8 years ago
A Kansas couple was sentenced to three years of probation for laundering millions of dollars in suspected drug money through their small town bank. The Hutchinson News reports 71-year-old George Enns and his 69-year-old wife, Agatha Enns, both of Meade, were sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to money laundering conspiracy. George Enns was ordered to pay ...

8 years ago
The family of a mother and daughter killed in a double murder-suicide near Lawrence is planning a celebration of life for the two. The Lawrence Journal-World reports 36-year-old Erin Berg and her 3-year-old daughter Mazey Berg were found dead Sunday. Police say Mazey's father, 41-year-old Peter Sander, fatally shot them and himself. Berg's family is planning a ...

8 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has announced pay raises at state prisons in the wake of inmate disturbances that have drawn public attention to staff shortages. Uniformed officers across the state would receive about a 5 percent raise. Officers at El Dorado Correctional Facility will see raises of about 10 percent. The increase would kick in later this ...

8 years ago
A man who forced his way into a former girlfriend's home is in jail after allegedly choking her. Police arrested 40-year-old Joshua G. Capsey of Salina after he reportedly used an old key to unlock the door on her east Salina home - and then defeated a series of bungee cords she used to try and ...

8 years ago
A Salina woman was booked into jail on charges of having sex with a 12-year-old boy. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that authorities learned about an incident that allegedly occurred Monday between 18-year-old Lenora J. Dyke and the pre-teen at her Chapel Ridge Apartment from the boy's mother. Police say the boy and Dyke had ...

8 years ago
Several schools in Kansas have cancelled classes on Monday in anticipation of Monday's solar eclipse. Salina USD 305 schools are not cancelling classes, but are allowing students and staff to go outside and view it. The district is providing glasses so it can be viewed safely. While it won't be a total eclipse, about 96 ...

8 years ago
OCCK Transportation has developed plans in anticipation of the historic solar eclipse that Salina will experience on Monday, Aug. 21. To ensure the safety of customers using CityGo buses and OCCK Transportation paratransit, all drivers will pull over to a safe location at 12:55 p.m. The safety of our passengers is our top priority. Customers will be ...

8 years ago
The state Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says invasive zebra mussels have been found in Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The 12,500-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake is a popular recreation area six miles north of Manhattan. The department said in a news release that the zebra mussel population is currently small but noted there is ...

8 years ago
On Saturday August 5, 2017 at approximately 6:00AM an unknown suspect entered onto Straub International property, located at 3637 S. 9th Street, and stole a 2017 Polaris RZR. During the theft of the RZR, two other Ranger UTV’s were rammed and damaged. The RZR was last seen eastbound on Berg Road in the area of Exide, ...

8 years ago
On Wednesday Salina City City Manager Jason Gage, utilizing authority delegated to him by Salina's City Commission, rescinded the lunchtime reduced speed school zones around St. Mary's School and Salina's eight public elementary schools. The purpose of the lunchtime reduced speed school zones was to enhance safety for children attending half-day kindergarten and their parents. Starting ...

8 years ago
Lawrence officials say contamination cleanup at a former fertilizer plant will cost more than expected. City Manager Tom Markus said Tuesday that the city is preparing to hire an outside contractor to help with the cleanup at the former Farmland Industries fertilizer plant. He said the $8.6 million trust fund transferred to the city to pay ...