9 years ago
Recent layoffs and shrinking of the Kansas Bioscience Authority's operations are being seen as signs that the quasi-governmental agency might be on its last legs. KBA president Duane Cantrell says the agency's reputation has been irreparably damaged by the uncertainty over its future. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the KBA laid off about half of its full-time ...

9 years ago
A device used for precise measurements in mechanical trades is stolen from a storage shed. Saline County Sheriff's deputies are investigating after someone broke a door on a shed in the 400 block of N. Perry in Brookville and stole a machinist's micrometer valued at $5,000. Officers say the break-in occurred sometime between Tuesday night at 11:30pm ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after a counterfeit bill is found in a restaurant's deposit. Police say staff at Sunflower Bank discovered a bogus $50 bill in a deposit from Sonic Drive-In at 310 S. Santa Fe. The bill was passed at Sonic sometime during business hours on Tuesday.

9 years ago
A would-be car thief is found hiding in the bushes and arrested. Officers were called to Russell's Restaurant, 649 Westport Blvd, on Wednesday night at 10:35pm after a man attacked another man in the parking lot and tried to steal his 1993 Jeep Cherokee. Police say 44-year-old Todd Wands of Salina pushed 60-year-old Kelly Turner into the ...

9 years ago
A domestic disturbance call leads to the discovery of a man with a gunshot wound and an arrest. Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that deputies responded to a home in Gypsum after a disturbance between a man and woman at 5:30pm on Tuesday. Officers learned that 53-year-old Ed Swisher had an argument with 38-year-old ...

9 years ago
Two people have been charged on suspicion of leaving their 2-year-old niece inside a sweltering car at a shopping center parking lot in Merriam. Twenty-four-year-old Mylesha Anderson and 23-year-old Marques Anderson were charged Wednesday with aggravated child endangerment. They are being held on $25,000 bail. According to authorities, a shoe store employee alerted her manager on Saturday ...

9 years ago
A man has been arrested for allegedly making bomb threats at three locations in Newton. According to Newton police Lt. Bryan Hall, Harvey County dispatchers received a call around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday from a man who claimed he had planted bombs at a grocery store, the public library and the community corrections office. Authorities say the ...

9 years ago
A judge has ordered the return for resentencing of a Kansas doctor and his wife convicted of a moneymaking conspiracy at a clinic linked to 68 overdose deaths. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot signed the order Wednesday in the case of Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda. Their hearing is Aug. 31 in Wichita. They were convicted ...

9 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered a review of security at Kansas National Guard facilities in the wake of the fatal shootings at Tennessee recruiting sites. Brownback's office says in a release the governor has asked Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli to identify additional steps that could be taken to  ensure guard members' safety. A gunman opened fire ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Department of Revenue says it's still processing paper tax returns but should be finished soon. The Wichita Eagle reports several people have complained that they still haven't received their state tax refund even though they filed their taxes months ago. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda says the agency should be finished processing paper returns ...

9 years ago
A Salina couple is facing theft charges for using a common scheme to gather gift cards at Target on Market Place. Police say loss prevention staff at the store became suspicious after the couple returned several items from the baby department in return for gift cards. A review of store video led to the arrest of 25-year-old ...