9 years ago
Police are investigating the theft of a couple of vehicles. Jose Huasco told officers his 2010 Chevy Malibu was stolen sometime early Sunday between 2:30am and 10:46am from in front of his home in the 1200 block of North 7th. The blue Malibu is valued at $12,500 and has Kansas plate: 957 JCG.     A 2008 Dodge Ram ...

9 years ago
A handgun was discovered in a locker at Salina's aquatic park last week. According to Police Sergeant Jim Feldman, staff at Kenwood Cove contacted authorities last Thursday after they noticed a gun stored in a locker with the door open, and ID visible inside. An investigation led to the arrest of 22-year-old Daniel Puckett for criminal possession ...

9 years ago
A combine is heavily damaged by fire just east of Salina Sunday evening. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 38-year-old Elora Heuiett of Longford, Kansas was operating a 1991 John Deer combine while harvesting wheat in the 3000 block of E. Stimmel Road when she smelled smoke in the cab. She told deputies she tried to ...

9 years ago
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake has shaken north-central Kansas. A  2.9 magnitude earthquake was reported just after 2 a.m. Monday. It was centered 6 miles northwest of the Jewell County town of Mankato. The Jewell County Sherriff's Department says there have been no reports of damage or injury. Three other quakes were reported last ...

9 years ago
The big income tax increase Kansas legislators enacted over Gov. Sam Brownback's veto won't balance the budget by itself, despite immediately boosting the state's credit outlook. Even though the reversal of most of Brownback's income tax cuts will inject $1.2 billion in new revenue through June 2019, lawmakers will have to continue relying on some of ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Health Department has started an initiative to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in standing water. Every Wednesday is "Dump Day," where standing water should be dumped to prevent mosquitoes laying eggs. Zika Virus, according to the Center for Disease Control, is primarily spread through the bite of infected female Aedes aegypti, a species ...

9 years ago
Three Kansas lawmakers say Gov. Sam Brownback told a small group of legislators it would be politically better for him if they overrode his veto and repealed tax cuts rather than proposing another tax plan for him to sign. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/2s5u02N) nine lawmakers met privately with Brownback the morning of the day ...

9 years ago
A Shawnee County judge declared a mistrial on a murder charge against a Topeka man involved in fatal road-rage confrontation. The jury on Friday said it was "hopelessly deadlocked" on the first-degree murder charge against 22-year-old Andre Clark Rhoiney Jr. in the October 2016 fatal shooting of 28-year-old Michael Stadler. The jury found Rhoiney guilty of aggravated ...

9 years ago
The 5th annual Gay Pride Festival comes back to Salina. It will be Saturday, June 24th, with a full day of events scheduled. Live entertainment and an open-air celebration will be at Jerry Ivey Park’s Gazebo Stage from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.  A wide variety of allied community organizations will have information booths at the event. This ...

9 years ago
Vending machine sales of lottery tickets in Kansas are being blocked by conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. He vetoed a bill this week that had strong bipartisan support and declared that an expansion of state-run gambling would hurt the poor the most. Lottery officials had worked for months to get lawmakers to pass the bill authorizing vending ...

9 years ago
Incoming University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod will earn a higher salary than outgoing chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. 59-year-old Girod, who becomes chancellor July 1, will earn $550,000 plus $31,250 in deferred compensation at the end of the year. The Board of Regents signed the contract agreement with Girod on Wednesday. Gray-Little, Kansas chancellor for eight years, earned ...