10 years ago
Authorities say a 13-year-old boy has drowned in a river in eastern Kansas. The Coffey County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that Matthew Edwards of Burlington drowned Tuesday evening in the Neosho River in Burlington. Numerous agencies responded to the river and worked for about an hour to recover the teenager from the water. Details about ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is arrested after attacking a bar patron and a staff member at the Rendezvous Bar on North Santa Fe. Staff told officers that 35-year-old Lucas Chase was asked to leave the establishment by a female bartender on Tuesday night just before 10pm. Police say Chase became violent when  a customer tried to encourage him ...

10 years ago
The body of a deceased man found in downtown Salina Tuesday, has been taken to Kansas City for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that the owner of a property at 218 S. 4th Street discovered the body lying in a lean-to shed at about 2:55pm Tuesday ...

10 years ago
Sheriff Glen Kochanowski is asking Saline County Commissioners for more security cameras in the jail after the recent discovery of a hole in a jail cell ceiling - dug out by an inmate. "We have never had enough staff. We have never had what I consider enough cameras to cover all the areas," Kochanowski said. "When you ...

10 years ago
A Salina elementary school will have a new principal to beging the school year next fall. According USD 305 Public Schools, Angela Dorzweiler will be the Oakdale Elementary School Principal effective July 2015. Dorzweiler has been a public educator for 12 years, most recently serving as lead teacher at Schilling Elementary School since the fall of 2009. ...

10 years ago
Military representatives from more than 30 countries are visiting Fort Riley this week. The officers will continue their visit Wednesday as a part of the "Spring 2015 Foreign Military Attaché Orientation" event, which will last until Thursday. The officers will have the opportunity to interact with Fort Riley soldiers and learn about the installation. The group will tour ...

10 years ago
A high-school student's documentary, "Where the Buffaloed Roam: An Ode to the Kansas Budget," is raising a stir. The 51-minute movie was featured this month at the Kansas City FilmFest in Missouri. Released in February by Louisburg High School student Carson Tappan, the film was just posted Sunday on YouTube. The film highlights major income tax cuts ...

10 years ago
Topeka officials are encouraging anyone using the Kansas River to take precautions after an equipment failure allowed 3 million of gallons of raw sewage to seep into the waterway. Water Pollution Control general manager Bob Sample says the leak began about 1 p.m. Friday when the South Kansas River pump station had a power outage. The ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol has discovered more than 90 pounds of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop. The discovery was made Tuesday after a trooper pulled over a vehicle. According to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, the methamphetamine is believed to have a street value of $2 million to $3 million, and ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating after a body was found behind a vacant building in the Salina downtown area Tuesday afternoon. Police and EMS were called to the 200 block of South 4th Street just after 3:00 in the afternoon to the report of a possible deceased person. First responders found a deceased, adult male in an outdoor ...

10 years ago
A Saline County teen has been arrested for allegedly threatening to commit violence at Hutchinson Community College. Hutchinson Police say that at around 8:00 Tuesday morning officers were sent to the Hutchinson Community College Campus in reference to a threat posted on a social networking site. Campus security reported that a threat to commit violence on ...