9 years ago
Kansas is ending a series of weekly outdoor lunches outside the Statehouse with a tribute to veterans that also marks two significant U.S. military anniversaries. The event at 11 a.m. Friday at the south steps of the Capitol is sponsored by several state agencies, including the Department of Administration and the Commission on Veterans Affairs. It will ...

9 years ago
A Hutchinson man has been shot by police after authorities say he fired at officers with a shotgun during a standoff. According to Hutchinson police Capt. Troy Hoover, officers were dispatched to a house early Wednesday. A man reported to police that his 23-year-old son was threatening him. Hoover said police searched the home and when the ...

9 years ago
A missing Salina Teen was found safe Wednesday evening. Family and friends had been looking for 13-year-old Colten Miller since Friday. He was found by police at the Tri-Rivers Fair Wednesday evening. Miller was transported to the law enforcement center, and his parents were contacted. --- ORIGINAL- Family and friends are trying to find a Salina teen who has been ...

9 years ago
The King and Queen of the Tri-Rivers Fair have been crowned. In a ceremony Wednesday night, 18-year-old Shaylee Arpin from the Willing Workers 4-H Club was crowned the 2015 Tri-Rivers Fair Queen, and 18-year-old Collyn Fouard from the Cardinal 4-H Club received a black cowboy hat as the 2015 Tri-Rivers Fair King. Arpin graduated from Salina South ...

9 years ago
Records released by the state show Kansas faced pointed questions from U.S. officials about its now-abandoned plan for a $25-a-day limit on ATM withdrawals with cash assistance cards. The state Department for Children and Families on Wednesday released an email from a regional Department of Health and Human Services official. The state agency eliminated the cap on ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission has provided nearly $30,000 to its former general counsel over allegations of disabilities discrimination. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the KCC, which regulates public utilities including electric and water companies, settled with its former attorney Dana Bradbury for $29,458. The newspaper received a copy of the settlement in response to an open records ...

9 years ago
Salina USD 305 teachers returned to the classroom this week. Teachers began returning on Monday, and by Wednesday all were back. All of the teachers in the district gathered Wednesday morning at Central High School. They were welcomed back by Superintendent Bill Hall. District students will all return next week. A special schedule will usher in the ...

9 years ago
A Michigan man who was arrested in Salina last summer after making numerous false 911 calls was sentenced to prison this week. Court authorities tell KSAL News that 42-year-old David Slover was sentenced to a little over a year in prison. Slover was in Salina back in early August. On August 3rd and August 4th he ...

9 years ago
A man was arrested Tuesday after a Salina woman discovered him inside her home. Police say that 52-year-old Luella Garret arrived home at 719 N. 7th Street at 3:09 in the afternoon to find a stranger sitting on the couch. The man refused to leave, and she called police. Police arrived, and arrested the man. He was ...

9 years ago
An incident in which a woman was stabbed with a fork lead to a couple of arrests on Tuesday. Police say that officers were called to a home at 330 N Phillips at around 10:45 Tuesday morning in regard to an argument. Allegedly, during the argument, 29-year-old Kristina Zeedyk shoved 28-year-old Avrille Carlson. Carlson then allegedly stabbed ...

9 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies are investigating the burglary of a rural home. According to Captain Roger Soldan, sometime Tuesday morning between 6:15 and 9:45, a home at 1785 West Shipton Road was broken into. Entry was gained by forcing open an egress window. Items taken include: Kimber .45 handgun with 4" barrel Kimber .45 handgun with 5" barrel Ruger .44 ...