9 years ago
A stolen SUV is found smoldering on Centennial Road early this morning. Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that just before 2am Monday, a group of Kansas State Polytechnic students discovered a vehicle that was on fire in the 4800 block of S. Centennial Road. A crew from Rural Fire District #6 responded to the ...

9 years ago
A Green Beret from Kansas was among three soldiers killed in combat on Friday. According to the Army, three U.S. service members killed in Jordan on Friday were Special Forces soldiers from 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. They have been identified as Staff Sgt. Matthew C. Lewellen, 27, Staff Sgt. Kevin J. ...

9 years ago
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook the midwest Sunday night, causing damage in central Oklahoma. The earthquake struck at 7:44 p.m. CST, with an epicenter located one mile west of Cushing, about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The quake was felt as far away as Kansas City, Missouri, and Little Rock, Arkansas. Emergency officials in Cushing, Oklahoma, evacuated ...

9 years ago
A fire has gutted the Wichita gym where Olympic medalist Nico Hernandez trains. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/2fGqFCX) the fire was reported Saturday at the Northside Boxing Academy, where Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez trains. No injuries were reported. Investigators said the fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damages to the structure and contents. The cause of ...

9 years ago
A Topeka police detective and a suspect were wounded as officers tried to take the suspect into custody. Topeka police Lt. Colleen Stuart told The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://j.mp/2ftl142) that the detective was in fair condition after he was shot in the leg and the abdomen late Saturday. Police say the suspect sustained life-threatening injuries. Police say the two ...

9 years ago
Business is booming for a company based in Salina. Triplett Inc. doing business as 24/7 Travel Stores, is expanding across Kansas. The company is currently in the middle of several major projects. They have purchased the restaurant and hotel adjacent to their location at 2200 North Buckeye in Abilene.The La Fiesta restaurant will remain open with plans ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Contractors Association’s Construction Education Foundation recently donated $23,000 to six state educational institutions. The donations will support education initiatives and students enrolled in construction courses during this academic year. The money will be used for items such as student scholarships, a road grader simulator and manhole covers. The following institutes that will benefit from ...

9 years ago
A Kansas school district has recovered nearly half a million dollars from the estate of a former technology director who's believed to have embezzled district money before killing himself. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2fkXcwZ) reports a federal judge has awarded the Maize school district roughly $490,000 from Ramon Mosate's estate. Mosate worked for the district from 1997 ...

9 years ago
A Kansas militia group says it rejected two men who are accused of plotting to kill immigrants. Those two men, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright, face federal charges accusing them of conspiring with another man, Curtis Allen, in what federal prosecutors said was a domestic terrorism plot targeting immigrants in Garden City. They've pleaded not guilty ...

9 years ago
The crowd at senior day at the Graves Family Sports Complex on the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon had something to cheer for before the game even started. To open the pregame festivities, seniors on the Kansas Wesleyan football team lined up, and marched out onto the field with family members. Before all was ...

9 years ago
The City of Brookville and City of Gypsum both received $2,000 grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation Community Clean-Up Fund held at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Both communities will provide dumpsters for residents to use to clean up personal and public property next spring.  The Gypsum Lions Club and Booster Club have also ...