Kansas couple ordered to stand trial in sex assault case
A Topeka, Kansas, couple has been ordered to stand trial on charges that they sexually assaulted a child since 2008. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1O1A0uH) reports that 37-year-old Kenneth...
View ArticlePreliminary data: Big increase in Kansas tornadoes in 2015
The National Weather Service says its preliminary data shows Kansas had 124 confirmed tornadoes in 2015 - 83 more than in 2014. The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/1PA2Ftl) the number of...
View ArticleMutilated Cattle Prompt Reward Offer
A central Kansas farmer is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to anyone responsible for killing and mutilating one of his cows. John Shearer says that he was feeding his cattle on New...
View ArticleShots on New Year’s Lead to Arrest
A suspect was arrested on New Year's Day in conjunction with three cases reported on New Year's Eve and one incident earlier in the month near First Bank Kansas. Joshua Blake, 18 of Salina, was the...
View ArticleHard Times Lead to Hard Crimes
An employee that got fired at Chuck's Bar at 600 North Santa Fe broke into a locked cooler and stole beer. Rex Vaughn, 24 of Salina, allegedly broke into the cooler at 2:20AM on January 2. He stole an...
View ArticleNeighborhood Dispute Leads to Arrest
A woman was arrested on the 1400 block of 11th Street yesterday after an argument with a neighbor caused her to threaten the victim with a knife. Patricia Robbins of Salina entered her neighbor's home...
View ArticlePanhandling at Walmart
A man in the Walmart parking lot received complaints over aggressive panhandling on Saturday. A white male estimated at 5'9 and 145 lbs wearing a puffy silver coat was asking multiple people in the...
View ArticleCold Crime
A convenience store in Salina was victim to a crime, leaving them out cold. The Pilot Gas Station at 1944 North Ninth Street reported to police that Saturday night, someone went into the trucker's...
View ArticlePolice Log 1-4-2016
Two counterfeit $100 bills were found at Pizza Hut on New Year's Day. They were picked up in a delivery order, leading police to a suspect whose identity that has not been released yet. $800 in...
View ArticleSigned Stones Guitar Up For Bid
This February, fans of the Rolling Stones will have a chance to own a guitar autographed by the band - if the price is right at the 27th Annual CAPS Celebrity Benefit Auction. Executive Director at...
View ArticleKansas Legislature’s Leaders Want Shorter, Quieter Session
Top Republicans are hoping the Kansas Legislature can close a projected state budget deficit quickly this year and avoid the infighting that made last year's session the longest ever. Education funding...
View Article8 Arrests From New Most Wanted List
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online Saturday, and 8 have been caught. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Those on the list this month are...
View ArticleReport: School Funding Overhaul Needed
A legislative committee's draft report says Kansas needs a "complete overhaul" of its system for funding public schools. The report posted online Monday is for a joint committee studying school funding...
View ArticleAggravated Battery Brings Woman to Hospital
A Salina man has been arrested from the 900 block of North 13th for beating someone in his trailer home. Anthony Ray, 43, was arrested Sunday for allegedly beating a woman from 3:00PM on Saturday to...
View ArticlePizza Hut Takes in Another Counterfeit Bill
Pizza Hut has delivered pizzas to a location three times in the last week and received three counterfeit $100 bills in the transactions. The last reported incident was reported yesterday where the bill...
View ArticleDangerous Speeds in West Central Salina
A Salina driver that refused to yield to a police officer in a chase last night at 11:00 faces multiple charges. Sean R. Sheppard, a 29-year-old homeless man, was driving in the area of Prescott and...
View ArticleVan Goes Airborne and Crashes
A Salina man was hurt Monday afternoon when his van when airborne and crashed east of town. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 31-year-old Jesus Antonio Cardona-Lopez was driving a 2003 Dodge...
View Article7 Year Path Leads Back to The City
Coming back to lend a hand is what some students are doing after graduating from the Xcel After-School Program - and to encourage kids who are currently signed up. "Two of the boys from our very first...
View ArticleCounty Voices Frustrations at City
County Counselor Mike Montoya told County Commissioners he’d made oral arguments earlier this morning regarding the City and County’s inability to agree on the interpretation of a statute regarding...
View ArticleMentoring Program For Poor, Foster Kids
Kansas is preparing to start a new program to provide mentors for poor residents receiving cash assistance from the state and for foster children reaching adulthood. Gov. Sam Brownback and officials...
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