10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a transmitter used to map underground utilities. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that a worker with USIC of Wichita was using a $3,000 Dynatel 2250 transmitter in the 5900 block of W. State Street on Friday to locate some underground lines. The worker told deputies she ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of prescription drugs from a van. Police say someone removed multiple prescriptions from an unlocked van on Thursday afternoon that was parked at 1102 Armory. The medications were valued at $1,200. Police say a wallet and cash were taken from a vehicle parked in the 100 block of S. Chicago ...

10 years ago
Police break down a door after a Salina woman calls for help. According to Captain Chris Trocheck, officers arrested 34-year-old Robert A. Davis early Sunday morning after responding to a call in the 1000 block of Millwood Drive. Police say they were outside the home and heard a woman inside yelling, "get off me," before they stormed ...

10 years ago
March is the time of year when tornado talk ramps up.   The severe weather season looms.  Days become longer and the atmosphere changes. If this year seems different, it is. Only a few tornado watches have been issued so far in 2015.   The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma says there were 26 reports of ...

10 years ago
A suspended Topeka birthing center is in talks with two hospitals as it seeks to reopen. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment suspended the Topeka Birth and Women's Center last month. A report found, among other things, that it was placing women at unnecessary risk. The center says just one issue hasn't been addressed. Neither Stormont-Vail ...

10 years ago
A suspect in a woman's death in Junction City has been arrested in Topeka. Junction City police say in a news release that the 34-year-old man was arrested Sunday by Topeka police. Details of where he was found were not released. The suspect was arrested in the death of 52-year-old Sharon Moody, whose body was found Sunday ...

10 years ago
Many colleges are clamping down on campus fraternities after their reputations are sullied by race-tainted incidents. Even with a school's sometimes swift and hard action, episodes such as the racist chants by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma still surface. In recent years, numerous other fraternities have been suspended and students ...

10 years ago
Bills easing the state's restrictions on marijuana are moving deeper into the Kansas Legislature than ever before, but face an uncertain future at the midpoint of the session. The Kansas House in late February decided to delay action on two marijuana bills. One would decrease penalties for an offender's first two marijuana possession convictions. The other ...

10 years ago
The Greater Salina Community Foundation is seeking nominations for the Salina Award for Outstanding Citizenship. This annual award is given based on the following criteria: 1. The award will be given to an individual who has made during his or her lifetime, a significant voluntary contribution(s) to the welfare or betterment of the community. 2. The individual will ...

10 years ago
Each year, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) compiles a summary of all reported hunting incidents as a way to assess safety issues afield and address any potential areas for improvement in Hunter Education programs. The 2014 Kansas Hunter Education Hunting Incident Report is now available and although the total number of ...

10 years ago
Bird flu has been detected in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in northeast Kansas. The Kansas Department of Agriculture said in a news release late Friday that the discovery was made in Leavenworth County. Backyard poultry owners in the county are urged to contact the department. Additionally, parts of Cherokee and Crawford counties in the ...