11 years ago
A teenage boy is transported to the Junction City Juvenile Detention Center after an alleged incident in a Salina home on Monday evening. According to Police Captain Chris Trocheck, officers arrested a 15-year-old male for one count of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a 9-year-old boy. Police report the incident occurred at a group foster home in ...

11 years ago
Thieves hit an area cell tower for copper wire. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of a copper grounding plate at a cell tower located two miles west of Salina on Stimmel Road. Deputies say the thieves cut the fence to gain access to the property owned by AT&T, then proceeded to cut grounding ...

11 years ago
With cold air settling in the first snow of the season might be be far off. Forecasters anticipate the first measurable snow of the season in much of Central Kansas. According to the National Weather Service, cold air will remain in place Wednesday with afternoon highs in the upper 20s. Overnight lows will remain chilly, especially ...

11 years ago
Federal and industry officials say the government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission. It's a sharp increase from just two years ago when such reports to the Federal Aviation Administration were still unusual. The officials say many ...

11 years ago
Authorities in eastern Kansas say two 16-year-old boys have been released from the hospital after being struck by a train on a railroad bridge. Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Steve Lewis said that on Tuesday both teens have been discharged but one will have to return for additional surgery on a broken bone. Lewis says the ...

11 years ago
Fire officials say a child died and two other people were injured in a fire at a Wichita home. Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell says a child believed to be about 9 died in the fire early Wednesday. A woman and a 3-year-old child were taken to a hospital with serious burn injuries. Another person who lived ...

11 years ago
A man is jailed in northeast Kansas after he went to police to report that his uncle had died. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Greg Riat says 70-year-old Larry Arand, of Belvue, was found dead in his home Monday afternoon. Arand's body was found after his 36-year-old nephew went to the Wamego Police Department Monday to report the death. The ...

11 years ago
Civil liberties attorneys are telling the U.S. Supreme Court that delaying gay marriage in Kansas will harm same-sex couples and their families. The American Civil Liberties Union responded to a request from Kansas to the court to maintain the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Justice Sonia Sotomayor directed the ACLU to respond by Tuesday afternoon. The state ...

11 years ago
The secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says he plans to resign. Robert Moser told agency employees in an email Monday that he would resign at the end of this month. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Moser, a family-practice doctor, was hired to lead the department ...

11 years ago
Kansas education leaders fear a new revenue forecast requiring the state to make $278 million in cuts for the current fiscal year will result in a school funding reduction. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the state's fiscal situation is expected to be discussed at a Kansas Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. Board member Janet Waugh says ...

11 years ago
Salinans gathered on a bright, blustery, Tuesday morning at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month to honor all veterans. A nice crowd braved the cold wind and gathered for Veterans Day ceremonies at the Salina / Saline County War Memorial in Sunset Park. The event included the National Anthem, the Pledge ...