The fire started at 11:00PM on Saturday in a shed. The victim was storing a Kawasaki 500 motorbike, 10 propane tanks and woodworking and power tools. No foul play is suspected, as arson has been ruled out. ...

9 years ago
RFD 3 responded to a semi truck that caught fire on eastbound I-70 at the Brookville exit Sunday afternoon. Robin Reeve, 63, of La Salle, Colorado felt a shake in his vehicle while driving and checked his mirrors. The right side front tires of the trailer he was hauling were loose, and by the time ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is arrested for allegedly beating a preteen girl with a belt on Saturday afternoon. Police were contacted by the hospital where the girl was being treated for the bruising and after interviewing the victim, arrested T-Vine Austin, 25, of west Salina. The two were acquainted.

9 years ago
A Claflin man finds himself victim to forgery after someone stole his cancelled checks. The forger wrote 7 checks to businesses in Abilene and Salina for at least $4,239. No arrests have been made, and the case remains under investigation.

9 years ago
Police Log 08-31-2015 Salina police are investigating a vehicle burglary that happened on Friday night on South Front Street. A Pioneer stereo, sub woofers, and amplifiers as well as a Demarini softball bat were taken from the blue Mercury. The total loss is valued at $875. An HP laptop, cash and a pack of Eagle menthols were ...

9 years ago
A 1994 Century Buick Station wagon is returned to its owners after being stolen on Friday night. The unlocked vehicle with the keys inside was taken from Louis Street late on Friday night and was found on the 900 block of Manor Road about two hours later. Witnesses say that two white males emerged from ...

9 years ago
A Salina man is treated at the hospital after falling victim to an aggravated battery. The man was at a social gathering on the 1500 block of Pawnee when he started arguing with the known suspect. The aggressor stabbed the victim in the back with a knife and also wounded his right shoulder. Police are ...

9 years ago
A teen from Ellsworth was killed in a motorcycle crash near Salina over the weekend. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened at around 11:00 Friday night at Airport Road and Water Well Road South of Salina. Dakota Harr,19, met with a group of motorcyclists at the intersection. When he was leaving, Harr took ...

9 years ago
Emmy Award-winning talk show host Jay Leno is coming to Kansas State University's McCain Auditorium. The acclaimed TV late-night show host is a noted stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author, much in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and a philanthropist. His late-night television ratings domination included more than two ...

9 years ago
Kansans who owe back taxes to the state should consider paying them in the next few weeks. The state is waiving interest and penalties on back taxes, starting Tuesday through Oct. 15. The amnesty program is available to Kansans who owe individual and business tax debt that accrued before Dec. 31, 2013. The taxes must be repaid ...

9 years ago
A Wyatt Earp re-enactor is missing guns and ammunition after a thief broke into his car. The theft happened Saturday night after the re-enactor spent the day portraying the frontier lawman at a Wichita history museum. While he was inside a restaurant, the back window of his car was smashed. Sgt. Bob Gulliver, a police spokesman, says ...