9 years ago
A new book says the BTK serial killer planned to kill an 11th victim by hanging her upside down in her Wichita, Kansas, home. It's a story police heard from Dennis Rader himself in 2005, but decided at the time to suppress to protect the woman. The story was made public in "Confessions of a Serial ...

9 years ago
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has pleaded not guilty to several Kansas charges. Randle on Friday pleaded not guilty to a criminal threat charge stemming from accusations that he threatened to kill a Sedgwick County jail deputy. The Wichita Eagle reports Randle also entered not guilty pleas to charges accusing him of backing into three ...

9 years ago
Kansas is spending more than $215 million to overhaul a computer system that tracks information about the Medicaid health care program that covers the poor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the spending will be spread over four years and put the system in line with new federal standards. The federal government will pick up most of ...

9 years ago
Alpha Media USA is supporting the American Red Cross in its relief efforts for victims of the Louisiana Floods. Alpha Media stations across the United States, including in Salina, Abilene, and Manhattan, are asking listeners to donate to the Red Cross to provide relief to those affected by the recent flooding.  The Red Cross continues ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was charged with burglary and theft after he loaded up a car he intended to steal - with various items before driving to McPherson. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Darrel Shannon was taken into custody Thursday after police in McPherson found him in the stolen 2016 Chevy Malibu. Police say sometime ...

9 years ago
Due to anticipated storms, tonight's Friday Nigh Live concert, featuring Everyday Lights, has been moved from Campbell Plaza to the Salina Art Center. This week’s Friday Night Live performers are local favorite Everyday Lights. This group of Salina-based musicians has played many venues such as the Smoky Hill River Festival and the Sunken Gardens at Marymount. ...

9 years ago
A unique Beatles tribute is coming to Salina. "RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles" is coming to the Salina Bicentennial Center. According to the Bicentennial Center, RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that the Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for ...

9 years ago
On August 14, 2016, at approximately 2:30 AM force was used to commit a vehicle burglary at the Hampton Inn, 401 W. Schilling Rd. A DeWalt grease gun and a DeWalt tool bag containing an electrical tester, amps, screwdrivers, wrenches, sockets, wire strippers and other miscellaneous hand tools were taken. Loss and damage is estimated at $900. If you ...

9 years ago
What began with a traffic stop in Hays ended with one person being shot and killed by a police officer after a pursuit. According to the Ellis County Attorney's Office, at 2:33 in the afternoon a Hays Police Officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction. When the driver did not obey commands from the officer, ...

9 years ago
Authorities say three Topeka students are among four people killed in a crash in Shawnee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol sqys that the crash happened Thursday morning when the vehicles collided on U.S. 24. The patrol said in a release that three students at Silver Lake schools were killed in one car. The patrol identified them as ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Department of Transportation says a worker has been killed in a mowing accident in western Kansas. KDOT says in a release that 39-year-old Darren Way died Thursday when the riding mower he was operating overturned and he was pinned underneath. The accident occurred as Way was mowing along Interstate 70 in Sherman County. KDOT says ...