11 years ago
A Fort Riley soldier has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for a deadly wrong-way chase on Interstate 70. 22-year-old Spc. Gary Nelson was sentenced Tuesday in Geary County District Court. He pleaded no contest in August to second-degree murder and reckless driving. Authorities said Nelson intentionally drove the wrong way on I-70 ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman pleads guilty in a federal drug trafficking case from According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, 23-year-old Abigail Torres Soto pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, three counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In April 2013, Soto was indicted along with ...

11 years ago
An unlocked apartment is burglarized. Salina Police are investigating after someone entered an apartment in the 600 block of S. 3rd sometime Tuesday morning between 8am and 5pm, and removed some high-tech gaming equipment. Police say someone stole a Wii game system and controller with 5 games, plus a Kindle Fire tablet. Total loss is listed at $550. ...

11 years ago
Police and EMS respond to a Salina home after a baby is found unresponsive. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, officers and EMS responded to a 911 call from a north Salina home Monday evening just after 6pm. Police say a 4-month old baby girl was found unresponsive by a family member who went to check on her ...

11 years ago
A former Wichita State student admits that he secretly videotaped his roommates while they were in the shower in their dorm. Twenty-one-year-old Keanan Daniel Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of breach of privacy. As part of the plea bargain, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child were dismissed. Smith was accused of ...

11 years ago
K-State Salina's Flight Team brings home a regional championship. According to the school, the 2013-2014 Flight Team has become the first in university history to win the SAFECON VI regional. This year's event was Oct. 28-Nov. 1 in Stillwater, Okla. At the event, student teams participated in flight and ground events that tested their abilities in all ...

11 years ago
Rolling Hills Zoo treated a patient of massive size, assisted by Dr. James Carpenter, professor of zoological medicine, and Dr. Warren Beard, professor of equine surgery, along with the team from the Veterinary Heath Center (VHC) at Kansas State University. According to the zoo, a two-ton, 34-year-old, white rhinoceros named Milton, was immobilized so VHC ...

11 years ago
The latest government snapshot of Kansas crops shows 92 percent of the winter wheat has now emerged. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that about 64 percent of the wheat is in excellent to good condition. About 33 percent is rated as fair, with just 3 percent rated in poor condition. The agency says the harvest ...

11 years ago
The Kansas Department of Education says overall scores by K-12 students on standardized math and reading tests have slipped this year. The department also reported Tuesday that 59 percent of the state's public and accredited private elementary and secondary schools failed to show progress this year in improving students' overall scores. Students took the tests in ...

11 years ago
A Minneapolis man is sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison in connection with sex crimes. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 79-year-old Bernard Wallin was sentenced to 155 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections by Chief Judge Jerome P. Hellmer in Ottawa County District Court. An Ottawa County jury found Wallin guilty in August ...

11 years ago
A Salina woman returns home to find her wardrobe packed up and gone. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a 47-year-old woman came home to her apartment on W. Claflin to find clothes and accessories were stolen. Police say 4 leather coats, 32-pair of shoes, 20 women's' shirts, 20 watches, 5 pair of sunglasses and 5 purses were ...