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A retired highway patrol trooper was charged Thursday with lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Michael Frederiksen, 52, Derby, Kan., is charged with two counts of making false statements to FBI investigators. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Wichita alleges that in 2014, ...

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Two Wichita police officers and a gambling operator tried to out an undercover investigator at a poker game, a federal indictment unsealed Thursday alleges. Three men are charged with obstructing a criminal investigation, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. Bruce Mackey, 45, Goddard, Kan., a Wichita police officer, Michael Zajkowski, 50, Wichita, Kan., who is no longer ...

8 years ago
Kansas State University Football Coach Bill Snyder’s 22-year-old grandson has died in Manhattan. Riley County Police Department spokeswoman Hali Rowland said Thursday morning that Matthew Snyder was found dead in a home in Manhattan Wednesday afternoon. No cause of death was immediately released, but it was not considered to be suspicious. Mathew was the son of Sean and ...

8 years ago
Some of the biggest hip hop stars of the 90's are coming to Salina. The "I Love the 90’s Tour", including Vanilla Ice, Coolio, Tone Loc, Rob Base, & Young MC is coming to the Tony's Pizza Events Center. According to the venue, following early sold out shows and mounting demand from fans, the "I Love ...

8 years ago
The Earl Bane Foundation has awarded Smoky Hills Public Television with a grant for the station’s Literacy Leadership program. The $5,000 grant will provide books to children in Head Start in Saline County and support children’s programming. “We greatly appreciate the generosity of the Earl Bane Foundation in support of our educational mission,” said Dawn Gabel, Smoky Hills Public Television General Manager. Smoky ...

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An investigation into drug activity at a South Central Kansas high school has ended with multiple  arrests, including five students. According to the Newton Police Department, five  juveniles and two adults were arrested Wednesday morning as part of a Harvey County Drug Task Force investigation into drug activity at Newton High School. One other suspect in the case ...

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Former Kansas Senator Bob Dole was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal Wednesday afternoon. At a historic ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, the Kansas Congressional Delegation joined other leaders including President Trump and Vice President Pence and honored Kansas’ favorite son, U.S. Senator Bob Dole by presenting him with the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of ...

8 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a suspect who took a baggie full of suspected counterfeit cash and bought a pack of gum with a fake $100. Police report a surveillance video from Casey's at 215 W. Crawford shows a black, bald male who is about 5-foot 10 to 6-foot tall in sunglasses pass the counterfeit $100 ...

8 years ago
A garage goes up in flames southwest of Salina. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that crews from Rural Fire District #6 and RFD #2 were dispatched to a structure fire on Sunday afternoon at 8180 S. Halstead Road just after 3pm. Sheriff Soldan says the firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading ...

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A man from Minneapolis, Kansas was cited for hitting a pedestrian in the Salina Wal-Mart parking lot crosswalk Tuesday. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 70-year-old Susan Riordan of Salina was transported to Salina Regional Health Center to be treated for a leg injury after being struck by a vehicle driven by 74-year-old Darrell Francisco. Police ...

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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is getting a second chance to become an ambassador. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to take up Brownback's nomination to be Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom on Thursday.  No confirmation vote has been scheduled for the full Senate. President Donald Trump formally renominating Brownback to become ambassador-at-large for international religious ...