10 years ago
An Olathe woman will stand trial in the death of her newborn daughter, whose body was found in a trash can. Twenty-year-old Marissa Carol Fields is charged with first-degree felony murder and aggravated abandonment of a child. After a preliminary hearing Friday, Fields' attorney entered not guilty pleas for her. Prosecutors say Fields gave birth at home ...

10 years ago
The Nature Conservancy of Kansas plans to use a $2 million gift to improve stream conservation in the state. The gift from the David T. Beals III Charitable Trust is the largest gift the organization has ever received. Nature Conservancy officials said Wednesday the money will be used to establish a statewide stream conservation program. The Topeka ...

10 years ago
The cop billed as a hero after running toward a hail of gunfire in Hesston, Kansas, and taking down an armed shooter was none other than the city police chief, according to county and state officials. Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder single-handedly took on the gunman identified by authorities as Cedric Ford, the officials said. Ford allegedly ...

10 years ago
Salinans will come together again on the wooden alleys at All-Star Lanes Saturday, March 5th to knock down pins and raise support for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina. The annual event is a financial boost for the organization that continues to match adult mentors with children who need a big friend. Michelle Peck, CEO of BBBS ...

10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says preliminary information indicates Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder is the one who shot and killed the gunman suspected of killing three people at a factory. Brownback told reporters Friday that Schroeder apparently shot and killed Cedric Ford in the Excel Industries building Thursday evening. The governor says Schroeder didn't wait for backup ...

10 years ago
Dave Sharp is a former police officer who served in western Kansas and said he always looked for those who needed a hand in the community. He has not changed as a business owner in north Salina. Sharp stopped by the KSAL Morning News on Friday, hoping the community will join him in lending a hand to ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a state law that punishes suspected drunken drivers who refuse to submit to a sobriety test. The state's high court, by a 6-1 vote Friday, declared the law that makes it a separate crime to refuse such a test a violation of the ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office will not file charges in connection with allegations involving the Great Bend High School Boys Swim Team. On February 20th an alleged sex assault was reported to Salina authorities. Allegedly a sex assault happened on a bus as the team was driving home from a swim meet at Salina South High ...

10 years ago
Salina Crime Log 2/26/2016 Sometime between February 19th and February 22nd a trailer containing multiple tools was stolen from a home under construction at 2308 Brookfield Court. Total loss is estimated at $2,585 On February 18th between 2pm and 4pm a trailer containing two table saws and scaffolding was stolen from a construction business at 851 E. ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested late Thursday night after a man was stabbed five times. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that officers were called at 9:45 to the report of a disturbance in an apartment complex in the 2100 Block of E. Crawford Street. Sweeney says that during the disturbance a man in his 20s was stabbed ...

10 years ago
Fire investigators continue to look at the circumstances that led to a mobile home fire and the death of a 3-year-old boy on Wednesday in north Salina. Salina Fire Marshal Roger Williams on Friday released more details about the tragic events that destroyed two trailers and damaged a third.   News Release: Fatal Mobile Home Fire - at ...