11 years ago
Prosecutors want a federal judge to bar a Canadian man convicted of stealing his dead infant brother's identity from filing any more civil pleadings against witnesses in the case. The government's unusual request was made Friday in the criminal case against 58-year-old Leslie Lyle Camick, formerly of Winfield. His criminal defense attorney didn't immediately ...

11 years ago
Education policy experts differ over the causes of achievement gaps among Kansas public school students and whether the state is putting the right focus on how to boost scores. The discussion occurred Thursday during a joint meeting of the House and Senate education committees to review state scores on a national reading assessment and state ...

11 years ago
Salina and Saline County authorities are using a new emergency alert system. According to the Saline County Emergency Management Office, the City of Salina and Saline County have implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based Emergency Communications Network. The CodeRED system will send messages to both citizens and City/County ...

11 years ago
A vehicle catches fire Thursday evening dangerously close to gas pumps outside a South Salina convenience store. Crews were called to the Snak Attak convenience store at 1619 West Magnolia to the report of a vehicle fire. First responders found a truck fully engulfed near the gas pumps. Salina Fire Marshal Roger Williams tells KSAL News that ...

11 years ago
A new leader is set to take over the Salina based Coronado Area Council Boy Scout Organization, and for the first time it will be a woman. According to the organization, Wendy A. Shaw is the new Scout Executive/Chief Executive Officer of the council. Shaw began her scouting career at Pikes Peak Council in Colorado Springs s ...

11 years ago
A federal judge has issued an order shielding disclosure of government's evidence against a man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack at a Kansas airport. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot on Friday granted the prosecution's request in the case of Terry Loewen, a 58-year-old avionics technician facing terror-related charges for the alleged plan to attack ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Officers were called to a home in the 300 block of South 10th on Thursday after someone walked through an unlocked door and took numerous electronics. Police say someone entered the house sometime between 3:30pm and 5pm and stole a PlayStation 3 game console, 12 PS3 games and an IPod ...

11 years ago
A traffic stop leads to 4 drug related arrests. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, an officer on patrol saw a group of people riding in a car who were not buckled up and pulled them over in the 700 block of S. Broadway at about 2:14am Thursday. Police say the driver was arrested at ...

11 years ago
A Salina man and Concordia man as honored as drivers of the year. According to the Kansas Aggregate Producers’ Association and Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Earl Krug and James Ball are their Drivers of the Year. The men were awarded a $250 cash prize, recognition at the KAPA-KRMCA 46th Annual Joint Convention Awards Program, personal ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman wins an "Ultimate Chiefs Experience" from the Kansas Lottery. According to the lottery, Kimberly Knott of Salina is one of five grand prize winner who will get to experience the fun and excitement this fall after winning an "Ultimate Chiefs Experience" in the Kansas Lottery's Kansas City Chiefs second-chance drawing. The winners are: 1. ...

11 years ago
A basketball game between Sterling and Tabor colleges was postponed until Monday after a fire broke out at Sterling's gym. The college says about 300 to 400 people were evacuated from the gym when the fire began Thursday evening at the Gleason Center gymnasium. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A damage ...