11 years ago
Washburn University in Topeka is withholding comment for now about being added to a national list of colleges and universities under federal investigation for their response to complaints about sexual assault. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced additions to the list Wednesday. The colleges are facing inquiries under Title IX, the ...

11 years ago
One person is dead after colliding with a paint-striping crew truck on the Kansas Turnpike near Wellington. Kansas Turnpike Authority spokeswoman Rachel Bell said the vehicle was traveling north in the inside lane on Wednesday when the driver passed one of several crew trucks trailing a paint striper. The vehicle merged back into the inside lane ...

11 years ago
A Salina man who was found guilty of felony murder earlier this spring in connection with the child abuse death of a child was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years. Back in May a jury found 28-year-old Troy Love guilty of felony murder and child abuse. The ...

11 years ago
Pyrotechnician John Ziegler can't gaze upon his art as he paints the Salina sky with fireworks each year - but he knows it went well when he hears the horns honking. "At the very end of the show you hear the horns and the clapping and the hooting and hollering, it's worth it," he said. Ziegler joined ...

11 years ago
A couple of men wanted in connection with an attack at a Salina bar are caught on video. Officers were called to Sunset Billiards, 1215 W. Crawford, around 12:30am Tuesday after a scuffle left a man bloody with a broken nose. Police say a 36-year-old man was conversing with two black males on the back patio ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of an AC condenser from outside a house. Police report the homeowner returned to his residence in the 300 block of West Claflin on Monday after being away on vacation and discovered the AC unit was missing from the concrete slab next to the house. Police say someone removed the 1.5 ...

11 years ago
Active military in Kansas are exempt from paying vehicle property taxes. According to the Saline County Treasurer's Office, under an amended law in the state of Kansas any full time member of the military service, including full time Kansas Army National Guard, Kansas Air National Guard, or reservist member under the authority of title 10 or ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Treasurer's Office has re-implemented a drop off service. According to Saline County Treasurer Jim DuBois, the service will be available at the main motor vehicle tag office located at 300 W. Ash. Citizens can avoid long lines by dropping off their vehicle registration renewal, proof of insurance and payment in a drop box ...

11 years ago
As part of a nationwide effort, over this past weekend wildlife officers in Kansas nabbed boating, hunting, and alcohol violators at state lakes and reservoirs. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, game wardens participated in Operation Dry Water, a national effort to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to boating ...

11 years ago
A Kansas teenager is recovering at home after spending three days in intensive care recovering from a scorpion sting. Fifteen-year-old Parker Hartley of Haysville Hartley was bitten Friday after he played Frisbee Golf at a park in Haysville, while he was barefoot. He put on his shoes after the game and felt a sharp sting and ...

11 years ago
Bison from Yellowstone National Park could someday be living in Kansas. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Chase County was one of 20 possible sites included in a Department of Interior report discussing a future home for the Yellowstone bison. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1iRVrEE ) the preserve near Strong City currently has 27 bison and plans ...