4 months ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member, the bureau’s legal department says. Melanie Arroyo, a clinical counselor and art therapist who was elected to the city council in 2021, revealed the police investigation during a council meeting Tuesday. She said police ...

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After receiving a whopping 80 percent of the vote, the longest rail-trail project in Kansas is being added to the Rails to Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) Hall of Fame. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the Flint Hills Trail State Park  has been selected by the Rails to Trails Conservancy for induction into their ...

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A woman from Lorraine, KS is facing a charge of second degree murder after a two-car crash early Friday morning. According to Captain Jim Hughes with the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 32-year-old Kayla Errebo was taken into custody following a head-on collision near the intersection of South Reese Road and K-140 Highway around 5:35am Friday. Deputies say ...

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A man from Wichita is in the Saline County Jail after allegedly stalking a Salina woman, and threatening to kill her and her daughter. According to Salina Police, on Thursday at about 4:45 PM, a 27-year-old female from Salina reported that a subject she knew, later identified as 41-year-old Dustin Tyler, Wichita had been stalking her. The victim ...

4 months ago
Police are seeking tips in a case in which a home was sprayed with gunfire.  The case is the latest Salina Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Police say on August 3rd a person living in the 300 block of E. Wilson in Salina reported returning home and finding a window to the residence broken out. ...

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The remains of a woman who was reported missing last summer have been identified. Back on July 3rd the Hutchinson Police Department asked for the public’s assistance in identifying the remains of an unidentified woman discovered earlier this year. According to the agency, since then they have been in contact with the family of Kimberly Dawn ...

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Amber Engle of Abilene has always loved sports and competing. She had been running marathons, but she did not love doing that anymore. Her body was also starting to suffer injuries from too much running. She decided to become a member at Impact Sports and Fitness in Abilene. “I was fearful of it at first, because ...

4 months ago
Officials gathered to celebrate a ribbon-cutting and grand-opening ceremony at what is now the tallest building in Salina, a new 140,000-square-foot distribution center at the CJ Schwan's pizza facility. Among those who gathered were: • Laura Kelly – Kansas Governor • Roger Marshall – U.S. Senator from Kansas • Tracey Mann – U.S. House of Representatives, Kansas • Brian Schiegg ...

4 months ago
The Hays Police Department is issuing a public safety alert regarding a significant increase in scams that coerce residents into sending money through Bitcoin Automated Teller Machines (BTMs). These sophisticated schemes often involve impersonation of government officials or trusted entities. They have resulted in substantial financial losses for victims nationwide, including in Hays. "Let me be absolutely ...

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Kansas is included in a proposed coast-to-coast train service. Delaware-based AmeriStarRail sent a letter to the White House and Amtrak last month detailing the Transcontinental Chief.  The line would run from New York to Los Angeles with stops in Kansas. The Delaware-based company proposed a private-public partnership with Amtrak, the nation's railroad provider, for a route ...

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The Wichita Police Department's new gunshot detection system is up and running. The Raven Gunshot Detection System can alert officers of gunfire within 30 seconds and allow them to arrive at the scene before dispatch gets the information. The system uses five years of data to determine the most frequent locations that experience gunfire.