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War on Wheels
Jammers and Blockers will be colliding on the floor in Roller Derby combat Saturday at the Bicentennial Center Saturday night. "Each team puts five skaters out there - four Blockers and one Jammer,"...
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New Faces On Salina’s Most Wanted
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted is online. The first weekend of each month a new list of Salina’s Most Wanted is released. Those on the list this month are wanted for crimes that include...
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Kansas Tax Collections in March Close to Hitting Estimates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas is reporting that its tax collections came close to hitting projections in March, falling short by less than $2 million. The report Friday from the Department of Revenue said...
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Alaska Cancels Standardize Testing After Internet Problems
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Alaska education department says it's canceling its computer-based statewide student assessments amid Internet problems at the University of Kansas where the test developer...
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Hot Spot Monitoring From Kansas, Oklahoma Blaze Continues
MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) - Crews continue extinguishing hot spots from a wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles since starting last week in Oklahoma and spreading into rural Kansas. The...
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Report: Airplane Lost Engine Power, Crashed Onto Golf Course
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A preliminary report says a rented airplane with two teenagers aboard lost engine power when it crashed onto a Kansas golf course. The National Transportation Safety Board said...
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Kansas Supreme Court: Convicted Killer Needs Resentencing
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing for a man initially ordered to spend a half century in prison for a 2011 killing involving mistaken identity. The state's high...
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K-State Student Found Dead
The death of a Kansas State University student is under investigation. According to the Kansas State University Police Department, at approximately 11:09 Saturday morning the department was notified...
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Dry Winter Leaves Much of Kansas in Some Level of Drought
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Weather officials say a dry winter has left much of Kansas back in the grip of some level of drought. Recent data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that nearly 75 percent of...
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Kansas Lawmakers to Consider Marijuana, Medical Hemp Bills
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas lawmakers plan to discuss two marijuana bills when the Legislature reconvenes April 27th. The GOP-dominated legislature is considering ways to lessen the impact of marijuana...
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Man Killed in Lawrence House Fire Identified
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Investigators say they believe a Lawrence, Kansas, house fire that killed a man was purposely set. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Fernando Alvarez's body was found inside...
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Missouri Man Admits Shooting Therapy Dog During Break-In
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A Missouri man faces May sentencing after admitting in court that he shot and wounded a therapy dog in the face during a Kansas burglary last year. The Kansas City Star reports that...
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Clerical Error Blamed in Murder Suspect’s Jail Release
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Three Jackson County jail workers have received unspecified disciplining after a murder suspect was mistakenly released from custody. The Kansas City Star says clerical errors...
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Kansas Man Convicted of Charges Tied to Massage Parlor Sting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Sentencing will be this summer for a Wichita, Kansas, man convicted of federal prostitution-related charges connected to a sting operation targeting massage parlors. A federal jury...
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Man Awaiting Trial Found Dead
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas inmate accused of raping and trying to kill a woman last summer has been found dead in his cell. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office says 59-year-old Gary McCormick was...
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New Kansas school funding plan could increase property taxes
Local property taxes could rise across Kansas under an education funding bill approved by legislators. Critics also contend the distribution of state dollars would become less fair to poor school...
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Hutchinson landlords protest city rental inspection program
Several landlords in Hutchinson are protesting a program that allows city workers to inspect rental units without the tenants' consent. The registration process started in January but landlords were...
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Farmer Follows Suspect
A Saline County farmer followed a suspect 7-miles into town Saturday evening before the thief abandoned his truck and ran away. Saline County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 36-year-old Caleb White on...
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Road Closed
A Friday morning crash leads to the closure of a stretch of Old 81 Highway near Philips Lighting. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, a mile of US 81 Highway has been closed to traffic...
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Hotel Burglary
Salina Police are investigating a business burglary at the Ambassador Hotel. Police report that someone entered a maintenance room at the hotel located at 1616 W. Crawford sometime between March 24 and...
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