11 years ago
Salina Police make an arrest in connection to an aggravated burglary case. Jason Duffy, 29, of Salina was booked into Saline Co. Jail after allegedly stealing a playstation 3 gaming console and a CO2 BB gun from an apartment in the 1400 block of East Iron on April 25. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL news that there ...

11 years ago
A high speed chase through Dickinson and Saline Counties early this morning lands two Olathe residents in jail. Saline County Sheriffs Deputy Rick Heinrich tells KSAL news that officers in Dickinson County began pursuit of a 2007 Honda Civic at approximately 5:30am Monday morning clocked at around 107 mph on Interstate 70. The chase would continue ...

11 years ago
An effort to crack down on unbuckled drivers on Kansas roads and highways is underway. Extra officers will be on patrol as part of the Memorial Day Weekend "Click It Or Ticket" campaign. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the peak of summer travel across our nation’s highways is about to begin. The Kansas Highway Patrol ...

11 years ago
One man is dead after a boat carrying him and two other people capsized on Tuttle Creek Lake near Manhattan, Kansas. KMAN-AM reports two men and a woman were in the 10-foot fishing boat when it capsized just after 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon near the mouth of Tuttle Cove. A nearby fisherman pulled a man and ...

11 years ago
A Kansas utility is starting a pilot project that will let customers who have advanced digital meters pay for their electricity in advance. Westar Energy is awaiting permission later this month from the Kansas Corporation Commission to offer as many as 1,000 customers prepaid service. Approval is highly likely because all of the parties that would ...

11 years ago
Military officers from the U.S. and eight other countries will receive their degrees in advanced military studies this week from an Army college at Fort Leavenworth. The 132 graduates include 12 international officers. They'll complete their education with a ceremony Thursday at the U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. The program is a 10-month course in ...

11 years ago
Two people are hurt when a car goes airborne and crashes. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 90-year-old Earl Hanna was driving a Toyota Prius, headed east on K 61 Highway. As he approached the intersection with Interstate 135, he drove off the road. The car went airborne, struck the ground, then struck KDOT ...

11 years ago
There were plenty of smiles, hugs, and tears in Salina on Sunday as family, friends, and well-wishers said goodbye to graduating seniors. Seniors from Central were the first to walk across the stage and graduate in front of a packed house at the Bicentennial Center. A couple of hours later seniors from South did the same ...

11 years ago
A southeast Kansas school district is changing its protocol for storm shelters after a school hadn't been unlocked when a recent tornado hit. Two elementary schools were unlocked before the tornado struck Baxter Springs April 27. But a shelter at Baxter Springs Middle School wasn't unlocked in time, leaving those who drove there to seek shelter ...

11 years ago
More than 12,000 Boy Scouts from the Kansas City region attended a weekend event called Scouting 500 at the Kansas Speedway. The Kansas City Star reports the event at the Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, included a zip line, go-karts, scuba lessons, remote-control helicopters and lessons on welding, carpentry, archery and more. Scott Boswell of Commerce Trust ...

11 years ago
The University of Kansas has held its 142nd annual commencement ceremony. More than 4,000 students were candidates for graduation this spring, and 12,000 were invited to the commencement ceremony on Sunday. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little told the crowd at Memorial Stadium to "strive to be something bigger than your selfie." Gray-Little ...