11 years ago
A man is facing four counts of sexual misconduct after prosecutors say he exposed himself and committed lewd acts in public places around town. The 33-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday in the parking lot of a Kansas City coffee shop. Police say they were conducting surveillance on him because of previous incidents and saw him expose ...

11 years ago
A bicycle rider is hit by a truck and killed Thusday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 49-year-old Mark Jilka from Manhattan was riding a bicycle along K 177 Highway, headed south on the right shoulder of the road. He was hit from behind by a pickup truck that was also headed south. Jilka was killed ...

11 years ago
The reward is up to $100,000 for solving the 1999 disappearance of an 11-year-old southeast Kansas boy whose adoptive parents never reported him missing. An anonymous donor who wanted to see closure for the family of Adam Herrman put up a $50,000 cash reward in December. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet announced Thursday that ...

11 years ago
Heavy equipment owned by a Salina car dealership is stolen. Police say someone removed a trailer and high-lift tractor from a lot at 1540 W. Schilling Road sometime during the overnight hours on June 18th. The equipment is owned by Long McArthur Ford and is described as a yellow, high-lift tractor of unknown make plus a 10-foot ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is treated at the hospital after an argument turns violent. Police are searching for a known suspect after a 27-year-old man was hit in the head twice with a blunt object. Police were called to a residence in the 600 block of N. 7th on Wednesday evening just before 10pm after the man, who ...

11 years ago
The stars of the TNA Wrestling, as seen on SPIKE TV, are coming to Salina. The TNA Impact Wrestling 2014 World Tour will stop in Salina this Fall. The event is coming to the Salina Bicenetnnial Center on Saturday, September 27th. Prior to the show, a new "Fist-Pumpin Pre-Show Party" is planned. Starting one hour ...

11 years ago
State and city officials say excessive a massive fish kill at Sterling Lake in central Kansas was caused by excessive green algae. The fish began floating to the surface of the lake Tuesday. City manager Taggart Wall says the lake is not dangerous for humans. The naturally-occurring algae creates oxygen in a lake during the day ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation is warning political candidates that the agency's crews will remove campaign signs found alongside the state's highways. The department notes that Kansas law prohibits campaign signs and billboards on a highway right-of-way. The law allows only guide, warning or regulatory signs in those spaces. The reminder of the rule comes as campaigning ...

11 years ago
Two days of media previews of the world's tallest water slide have been canceled and the attraction's scheduled opening Sunday is in question because of problems with its conveyor system. The 17-story, 168-foot-tall water slide is called Verruckt — German for "insane." Schlitterbahn Waterpark spokeswoman Winter Prosapio says the conveyor carries 100-pound, four-person rafts to the ...

11 years ago
A man already serving time in a Kansas military prison has been indicted in cold case sex crimes involving three young girls. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said in a statement Wednesday that 45-year-old Billy Wayne Cooper, formerly of Calhoun County, was served with the indictments at the detention barracks of a military base in Fort ...

11 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education has approved regulations allowing people with relevant experience but no education degree to obtain teaching licenses. Wednesday's 9-1 vote during a brief special meeting was necessary for implementing a new law that takes effect July 1. Legislators approved the measure as a way to increase the available pool of teachers in ...