10 years ago
A Salina woman was arrested yesterday after allegedly making six fraudulent refunds at her workplace. Candice Pell, 34 of Salina, was arrested after making the refunds at Maurice's in Central Mall at 2259 South Ninth Street. Two of the refunds she made were in someone else's name, so Pell also faces two counts of forgery. The report ...

10 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The University of Kansas Student Senate has voted not to begin impeachment proceedings against three student leaders. The senate voted Wednesday night to allow President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon to remain in office. Last November, a senate committee demanded the three be impeached, largely because ...

10 years ago
Authorities have released the name of a man who died following a confrontation with corrections officers at the Saline County Jail. According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, on Tuesday at 5:26 p.m. Salina Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of a disturbance in the 2000 block of Norton Street. When officers arrived, they ...

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A judge will hear arguments next month on the request to dismiss the lawsuit filed by a Wichita mathematician who is seeking to audit voting machine results after finding statistical anomalies in election counts. A hearing has been set for Feb. 18 in Sedgwick County District Court. Wichita State University statistician Beth Clarkson wants the tapes to ...

10 years ago
When the Kansas City Royals won the world series, 800,000 fans showed up to celebrate with them at a victory parade and rally.  The team is planning to celebrate with fans again, this time giving them a chance to get up close and personal with the World Series trophy. The Royals World Series trophy is heading ...

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The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online Saturday, January 2nd. Since then there have been 21 marked off the list. The latest arrest is Sean Sheppard, who was wanted for possession of methamphetamine. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, those now arrested include: Loretta Alexander Jerry Alkire Shane Bunch Angela Feenstra Kyle Fry Stephanie Henley Tammy Hyman Victoria Jenkins Caitlyn Jepson Cameron Laska Paul Moody Amy ...

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined in on the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a sobering look at human trafficking and prostitution. "Holding another person for the purposes of exploitation through fear or coercion or other forms of threat is human trafficking," he said. Schmidt says prosecuting trafficking cases remains difficult because of the relationship between the ...

10 years ago
A counterfeit $20 was found in a deposit at Bennington State Bank. Rusty Leister, 48, had the bill in his deposit on January 22. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.

10 years ago
A Holcomb man has been arrested on warrant after he allegedly stole and passed checks from Hutchinson last year. Darrell Beachy, 30, passed three separate checks on May 27 of last year at two different Casey's General Stores and a Kwik Shop for a total of $217.15. He faces six counts of forgery and three counts ...

10 years ago
Saline County Commissioners reviewed a preliminary list of improvement to be made at the EXPO Center during a study session on Tuesday. Commissioner Jim Gile chaired several meetings of an EXPO Center committee that includes interested users. Last week’s meeting produced a prioritized list of improvements that are divided into short and long-term projects. The 2016 ...

10 years ago
Extra officers will be on Saline County roads looking for drunk drivers late Friday into early Saturday. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is planning a saturation patrol. According to the agency, deputies participate in a DUI Saturation Patrol in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the street. Deputies will be looking for people ...