10 years ago
Two residents of a Topeka care facility were prevented from voting in the Tuesday primary election by a poll worker who didn't understand the state's voter identification law. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Secretary of State Kris Kobach confirmed Thursday that some elderly residents of Brewster Place showed up to a polling place without I.D.s and ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Wesleyan University campus is coming back to life this weekend. Some students arrived on campus Saturday, the first of two student move-in days. KWU athletes, music students, and those involved in forensics and debate are moving in to allow them a week of training and preparation for the fall semester. Current KWU students are ...

10 years ago
New budget projections from the Kansas Legislature's nonpartisan research staff show a state budget shortfall developing by July 2016. The projections released Friday by the Legislative Research Department also show a lower figure for the state's cash reserves on June 30 than Gov. Sam Brownback's administration reported last month. The department provided the ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is arrested in connection with items stolen from his neighbor. Police say that sometime beween June 15th and August 7th, numerous items were stolen from a home at 823 Gypsum. Among the missing items were collectibles including military medals, marbles, lamps, jewelry, model airplanes, Hotwheel cars, buttons, glassware, and unicorn collectibles. Police arrested 25-year-old Patrick ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating a theft from a vehicle.  Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that sometime between 10:30 in the morning on Wednesday and 11:00 in the morning on Thursday, numerous hand and pneumatic tools stored in two plastic totes were stolen from the bed of a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Truck parked at 217 North 11th ...

10 years ago
Counterfeit money continues to surface in Salina. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that the latest businesses where counterfeit money has been used are at Family Dollar, and at the Mcdonald's restaurant at 701 South Broadway. A $10 bill was passed at Family Dollar, and a $20 bill was used at McDonalds. For nearly a month, counterfeit ...

10 years ago
Sometime between July 21, 2014 and August 2, 2014, a residential burglary was committed in the 1400 block of N. Fairchilds Rd, rural Saline County. Items stolen include: Men’s gold watch with a black face (1) Men’s and (2) women’s gold rope design necklaces Men’s ring with diamonds in a horseshoe design Men’s ring with red, white, and ...

10 years ago
A family is awakened by their dog, and escapes a fire that destroyed their rural Dickinson County home early Friday morning. Officials tell KSAL News that Dickinson County Fire District 1 responded to a report of a fully involved house fire at 4:00 Friday morning. The house was located at 2672 Oat Road. The occupants of the ...

10 years ago
Riley County police say they've arrested three people in connection to an ongoing investigation into cocaine and methamphetamine distribution. Police say they made the arrests on Tuesday and Wednesday in Manhattan. They seized nearly 54 grams of meth, nearly 5 grams of cocaine and 37 meth hydrochloride pills. About $2,000 in cash and a ...

10 years ago
A terminally ill man given only months to live has escorted his daughter down the wedding aisle in Kansas, after his family and friends scrambled to arrange the ceremony. Jeff Petty suffers from a cancer called renal cell carcinoma. The disease has spread to his bones and is too advanced for chemotherapy treatment. In June, his ...

10 years ago
A man suspected of a theft from a Salina business is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on Sunday a male suspect entered the lot of Superior Plumbing at 1645 Copper Court and removed several items. Items taken include scrap copper, a 9 mm handgun, 100 rounds 9 mm ammunition, and 1,500 rounds of .22 caliber long range ammunition. ...