12 years ago
A disciplinary panel says a former Kansas courts research attorney violated the rules of lawyer conduct when she used foul language in tweets about former Attorney General Phil Kline. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the three-judge panel ruled Friday in the case of Sarah Peterson Herr, who was fired from her Kansas Court of Appeals job over ...

12 years ago
The Salina Area United Way is unveiling a new campaign called ‘100 DOCS’. “The untapped potential for giving is huge. This is a way to reach out to medical professionals on a personal level,” Executive Director Amanda Michaelis said. The ‘100 DOCS’ represent 100 Doctors, whether they specialize in surgery, optometry, anesthesiology, psychiatry, or anything in between. ...

12 years ago
Two scientists from China have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of stealing seeds developed by a U.S. bioscience company and giving the seeds to members of a visiting delegation from China. A federal grand jury in Kansas indicted Weiqiang Zhang, an agricultural seed breeder at Ventria Bioscience's facility in Junction City, and Wengui Yan, ...

12 years ago
Three Salina men are facing burglary and theft charges after a police investigation. Deana Blair contacted SPD last week after discovering that some of the items she planned to take with her in a move, were missing. Police say a 50-inch flat screen TV and two chopper style bikes were stolen from a home in the 900 ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary at a Salina storage center. Police say someone entered 5 units at Broadway Mini Storage, 3335 S.9th, sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning and stole multiple items including stereo equipment, electronic game console and games plus paintball supplies. There was no sign of forced entry. Total loss is estimated at $3,275. ...

12 years ago
A Salina teen is booked for alleged sexual molestation. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, officers arrested 14-year-old Shawn Coleman of Salina on Thursday, after the Department of Children and Family Services contacted authorities about multiple alleged incidents between Coleman and a pre-teen girl. Police say the two were acquaintances and the incidents began in March of ...

12 years ago
A Reno County jury has determined that the owner of a Hutchinson dog kennel did not use a surveillance camera to watch an employee in a tanning bed. The Hutchinson News reports the jury on Wednesday determined that 42-year-old Terry Bryan, owner of Pampered Paws, was innocent of the charge of felony eavesdropping. A former employee claimed ...

12 years ago
Freezing rain, sleet, and accumulating snow could all be on the horizon. According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm will affect the area late Friday night through Saturday night. A Wintry mix is expected to develop late Friday night into Saturday Morning. The precipitation is expected to transition to all snow from Northwest to ...

12 years ago
A Salina man files a protest against a decision allowing the demolition of the buildings that once housed St. John's Hospital. Jim Ravenkamp tells KSAL News that he formally filed paperwork protesting the Salina Heritage Commission's decision to allow the destruction of the property. After giving it much thought, he filed the paperwork on the last ...

12 years ago
The case of a Kansas avionics technician accused of plotting to bring a bomb into an airport in Wichita has been assigned to an experienced federal judge known for running a tight courtroom in complex cases. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot will be overseeing the case of 58-year-old Terry Lee Loewen of Wichita. Trial was set ...

12 years ago
Kansas labor officials say the state's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in November, its lowest mark in nearly five years. The state Department of Labor reported Thursday that November's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 5.6 percent in October. The jobless rate in November 2012 was 5.5 percent. The department said that unemployment was last so ...