10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area woman who was a victim of "revenge porn" is working to persuade Kansas and Missouri legislators to make the practice illegal. Alecia Clemmons says that after someone posted naked pictures of her taken by a former husband several years ago, she had to move, change her job and ...

10 years ago
A member of a panel discussing renovations of a Wichita State University chapel says she agrees that the chapel should be open to all races and faiths but only if those using the chapel are encouraged to become Christians. Lisa Ritchie was the only opponent of the renovations on the panel, which held a public hearing ...

10 years ago
Have you tried e-mailing one of the Saline County Commissioners lately at their “@saline.org” address?  Did they get it?  Did they read it? On October 25, I e-mailed Commissioners my concerns about proposed by-laws for a newly created committee tasked with reducing the jail population.  My e-mail to [email protected] “bounced back” but I had an alternate. ...

10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A patient at a state hospital for the mentally ill man has been charged with raping a staff member. Forty-two-year-old Aaron C. Goodman, of Hartford, was charged Friday in Miami County with rape. He is jailed on $250,000 bond. The ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said the Shawnee County District Court improperly assessed a prior conviction of Topeka defendant ...

10 years ago
A judge is considering a request to move the trial for one of five people accused in the shooting death of a Salina high school student. Judge Rene Young heard several motions Friday afternoon from attorneys representing 22-year-old Macio Palacio. Palacio is accused of being the person who fired several shots from a handgun, including one ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court says a Shawnee County court incorrectly sentenced a man for battery. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports in a ruling Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court said the Shawnee County District Court improperly assessed a prior conviction of Topeka defendant Richard Allen Luarks and incorrectly sentenced him to 14 years in ...

10 years ago
A little rain did not dampen the fun for hundreds of costumed children who converged on Downtown Salina Friday evening. Despite wet, chilly condition the sfe trick-or-treat Boo-Rama event did not  disappoint. Despite a steady rain, the crowd of trick-or-treaters was just a s steady.  Downtown businesses set up shop on the sidewalk and handed out ...

10 years ago
Salina police are investigating a burglary at Sunrise Presbyterian Church at 825 East Beloit that happened Tuesday night. The burglars broke through the glass of the front door and damaged windows on the inside. A black Dell laptop computer and assorted electronic cords were stolen, a total loss and damage valued at $1,450. ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing an infant from a residence. Police say that 30-year-old Brandon Loder of Salina got into an argument with a female acquaintance on Tuesday night. Loder is alleged to have during the incident beat another man in the home, picked up the acquaintance's infant daughter, and left. Loder could ...

10 years ago
The City of Salina will begin its annual curbside leaf collection effort on Monday, November 2nd. According to a news release, crews will begin picking up piled leaves in Zone 1, between November 2nd and 13th. Zone 1 is all of the city south of Republic Avenue. Zone 2, scheduled for pickup from November 16th through 27th, is ...