12 years ago
Four tires are slashed on a truck. Salina Police are investigating after four tires are damaged on a vehicle at the Chapel Ridge Apartments Friday night at about 8:30pm. The owner told officers he heard an unfamiliar sound from inside his apartment and opened his door to discover all his tires on his 2012 Toyota Tacoma had ...

12 years ago
A man's possessions are stolen after a crash on the interstate. Authorities say David Isaac of Abilene was a passenger in a truck pulling a U-Haul car dolly southbound to Tulsa when the truck skidded and rolled near the Bridgeport exit on I-135 Saturday afternoon at about 1pm. Deputies say the vehicle and trailer separated when the ...

12 years ago
A bill in the Kansas House would address the divisive issue of who owns a church building when a congregation splits from the larger community. The bill would require that church property disputes be decided "in a completely secular manner," using government records and other objective matters, without regarding church principles. The bill was carried ...

12 years ago
Airmen of a Topeka-based Kansas National Guard unit will test their response skills this week to see how they would respond to a severe weather disaster. The 190th Air Refueling Wing based at Forbes Field will conduct the training exercise Wednesday. The event will involve military personnel as well local and state government agencies and ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators are taking a long weekend off following a major deadline during their annual session. The Legislature will be out of session Monday and Tuesday, leaving the Statehouse relatively quiet after a flurry of debates in the House and Senate the previous week. Friday was the so-called "turnaround" deadline, when most bills must clear ...

12 years ago
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's department says a body was found in Tuttle Creek Lake. Authorities have not released the identity of the body, which was found in Tuttle Cove Friday afternoon. An individual at the lake reporting seeing the body. The deceased was taken to the Kansas City area for an autopsy. The person's identity is ...

12 years ago
A legendary crooner is coming to perform in Salina. Tony Bennett is coming to the Stiefel Theatre The 17 time Grammy Award-winning musician, whose music spans over six decades, will perform at the Stiefel on Saturday, May 24th. Sony Legacy just released "Tony Bennett: The Classics" which showcases a compilation of selections from Tony’s ...

12 years ago
Gay rights advocates aren't content with simply blocking a measure they believed encouraged businesses and government workers to refuse to serve gays and lesbians. They're seeking new protections against bias in hiring, employment, housing and public accommodations. Kansas legislators begin the second half of their annual session this week. Gay rights supporters will push to rewrite state anti-discrimination ...

12 years ago
It was a deadly Saturday on Kansas roads and highways. Law enforcement across the state stayed busy working numerous accidents as a mix of snow, sleet and ice made driving dangerous. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, troopers worked at least a dozen injury accidents, and multiple other non-injury accidents. Fatal crashes were reported in Coffey, Reno, Meade, ...

12 years ago
A winter storm that rolled into Kansas Saturday will continue Sunday and into Sunday evening. According to the National Weather Service, while some sleet may mix with snow across southeast Kansas into the afternoon, most areas can expect predominately snow. Amounts will range from an inch or two around Russell to as much as five inches ...

12 years ago
Former Wichita-area classmates says they will long remember a 34-year-old Air Force master sergeant killed recently in a training exercise in Arizona. Air Force Master Sgt. Josh Gavulic, a 1997 Derby High School graduate, was killed Feb. 21 while taking part in a parachute training exercise in Eloy, Ariz. Gavulic, who was rated a jump ...