9 years ago
A case involving the stabbing death of a 13-year-old Saline County girl is slowly progressing towards a trial. A Saline County teen accused of stabbing her sister to death spent most of the day in court Tuesday. 15-year-old Sierra Niehaus appeared with her attorney Julie Effenbeck. Judge Patrick Thompson listened to several pre-trial motions. Sierra is scheduled ...

9 years ago
A high-speed chase through Ellsworth and Russell Counties Monday evening ended with a crash on the northeast side of Russell, one person in custody and another on the loose. According to the dispatch report and Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Ben Gardener, KHP troopers were in pursuit of a 2015 Chevy Tahoe in the westbound lane of ...

9 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback doesn't plan to be present when his administration outlines $50 million in spending cuts to help Kansas avert a budget deficit. Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley confirmed Tuesday that the governor won't be in his office. Budget director Shawn Sullivan will outline the cuts during a news conference planned for Friday. Hawley declined to discuss ...

9 years ago
The top Democrat in the Kansas House has apologized to fellow Democrats and asked how he can improve next session. The Wichita Eagle reports House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs, of Kansas City, wrote his 28-member caucus after the longest session in the state's history. Burroughs was in his first year as minority leader last session. Burroughs sometimes ...

9 years ago
A special state task force says treatment options for the mentally ill in Kansas are lacking because the state's two acute care psychiatric hospitals don't have enough space and smaller mental health facilities are underfunded. The Adult Continuum of Care Committee says in a new report that the state's psychiatric hospitals in Larned and Osawatomie don't ...

9 years ago
An inventory at a Salina business reveals over a dozen items that have been stolen or misplaced. Staff at Bobcat of Salina, 721 W. Diamond Drive told police that heavy equipment items including 7, Bobcat auger driver attachments plus 7, auger bits are missing. Total loss is listed at $13,300. The inventory covers a time frame between December ...

9 years ago
Kansas officials are reviewing its foster care policies, sparking concerns among some advocates that the state will stop placing abused and neglected children with gays, lesbians and straight, single individuals. But spokeswoman Theresa Freed said Tuesday that the state Department for Children and Families review will be broad and cover more than who should serve as ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary at Turning Point, 321 N. Santa Fe that occurred sometime between Sunday night at 9:30pm and Monday morning at 10:30am. Thieves damaged a door to gain access into the building and then damaged two vending machines owned by Mahaska Snack Express. Damage to the door and machines is listed at ...

9 years ago
A traffic stop leads to the recovery of a stolen truck and the arrest of a Salina man. A Saline County Sheriff's Deputy stopped a truck that was pulling a tilt trailer early Tuesday morning just before 6am. The driver was reportedly weaving in and out of lanes on K140 Highway near Niles Road. Deputies arrested 38-year-old ...

9 years ago
After years of drought, all the recent wet weather in Kansas has been a boon to the state's fish farmers. Brent Culver of Culver's Fish Farm in McPherson says his business has been busy because people want their once-empty ponds restocked. Mike Miller, with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, estimates Kansas has more than ...

9 years ago
The deadline for applications for the 2015 Leadership Salina program is approaching. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the deadline is  Monday, August 3rd, at 5 pm. . Applications are available at the Chamber office, 120 W. Ash, or can be downloaded and filled out and by clicking on Leadership Salina on the Chamber’s ...