9 years ago
An attorney for a Las Vegas man who had $32,000 seized says the Kansas Highway Patrol is getting away with "highway robbery" through its asset forfeiture program. The money was taken from Salvador Franco in March when he pulled into a central Kansas rest stop. No charges have been filed, but court documents allege Franco's money ...

9 years ago
A former Salina nursing home employee was taken into custody Monday on charges of theft and criminal use of a financial card. Police allege 39-year-old Natasha Sleezer of Salina stole a credit card from an elderly female resident at Kenwood View Nursing Home and used it at six different Salina stores to buy items for herself. Loss ...

9 years ago
A speeding truck triggers a short police pursuit and DUI arrest. Salina Police Sergeant Jim Feldman tells KSAL News that around 6am on New Year's Eve, an officer on patrol observed a man driving a 1981 Dodge pickup at a high rate of speed in the 100 block of S. 5th. Police say 23-year-old Dustin Dintaman did ...

9 years ago
A driver has been hospitalized after his car landed in the Arkansas River in south Wichita. The Wichita Eagle reports that the driver was able to make it to shore on his own after his car wound up in the river Monday night. The car appeared to be hung up on a sandbar in the river's ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Legislature is planning to begin streaming live audio of committee hearings over the internet. The Lawrence Journal-World reports the three rooms that host the most high-profile committees will have live audio this month. The other 10 rooms used for hearings are expected to have live audio before the end of the 2017 session. Kansas open ...

9 years ago
A couple of quick change artists walked out of a Salina business with $1,000 in cash on Friday. According to Sergeant Jim Feldman with Salina Police, a man and a woman rolled a cart of groceries and three computers into the checkout at Wal-Mart and began their ruse. Police say the two used a series of questions ...

9 years ago
Gallery seating is now available to see former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speak in Salina. The former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, best-selling author, and challenger for the 2016 Republican Presidential Nomination will be the featured speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting, Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Cost of the ...

9 years ago
A rollover crash sends a Bridgeport man to the hospital in Salina. According to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan, 19-year-old Kody Berry was injured in a single vehicle accident in the 6800 block of E. Assaria Road on Sunday. Deputies say Berry was ejected from his 2014 Ford Ranger around 2:35am New Year's Day as the vehicle ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court is heading into a year in which it could shape policy with major rulings on school funding and abortion. The court heard arguments in September on whether Kansas is spending enough money on public schools to provide a suitable education for every child. It could rule any time. In that case, four school ...

9 years ago
Big questions about taxes and spending will shape the Kansas Legislature's work after its annual session opens Jan. 9. But the biggest question might be how much GOP moderates work with conservatives and how often they seek deals with Democrats. Lawmakers and Gov. Sam Brownback must close a projected shortfall of more than $345 million in the ...

9 years ago
Kansas residents are increasingly finding a new source of income in Airbnb, which allows travelers to rent space in private homes. Airbnb says Kansas residents hosted 20,000 guests in 2016. That's a 175 percent increase from 2015. And the number of Kansas residents hosting visitors doubled to 600 in 2016, with half renting out an extra ...