9 years ago
Two Salina truck thieves are arrested and the vehicle they allegedly stole was found in Colorado Springs. According to Lt. Mike Ascher with the Saline County Sheriff's, 18-year-old Dylan Vessey and 19-year-old Harold Metzger were booked into the Saline County Jail Friday on theft charges. Deputies were looking for someone who stole a 2008 Chevy Silverado that ...

9 years ago
A former Kansas State University football player is accused of taking part in a home invasion and homicide in Louisiana. Former K-State quarterback Daniel Sams was arrested on Saturday in connection with an August 12th home invasion and homicide in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The crime  left former McNeese State defensive back Aaron Javone Sam dead. Police say ...

9 years ago
The state is implementing a system that will make it easier to track the location or release of inmates in county jails. The Kansas Attorney General's Office says the system is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or VINE. It is already operating in 19 counties and is expected to be in use in the other ...

9 years ago
The Bethany College Music Department is partnering with a college alumnus to make opera readily accessible to audiences in central Kansas. “Humanity Sings: A Concert of Scenes & Choruses from Great Operas” will be performed on Sunday, September 11 at 7 p.m. at the Presser Hall Auditorium on the Bethany campus. The concert is a collaboration ...

9 years ago
Staff from Fort Hays State University's Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science will host seven free information sessions across the state this fall, including in Salina. Students and their parents will learn about KAMS, which provides students with 68 tuition-free credit hours, and visit with representatives. Four sessions will include an exclusive dinner with Dr. Roger ...

9 years ago
Data released this week shows U.S. driving is up 3.3 percent for the first six months of 2016. Travel on the state highway system in Kansas is even higher at 3.6 percent over where it was one year ago. Traveling through Kansas has been rising steadily the past few years, setting records in 2014 with 30.71 ...

9 years ago
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation is offering a new grant opportunity for 26 counties in Northwest Kansas. The Foundation is offering up to $20,000 per county in the Hansen service area for county clean-up initiatives. The grants are designed to assist with efforts to beautify communities for current residents and to help with recruitment of new ...

9 years ago
State and Riley County health officials are working to determine why more than a dozen Manhattan High School students became ill this week. Riley County health official Jennifer Green says the high school reported that the students had been sent home after reporting nausea and vomiting. Green says at least 16 students were sent home between Monday ...

9 years ago
An audit has found some Kansas law enforcement agencies are taking advantage of vague state forfeiture laws to use those proceeds to pay for salaries and other apparent operating expenses. The practice creates an incentive for increased seizures, especially in times when agency budgets are tight. Kansas is among a few states that do not require a ...

9 years ago
Bethany College President Will Jones on Friday demonstrated a powerful message about service at the college’s opening convocation by washing the feet of a student. In his address to students, faculty and staff, President Jones stated he wanted his actions to speak louder than his words, when he washed the feet of Bryanna Taylor, a senior ...

9 years ago
On August 24, 2016, an unknown suspect(s) entered the Harbin Construction site at Coronado Heights Park located at 4800 W Coronado Heights Rd in rural Saline County and stole construction equipment and damaged a trailer.  Some of the equipment take was: Husqvarna concrete saw Hilti Chipping Hammer Multi-Power generator Estimated Loss & Damages: $2,730 If you have ...