10 years ago
Kansas lawmakers have agreed to pay a firm about $2.6 million to perform a government efficiency study although another firm offered to do the job for less than $1 million. Lawmakers signed a contract Monday with Alvarez & Marsal, which would be paid $2.6 million to perform the study. Another firm, McGladrey, bid the job for less ...

10 years ago
A 29-year-old Topeka man accused of supplying crack cocaine to drug traffickers in Junction City and Manhattan, Kansas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, Johnny Lee Ivory III was sentenced Monday. He had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, one count of ...

10 years ago
A Colorado man who flew a plane loaded with marijuana to Iola, Kansas, was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Kenneth E. Weaver, of Denver, was sentenced Monday for one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He admitted in his plea that he flew a plane carrying 207 pounds ...

10 years ago
A Kansas metal finishing business and its owner have struck a deal with the north-central community of Minneapolis to pay for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into the city sewer. C&R Plating and its owner, Kevin L. Cline told a federal court Monday they had reached a settlement agreement to pay a lump sum of $225,000 in ...

10 years ago
Kansas has plans to reduce the insurance assistance for children of lower-income state workers next year and also allow those children to be enrolled in a federal health program. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports workers who qualify will be able in 2016 to sign their children up for coverage through ...

10 years ago
Classes are forming for those who are ready to stand up and speak for children who may have been abused and are now caught in the court system. Lori Blake, Executive Director with Child Advocacy and Parenting Services (CAPS) joined in on the KSAL Morning News with a look at a training planned for adults that ...

10 years ago
One deputy from the Saline County Sheriff's Department had quite the surprise when he was responding to a call about a structure fire early Sunday morning. At 3:30AM, Deputy Scott Trembley was driving on Brookville Road just south of State Street when a cow moo-ved onto the road. Deputy Trembley did not see it in time ...

10 years ago
Salina police are investigating a scam that happened over the course of last week. Last Wednesday, an elderly woman of East Salina received a phone call from someone claiming to be with Delota Technology saying that her computer was infected with malware. The caller instructed her to pay $300 for the company to fix it. ...

10 years ago
Police Log 10-05-15 Three tires were slashed on a truck at a property on the 1900 block of Dover early Sunday morning. The tires, valued at $250 a piece, were on a Silver 2010 Ford F150. The front screen to the home was cut, the damage valued at $10. A residential burglary was reported on the 600 ...

10 years ago
A west Salina man is without nearly $8,000 worth of tools after they were stolen from his home on West Elm last week. Police say that the crime was committed sometime between September 29-October 2. Some of the tools include a drill light set, a staple gun and an electronic car scanner. ...

10 years ago
Salina police are investigating a case that happened last year, but was reported yesterday. A man from Lincoln, Nebraska had charges on his credit card here in Salina totaling $1,284 from August-October of 2014. The case remains open for investigation.