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County House Fire Leaves Nothing in Wake
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a house fire that burnt the home to the ground on the 7900 block of Whitmore, between Salina and Gypsum. Jimmy Andrew of Salina was caring for the...
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Olathe Couple Says Move to Arkansas Led to 2-State Voting
A lawyer says an Olathe Air Force veteran and his wife who are accused of voter fraud made a mistake while they were involved in a move to Arkansas. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office...
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Kansas Extending Fracking Limits Until Mid-March
State regulators are keeping limits on a practice associated with fracking until at least mid-March 2016 as part of their efforts to decrease the frequency and size of earthquakes in south-central...
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Final Sentencing in Trial from Death of Kansas Couple
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The last defendant in the deaths of a Kansas couple has been sentenced to prison. Twenty-year-old Braden Smith was sentenced Thursday to 24½ years in prison for providing guns he...
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Former Para Accused of Sex Crime
Derby, Kan. (AP) - A former Derby Public Schools paraprofessional has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual relations with a student. Derby Police Chief Robert Lee said the woman was arrested...
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“Smile God Loves You” Incident Criticized
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) —The American Civil Liberties Union says a Kansas City suburb violated the free speech rights of a man by telling him he would be ticketed or fined if he continued carrying signs...
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Kansas Budget Under Review
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A company hired to study ways for the Kansas government to save money is also reviewing the state's budget process. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ron Ryckman Jr. said in a...
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Meeting Planned for Wichita Chapel
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University officials are planning a public meeting to discuss chapel renovations that have raised concerns. The event comes after reports that the Grace Memorial...
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Credit Card Breach in Security
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some First National Bank of Omaha customers in Kansas are getting new debit cards. The bank says it is reissuing cards to some customers in seven states because of a data breach at...
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Carson Files for Kansas GOP Caucus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has filed for the Kansas Republican presidential caucus. The Kansas Republican Party said in a release Friday that Carson is the fourth...
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Curbside Leaf Collection Starts Monday
The City of Salina will begin its annual curbside leaf collection effort on Monday, November 2nd. According to a news release, crews will begin picking up piled leaves in Zone 1, between November 2nd...
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Stolen Child Returned; Salina Man Arrested
A Salina man was arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing an infant from a residence. Police say that 30-year-old Brandon Loder of Salina got into an argument with a female acquaintance on Tuesday...
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Salina Church Burglarized
Salina police are investigating a burglary at Sunrise Presbyterian Church at 825 East Beloit that happened Tuesday night. The burglars broke through the glass of the front door and damaged windows on...
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Halloween Fun in the Rain
A little rain did not dampen the fun for hundreds of costumed children who converged on Downtown Salina Friday evening. Despite wet, chilly condition the sfe trick-or-treat Boo-Rama event did not...
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Kansas Man Incorrectly Sentenced
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said...
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Judge Considers Request to Move Trial
A judge is considering a request to move the trial for one of five people accused in the shooting death of a Salina high school student. Judge Rene Young heard several motions Friday afternoon from...
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Kansas Supreme Court Weighs in on County Court Decision
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said...
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Mental Health Patient Faces Rape Charges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A patient at a state hospital for the mentally ill man has been charged with raping a staff member. Forty-two-year-old Aaron C. Goodman, of Hartford, was charged Friday in...
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OPINION: County Catch 22
Have you tried e-mailing one of the Saline County Commissioners lately at their “@saline.org” address? Did they get it? Did they read it? On October 25, I e-mailed Commissioners my concerns about...
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Public hearing airs disagreements about Wichita State chapel
A member of a panel discussing renovations of a Wichita State University chapel says she agrees that the chapel should be open to all races and faiths but only if those using the chapel are encouraged...
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