11 years ago
A federal judge in Wichita spared a survivalist any more prison time after his attorney argued the man created explosive devices for defense, not for a possible attack. Alfred Dutton, of Eureka, was sentenced Monday to time served for unlawful possession of unregistered explosive devices. The veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines was convicted in ...

11 years ago
A 51-year-old woman has admitted embezzling from Kansas State University's Biosecurity Research Institute while working as an officer manager. The U.S. Attorney's office says Alma resident Linda Kay Miller pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of interstate transportation of fraudulently altered securities. Miller worked from August 2007 to January 2013 at the institute on the Manhattan campus. ...

11 years ago
A Kansas farmer says there's a lot of interest among young people to pursue agricultural careers, but there are some mighty barriers to overcome to get started. Two of the biggest hurdles are getting access to land and finding enough capital or credit. Randall Debler knew he wanted to get into agriculture, but his family ...

11 years ago
A silver serving platter valued at $1,000 that was reported stolen from a parked car has been recovered. Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that the 3-foot by 2-foot, ornate silver platter with handles was found in the house of the person hired to clean it. Last week, the platter was reported as stolen from a car ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is behind bars after an alleged incident with a knife. Officers were called to a home in west Salina on Sunday morning around 1:30am, after an argument turned violent. Police arrested 28-year-old Michael Rizer Sunday, on charges of aggravated battery and criminal threat, after a 33-year-old female told officers he tried to strangle her. The ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating a residential burglary and theft that occurred in west/central Salina. Officers were called to to the 1400 block of Oak on Friday after the homeowner returned to find numerous items missing from his house. Officers say the back door was forced open and someone stole tools, guns, electronics and a 1996 Chevy 1500 4x4 ...

11 years ago
Salina Police identify the victim of an apparent suicide. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, 42-year-old Daniel William Zeller, was found unresponsive under the North Broadway Overpass on Friday morning at 11:06am by EMS. Zeller, whose last known address was in Sylvan Grove, was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later. Salina Police Lt. Gerald Shaft told ...

11 years ago
A woman is hit and killed on Interstate 70 late Sunday evening after exiting a vehicle that hit a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 35-year-old Dale Williams of Manhattan was a passenger in a car that was driving west on I-70 and hit a deer. The crash left the car disabled on the road ...

11 years ago
Three Kansas Highway Patrol troopers face a civil lawsuit in the Ottawa County 2011 fatal shooting a 56-year-old man. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Ottawa County District Court, accuses one trooper of unreasonable seizure and use of excessive force in the death of Larry Death Smith in October 2011. Two other troopers ...

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A critical point in the early history of Kansas will come to life on stage at Lecompton's Constitution Hall. The Lecompton Re-enactors will perform J. Howard Duncan's play "Bleeding Kansas Characters" on Nov. 3. Actors will portray significant figures from Kansas' territorial days in the 1850s engaging in discussions about slavery. The setting is a town hall ...

11 years ago
The attorney for a Kansas survivalist who believed the global economy was near collapse says his client created explosive devices for defense, not for a malicious attack. Alfred Dutton, of Eureka, faces sentencing Monday in federal court in Wichita for unlawful possession of unregistered explosive devices. The veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marines was convicted ...