9 years ago
Staff at Salina Mini Storage, 401 N. Santa Fe contacted Warren Ediger on Saturday to inform him that his unit was found unlocked. Police say sometime between November 1, 2016 and April 1, someone removed the hasp on his unit and stole a dishwasher, microwave, stove, refrigerator and a safe. Loss is listed at approximately $3,300.]

9 years ago
Burglars break into the same car on two consecutive days. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that sometime between 9pm Friday and 1pm Saturday, someone pried open the passenger door on 2000 Mitsubishi that was parked in the 100 block of S. 5th . Thieves destroyed the dash and stole the stereo, a tablet, laptop and ...

9 years ago
Kansas legislators have sustained Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill that would have expanded the state's Medicaid program. The House voted 81-44 Monday to override the veto shortly after the conservative governor announced it. Backers of the measure fell three votes short of the two-thirds majority necessary to overturn a veto. The bill would have ...

9 years ago
A Salina man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly using his mother's credit card without permission. Police took 18-year-old Kirkland Woodson into custody after an investigation revealed he made over 95 unauthorized purchases with a credit card belonging to Bessie Keith. Police say between February of 2016 and March of this year, Woodson racked up over ...

9 years ago
A haunting rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," sung by a Kansas high school student into a wishing well in Italy has gained a lot of online attention. Tiffany Ruan was on a spring trip with a singing group from her school in Wichita last week when she spotted the well in Venice. She saw her choir teacher ...

9 years ago
Kansas is reporting that its tax collections in March fell nearly $12 million short of expectations. The Department of Revenue said Monday that the state collected almost $429 million in taxes last month when it had projected it would take in more than $440 million. The monthly shortfall was 2.7 percent. The state had seen tax collections ...

9 years ago
A single vehicle slide-off sends a Bennington woman to the hospital on Friday. Deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to the northern edge of the county after a crash in the 6100 block of N. Ohio. Deputies say just before noon, Kathleen Stohs, 52 of Bennington was northbound on a muddy stretch of the road ...

9 years ago
Threats made during a workplace lunch break led to the arrest of a Wal-Mart employee. Salina Police arrested 24-year-old Kevin Struble on Saturday after a couple of employees told officers that he threatened to shoot them on two separate occasions at work. Police say Struble became upset during a break time card game last week and ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a Kansas police officer was hurt when his patrol vehicle was stolen. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the theft happened Sunday morning in Allen County. The patrol says the Iola police officer was injured after letting go of the stolen vehicle and skidding down the road. The vehicle came to a stop when it ...

9 years ago
Faculty and staff at the University of Kansas reported declining morale because of concerns about salary, lack of support, increased workload and the state government's increasing role in running the university, according to a "climate" survey taken on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses last fall. The survey, which was conducted in fall 2016 by a consulting ...

9 years ago
Ten years after Greensburg was nearly destroyed by a tornado, officials are planning a new airport. The Kansas Department of Transportation will award Greensburg a $1.08 million grant to develop an airport northeast of town. It is the largest of 26 grants, worth more than $4 million, announced by the agency for airport improvements around the state. The ...