10 years ago
Fort Riley officials say the fort's marina is closed because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae at the north end of Milford Lake. The marina is expected to remain closed until the lake conditions improve. The south end of Milford Lake is open, but is under a public health warning, which means boating and fishing ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating after cash is stolen from a car loaned out to a friend. Police say Adrienna Larson of Salina loaned her 2012 Nissan Sentra to a friend to drive between Friday and Saturday. When Larson picked up her car at Russell's Restaurant, 649 Westport Blvd., she discovered the $600 in cash she ...

10 years ago
A Wichita State University mathematician says she has seen enough odd patterns in Kansas election results that she thinks it's time to check the accuracy of some voting machines. But Beth Clarkson says government officials have been reluctant to provide her with the records she needs to conduct an audit. Sedgwick County election officials refused to allow ...

10 years ago
A western Kansas man killed in a shootout with law enforcement officers over the weekend has been identified as a 65-year-old Colby resident. Kansas Bureau of Investigation spokesman Mark Malick says Charles Edward Dewey was gone when Colby police responded late Friday night to a domestic disturbance involving someone with a gun. Police and Thomas County sheriff's ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after an argument turns violent. Police arrested 34-year-old Tanner J. Ireland early Sunday after officers were called to the Chapel Ridge Apartments around 4am after a 21-year-old male was cut on the finger with a knife. Police say Justin Willis stepped into the dispute and was cut by Ireland who is now ...

10 years ago
The final numbers from the 2015 Smoky Hill River Festival have organizers smiling. According Salina Arts and Humanities, cooperative weather and strong, live stage acts were among the high points of River Festival 2015. Here are a few highlights, even as event evaluation continues. PLAY TIME: More than 2,500 children came ready to frolic and create in ...

10 years ago
A truck reported stolen in Abilene is recovered in Saline County. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that deputies located the abandoned 1997 Chevy Silverado valued at $3,000 northeast of Salina in the 5300 block of N. Woodward Road on Saturday. Deputies say owner, Scott Leister picked up the vehicle from the officers and detailed several items ...

10 years ago
Another Sunflower Bank customer contacts police after discovering her account information was compromised at a Salina ATM. Detective Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that a fourth victim from rural Salina claims skimmer thieves used her debit card data to steal from her bank account. Police say Cleo Denning's stolen bank card information was used to withdraw ...

10 years ago
Seven finalists have been selected for the site of a proposed Kansas transload shipping center The Kansas Department of Transportation/Kansas Turnpike Authority Transload Facility Site Analysis team selected the finalists from the 111proposals submitted for consideration. Some communities submitted multiple sites. The finalists include: Abilene, Concordia, El Dorado (Refinery Road site), Garden City (U.S. 50 Industrial Park), Great ...

10 years ago
Divers were to resume the search for a 26-year-old man who fell into the Walnut River at an El Dorado park and never resurfaced. The man was with his brother Sunday morning when he tried walking across a man-made waterfall and got swept away. Emergency crews spent the day looking for the man, whose identity hasn't been ...

10 years ago
Authorities are searching for a 26-year-old man who hasn't been seen since falling out of a boat in south-central Kansas. KWCH-TV reports that the man was fishing with a friend Sunday morning when he went into the water at El Dorado's Riverview Park. The friend never saw the man resurface and called 911. Lt. John Stewart with ...