13 years ago
An inventory check reveals a missing item at a Salina business. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, staff at Foley Equipment, 529 N. Broadway, contacted police after an inventory showed a Bluebird sod cutter had been stolen. Police say someone removed the cutter sometime between Tuesday afternoon at 3pm and Wednesday morning at 8:30am. Total loss is listed at ...

13 years ago
CB radios and more are stolen from a couple of semi-trucks parked on a Salina lot. Police are investigating after someone entered two Kenworth trucks that were parked at MHC Kenworth of Salina, 2301 N. Ohio. Police say sometime early Wednesday between midnight and 4am, someone removed a Cobra CB radio and electric fan from one truck ...

13 years ago
An assistant professor at Kansas State University is asking for the public's help to locate her husband, who hasn't been seen since Sept. 2. Kelly Welch, with the university's Department of Family Studies and Human Services, posted on Twitter Tuesday night that her husband, Dave Welch, has not had his medication and might be suffering ...

13 years ago
A southeast Kansas school district has settled a lawsuit over the death of a motorist in a crash with a school bus last year. The Parsons Sun reports the family of 34-year-old Andrew Simmons and Altamont-based USD 506 agreed to the $500,000 settlement on Tuesday. The Edna man was married and had five children. Simmons was killed ...

13 years ago
The University of Kansas is giving a test drive to a new system that its creators believe offers a better way to assess head injuries in student-athletes. The system is called C3 Logix, and has been under development the past two years by Cleveland Clinic's Innovation Group. The system uses an iPad2 as the assessment tool ...

13 years ago
Multiple guns are stolen from a rural home. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a burglary and theft case in the 4000 block of S. Simpson Road. William DeSilvey told deputies that he and his wife returned home to discover that a collection of hunting rifles and shotguns had been removed from a room inside their ...

13 years ago
A community meeting will be held at Central High School on Monday, September 23 at 6:00 p.m., to discuss facility solutions and receive input. Central High School is located at 650 E. Crawford, Salina. 5:00 p.m. building tours of Central High School 6:00 p.m. community meeting in the auditorium The facility proposals were developed ...

13 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary and theft from a Salina fast food stop. Police are reviewing video from Taco John's, 303 S. Santa Fe, after a male suspect smashed the drive through window and stole cash from inside. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, a heavy set male used a brick to break the window Wednesday morning at ...

13 years ago
Universities are turning to high school gym scoreboards to recruit students. Wichita State University paid the local school district $90,000 for three years of scoreboard banners and other promotions at high schools with athletic programs. Other promotions include full-page ads in student planners and public-address announcements during varsity games. The contract could be extended another year for ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and a special prosecutor are looking into an incident involving the Hamilton County sheriff. Details are scarce, but Scott County Attorney John Shirley told The Associated Press the incident involving Sheriff Richard Garza was a "family matter" and that there was no physical violence. Shirley was appointed special prosecutor at the request ...

13 years ago
The State Board of Education has voted to require all Kansas teachers renewing their licenses to submit fingerprints for checks against a state criminal database. Tuesday's 9-1 vote came during a discussion of how to strengthen a law requiring prosecutors to notify the state about criminal convictions of people seeking or renewing teaching licenses. Kansas has been ...