11 years ago
A trial for One of three people accused in a Salina murder is set to begin in Saline County District Court. Jury selection is set to begin Monday in a trial for 33-year-old Dane DeWeese. Last spring 27-year-old Kristin Tyler of Salina went missing. The mother of four was missing two weeks before her body was ...

11 years ago
Thieves broke into a VFW shed in Dodge City and stole dozens of American flags that fly at a local cemetery to honor veterans. The flags, which were reported stolen earlier this week, are installed at the Maple Grove Cemetery Avenue of Flags, where each of the flag poles was erected in memory of a veteran. ...

11 years ago
The tight housing market in Dodge City is poised to ease a bit for potential buyers and renters. The City Commission has approved an estimated $2.2 million worth of state incentives for two major developments. One will consist of 65 duplex, quadplex and triplex homes that are expected to sell for between $140,000 and $160,000. The other ...

11 years ago
The manager of a sports bar in one of a dozen dry Kansas counties has begun a campaign to allow sales of liquor by the drink. Clay County now allows wine and mixed drinks to be served only in private clubs. Teresa Garcia, manager of Coach's Sports Grill & Pub in Clay Center, would like to change ...

11 years ago
A range fire has burned about 4,000 acres in east-central Kansas, injuring one firefighter. The injured firefighter suffered minor burns in the blaze Thursday. Authorities say the grass fire, which also destroyed a fire truck, started in Lyon County and pushed into Osage and Coffey counties. Rick Frevert, with Lyon County Emergency Management, said more than 4,000 ...

11 years ago
The field of finalists for the presidency of Fort Hays State University has been narrowed to five, with interviews on the northwest Kansas campus to begin next week. The state Board of Regents says the person chosen to succeed Ed Hammond will assume office around July 1. Hammond announced last year that he would retire at the ...

11 years ago
Some changes are coming to the Salina Police Department - on the street and over the phone. According to Captain Sean Morton, as of Monday March 24th, citizens who call SPD's Office line will be greeted with an auto attendant phone system. Captain Morton tells KSAL News that it will benefit both employees and citizens alike, "It ...

11 years ago
Salina Police make four arrests after reviewing video from a store's parking lot. According to Captain Sean Morton, staff at the Korner Store at 9th and Crawford called police when they witnessed someone throwing items into their dumpster on Thursday morning. The property had been reported stolen from a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent's personal truck that ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court denies an appeal in a Salina sex case. According to court documents released Friday morning, justices unanimously affirmed 69-year-old Rasmus R. Eddy's Saline County convictions of sex offenses involving a child. Eddy is currently serving a prison sentence in connection with a 2009 case in which he was convicted of showing pornography ...

11 years ago
Salina Police have started issuing warnings for vehicles that are parked in front yards on unimproved surfaces. The warnings ask that the vehicle be moved and parked legally. According to the City of Salina, the Standard Traffic Ordinance Chapter 38, Article 1, Section 89(13) & 85(14) does not allow parking of vehicles within the ‘yard’. It ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas has received a $1 million donation that will be used for a new business school scholarship program. The gift from Jerry and Kay Jennett, of Valdosta, Ga., will create the Jerry and Kay Jennett Finance Scholars Program. Jerry Jennett is a 1963 graduate of the university and CEO of Georgia Sulfur Corp. The school ...