8 years ago
Sears Holdings is closing over 100 more stores. Sears Holdings said Thursday that it will be closing 64 Kmart stores and 39 Sears outlets between March and April, with liquidation sales starting as soon as January 12th. The company declined to say how many employees will get pink slips, but indicated most are part-time workers. Sears has ...

8 years ago
Abilene, Kansas only needed five years to enter the Old West pantheon. Between 1867 and 1871, Texas cowboys drove longhorn cattle to Abilene on the Chisholm Trail-and the cattle trade attracted big names like Wild Bill Hickok, John Wesley Hardin and Ben and Billy Thompson. They, and so many anonymous drovers and merchants made Abilene ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after he tried to make a fast food purchase with a fake $100 bill. Police say 27-year-old Eric Harris handed counterfeit cash to an employee at the counter of McDonald's, 701 S. Broadway on Wednesday evening just before 6pm. Harris then called police himself - because staff would not give him back ...

8 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary in the 4000 block of S. Lightville Road that occurred sometime between December 29 and January 3. Sheriff Roger Soldan says someone broke the lock off an outbuilding and stole 3 BB guns, a youth compound bow, outdoor game camera, various boxes of ammunition. Deputies say the thieves ...

8 years ago
The family of a Wichita boy whose body was found encased in concrete is planning to establish a charity to prevent similar situations. A GoFundMe page has been created to raise 25-thousand-dollars towards a non-profit called "Evan's Safe Haven." The charity is named for three-year-old Evan Brewer, whose body was found at his mother's Wichita home last ...

8 years ago
A welfare check on a man sleeping out in the cold turns into a trip to the hospital and then jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Village Inn Motel, 453 S. Broadway just after midnight on Wednesday and found 46-year-old Jason Girard sleeping outside the lobby. Girard was transported ...

8 years ago
A Salina couple is jailed on charges of child endangerment after they were found hiding from police in an apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Robert Moreno and his wife 31-year-old Meaghan Moreno were taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after Meaghan called police and said someone was hurt inside their apartment. Officers ...

8 years ago
The Trump administration is making moves against marijuana. The Justice Department will dump an Obama-era policy that eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws, moving back the federal policy that held U.S. attorneys back. The policy focused on states where marijuana has been legalized. Attorney General Jeff Sessions believes marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug. Sessions has argued ...

8 years ago
A missing Salina teen who family and friends had been looking for since late November has been found safe. 15-year-old Shane Boyett went missing from Salina back on November 28th. According to Kansas Missing and Unsolved, Boyett has been located safe.   --- ORIGINAL: Family and friends are trying to find a teen who has been missing since late November. Kansas ...

8 years ago
Jackie Hartman, Kansas State University's chief of staff and its first director of community relations, has announced her retirement, effective Feb. 1. Appointed by President Kirk Schulz in 2010 as director of community relations and assistant to the president, Hartman was later named chief of staff. She currently reports directly to President Richard Myers and serves ...

8 years ago
Unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, are popular gifts over the holiday season and a widespread hobby for flying enthusiasts. Many systems are sold and marketed as ready to fly; however, it is important that consumers are up-to-date with important regulations and safety practices. Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a free webinar and live ...