6 years ago
Police are investigating after several guns are stolen from a pickup truck owned by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Authorities say the truck was in a hotel parking garage in Wichita when someone broke into the vehicle on Friday. Police say a rifle, two shotguns and a handgun were reported stolen. Kobach, who is running ...

6 years ago
A man and woman from Nebraska were killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Northern Kansas. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Jeep Laredo was headed north on U.S. 281 Highway in Osborne County. The SUV went off the right side of the road, back onto the road, crossed the center line, went off the road ...

6 years ago
A teen was killed in western Kansas Crash. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a GMC Envoy SUV was headed South on a rural road in Trego County. For an unknown reason the driver lost control and struck a dirt embankment. The SUV rolled and came to rest on its roof. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Courtney ...

6 years ago
A Salina woman who organized a peaceful protest march a couple of weeks ago is at it again. Salinan Miranda Bachman, in collaboration with University United Methodist Church, is planning a “Happy Father’s Day Salina” event with the Salina Police Department and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office.  It will be on Father's Day,  Sunday, June 21st, ...

6 years ago
Driven by recent organizational changes and significant investments in people, systems, and technologies, Fort Hays State University’s Virtual College is now officially Fort Hays State University Online. “The term ‘virtual’ has served the university well over the last 20 years,” said Dr. Dennis King, associate vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. “The launch of ...

6 years ago
Though Kansas coyote hunters can already hunt at night year-round without the aid of lights, a new proposal will be discussed at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) Commission’s June 25 virtual meeting that would allow the use of lights, night vision, and thermal imaging to hunt coyotes. Parties interested in commenting ...

6 years ago
Saturday marks 45 years since the last death of a police officer in Salina in the line of duty. On Friday June 13th, 1975, 27-year-old Patrolman Jerry Ivey was shot and killed by a suspect armed with a Browning high-powered 9-mm semi-automatic pistol after he attempted to stop a car used in a robbery earlier at ...

6 years ago
Another COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Saline County. According to the Saline County Health Department, the new case is a female in her 20s associated with a prior positive case, who is isolating at home. The total number of cases for Saline County is now 33. The Health Department continues to actively monitor three additional cases who ...

6 years ago
Authorities hope to test roughly two percent of the state's population each month between now and the end of the year. This according to Governor Laura Kelly, who said large quantities of medical swabs and other critical medical supplies are on their way from the nation's capital sufficient to test 60-thousand people each month. Two types of ...

6 years ago
New cases of COVID-19 slowly rise by over 600 this week in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Health & Environment released its latest numbers at 9 a.m. Friday and says that 11,047 Kansans have contracted the virus, a raise in 654 new cases statewide this week. Deaths in Kansas are at 243, while 973 people have been ...

6 years ago
There are two burglaries and a theft that Salina Police are investigating, however, all three cases are not related. Salina Police are in search of a small trailer. It was taken from a residence in the 900 block of N. 9th St. The trailer was in its spot at 7 a.m. Thursday, however, a neighbor noticed ...