10 years ago
An argument leads to an arrest of a Salina man. Police arrested 31-year-old Edward Burns on Sunday evening after he allegedly struck Eric Moman of the left arm and head with a wooden stick. Police were called to a home at 211 E. Pacific after the victim was hit with the 2-foot stick. Burns is now facing a ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for the person or persons who used spray paint to tag 13 properties in the 700 block of Highland over the weekend. Police say graffiti was found on fences, sheds and garages. One property in the 100 block of W. Crawford was also vandalized by spray paint. Total damage is listed at over $1,300. ...

10 years ago
Early Childhood Development will be a topic of discussion in Salina this week. TALK Salina will host two public deliberation events on the topic Tuesday at Lakewood Middle School. The first event will start at 4 pm. and the second event will start at 7 pm. Child care will be available for both events. Public deliberation is ...

10 years ago
Firefighters grappling with the biggest wildfire in Kansas history got a welcomed Easter assist from pre-dawn snow that blanketed the hardest-hit area. The National Weather Service says about a half an inch of precipitation in the form of rain and snow fell early Sunday southwest of Wichita in Barber County. Shawna Hartman, a Kansas Forest Service spokeswoman, ...

10 years ago
Kansas legislators are considering a measure aimed at limiting wrongful convictions by requiring law enforcement agencies to create written policies for dealing with eyewitnesses to crimes. Innocence Project policy advocate Michelle Feldman says eyewitness misidentification accounts for the majority of convictions overturned nationally based on DNA evidence since 1989. The bill would create safeguards against law enforcement ...

10 years ago
An event for weather enthusiasts is coming to Salina. National Weather Service meteorologists are currently finishing up their schedule of annual spring severe weather safety and spotter classes. For those people who want to learn even more, a special advanced session will be offered this year. The advanced spotter presentations are a rare event, not offered annually. ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita police have been cracking down on the sale of drug paraphernalia at local businesses. Police said complaints from the community led to the recent crackdown on some products sold at new vape shops as well as convenience stores and other businesses. Capt. Kevin Mears says the state passed a law in 2008 ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been ordered to stand trial in connection with a shooting death during a robbery attempt last year. The Kansas City Star reports that a Johnson County judge ordered the trial after a preliminary hearing for 19-year-old Marquise Stokes. Stokes is charged with first-degree felony murder, ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A western Kansas woman is suing the state and some of the agencies involved in questioning and removing her 11-year-old son from her home after he spoke up at school about her marijuana use. The Wichita Eagle reports that Shona Banda's federal lawsuit alleges the state and the agencies are depriving her ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Before starting their annual spring break, Kansas lawmakers approved an education funding plan designed to satisfy a state Supreme Court mandate to help poor school districts. They also approved an overhaul of the juvenile justice system and new protections for religious groups on college campuses. But the Republican-dominated Legislature is likely to ...

10 years ago
MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) -- An 87-year-old man who lost his 19th-century home to a prairie fire that has scorched a large swath of southern Kansas is recounting how he narrowly escaped the flames with his wife. Korean War veteran Don Gerstner says the blaze that spread into Kansas from Oklahoma advanced quickly Wednesday on the ...