11 years ago
A Topeka police officer was shot and killed while making a car stop late Sunday afternoon. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones said at a news conference Sunday night that the officer had stopped a car in east Topeka, and in the middle of the stop the officer was shot. Authorities said the car then drove away. The ...

11 years ago
A Hutchinson man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing a pair of 13-year-old girls. The Hutchinson News reports that a Reno County judge on Friday also sentenced 25-year-old Michael Stahl to lifetime post-release supervision. Stahl was convicted of multiple charges, including four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The judge ...

11 years ago
Wichita police say a woman was hospitalized after two women attacked her with stiletto shoes in a nightclub parking lot. Sgt. J.T. Ryan says the 24-year-old woman was hospitalized early Sunday with a large laceration on the left side of her head. Her condition is unclear. She says the women attacked her outside of Club Indigo. Ryan says ...

11 years ago
A couple of more road construction projects beginning on Monday will impact traffic in Salina. On Monday the City of Salina Department of Public Works will begin repairing traffic signals located at the intersection of Iron Avenue and Fifth Street. The intersection will be a four-way stop during the repairs which are expected to take two ...

11 years ago
Comedian Drew Carey is offering to help police find those involved in dumping a bucket of urine and feces on a special-needs teen in Ohio who was reportedly told the prank was part of the "Ice Bucket Challenge." The Cleveland native posted on his Twitter account Saturday that he's willing to donate $10,000 if police in ...

11 years ago
In front of a standing room only lively crowd of approximately 2,500, candidates for Kansas Governor and U.S. Senate debated Saturday at the Kansas State Fair. Republican Senator Pat Roberts touted his experience and his party ties during his first debate with a surprisingly strong independent campaign challenger for his seat. Roberts went on the ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a new scam. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a business owner contacted authorities after a scammer told him he was with Weststar Energy and threatened to cut the power off at his business unless payment was sent. The business owner said the scammer had a middle eastern ...

11 years ago
Law enforcement officials say former officers in the Bel Aire police department are being investigated for possible illegal weapons sales. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter confirmed a joint local-federal investigation has been ongoing since December but he declined to offer further details. Bel Aire Police Chief Darrell Atteberry said the U.S. Attorney's Office and Bureau of Alcohol, ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Attorney's Office wants to prosecute a 14-year-old  girl accused of stabbing her 13-year-old sister as an adult. Sierrra Niehaus appeared in Saline County District Court Friday morning with her attorney Bob Thompson. Her parents, and her paternal grandmother were also in the courtroom. Sierra, who is accused in the death of her 13-year-old sister ...

11 years ago
Police are looking for a known suspect, after a Salina man's jaw is broken in four places. Police say a disturbance between two men that occurred back on August 22nd in the 100 block of S. Ohio, turned violent when the unnamed suspect punched a 54-year-old man repeatedly in the face. The victim contacted police about the ...

11 years ago
A Kansas State University researcher is receiving a $2.52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to compare typical Army physical training with a newer type of workout. Assistant kinesiology professor Katie Heinrich says so-called "high-intensity functional training" is promising. As its name suggests, the workout method involves using high intensity and constantly varied exercises. The ...