11 years ago
A 19-year-old Lawrence woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a businessman whose home she shared. Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn had been the subject of a search since the body of 52-year-old Harold Sasko was found Jan. 17. Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib says park rangers found McLinn on Sunday ...

11 years ago
A Wichita area woman is seeking a home for three older dogs whose owner committed suicide in December. The dogs are 10-year-old cattle dog and Doberman mixes. They are litter mates and have lived their entire lives together. Carlene Hinton has hopes to keep it that way. Animal control took the dogs, who wound up at the ...

11 years ago
60-mile-per-hour wind that rolled through Salina caused some headaches Sunday evening. A powerful cold front brought very strong wind just after 6:00. At 6:10 the National Weather Service clocked a 60 mph gust at the Salina Municipal Airport. The wind blew down limbs, trees, and powerlines. Powerlines fell across Intersrate 135 between Schilling and Water Well ...

11 years ago
Police are looking for a suspected shoplifter who was caught on video. According to Salina Police, a suspect wearing a black hat and white coat is suspected of shoplifting from Kmart on January 19th. The suspect left the store in a gray or charcoal colored minivan. If you can identify the man in the video, or ...

11 years ago
A key Senate leader is pushing passage of a measure that would restrict the amount of time judges in the Kansas court system could take before issuing opinions. Senate Vice President Jeff King said the bill would set a deadline for district courts, the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court to issue an ...

11 years ago
Saline County commissioners are expected consider a policy that would allow county employees who have concealed carry permits to carry their weapons while at work. The Salina Journal reports  the policy would prohibit those employees from from storing or leaving firearms in bags, coats, purses or briefcases. The commission is scheduled to consider the policy during a ...

11 years ago
One lane of westbound traffic on Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas has reopened after a semi-trailer fire closed that portion of the highway. The Topeka Capital-Journal report that the section of highway in Wabaunsee and Riley counties was reopened to traffic Saturday morning after the fire was put out. The fire was reported earlier Saturday at mile ...

11 years ago
A group charged with recommending changes to the Kansas Board of Regents' new social media policy will compose its own social media proposal. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kevin Johnson, general counsel at Emporia State University and co-chair of the social media working group, says the group should ignore the current policy and recommend one instead. The ...

11 years ago
Wichita State University is scheduled to host an upcoming conference on combatting human trafficking. The Wichita Eagle reports several of the state's leading authorities on human trafficking are expected to attend the event Monday. Karen Countryman-Roswurm, executive director of WSU's Center to Combat Human Trafficking, will moderate a discussion that will include Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt ...

11 years ago
Lawrence police are still seeking information about the recent death of a 52-year-old man and the apparent disappearance of a 19-year-old woman who had been living at the man's home. Harold Sasko was found dead in his Lawrence home Jan. 17. Police had gone to the house looking for Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn, who had been ...

11 years ago
Are Girl Scouts ready to hit the streets? It's almost cookie time. According to the Girl Scouts, your favorite cookie entrepreneurs will be out and about in uniform beginning Feb. 8th, selling your favorite cookies: Thin Mints; Caramel deLites; Peanut Butter Patties; Thanks-A-Lots; Peanut Butter Sandwiches; Lemonades; and Shortbreads, and new to the Cookie Sale, Cranberry ...