9 years ago
Victims who have been caught in the web of sex trafficking are finding restoration in a new program for adolescent girls at Saint Francis Community Services. "Usually youth that are ensnared in that lifestyle, that wasn't there first trauma," said Melanie Miller Garrett, director of the Clover House. "They grew up with abuse, with neglect, with not ...

9 years ago
A federal judge in Kansas has appointed an Ohio attorney to investigate whether recordings of attorney-client conversations at a for-profit federal prison violated inmates' constitutional rights. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson on Tuesday appointed David R. Cohen as special master, or expert, to identify and retain confidential information contained in recordings at the Corrections Corporation of ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shed burglary. Deputies report that sometime between October 5 and October 9, someone entered a storage shed on a property in the 10,700 block of East Schilling and stole a generator. Owner Diana Cameron told deputies the Pramac 5,000 watt portable generator is valued at $400. The storage shed was ...

9 years ago
Since 2006, law enforcement officers, fire fighters and EMT’s in Salina have come together every October to raise money for local families in need.  A charity flag football game has been played for 10 years. In 2014, the Salina Guns and Hoses organization was formed.  In the past two years, Salina Guns and Hoses has raised ...

9 years ago
A woman from Mexico who tried to hide a gun that her boyfriend used to fatally shot a Salina teen has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge. The U.S. attorney's office says 22-year-old Azucena Garcia-Ferniza admitted Tuesday to one count of possession of a firearm while unlawfully in the United States. Federal court documents say Garcia-Ferniza ...

9 years ago
Engineering technology professor Raju Dandu, who has been a faculty member on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus for almost 20 years, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Rex McArthur Family Faculty Fellow Award. The McArthur distinction, which annually recognizes a Kansas State Polytechnic professor for teaching excellence, a commitment to research and honorable ...

9 years ago
A recent inspection of Salina's Landfill by officials from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment earned a grade of "zero deficiencies" and praise from Salina City Manager Jason Gage. "Our folks out there do a heck of a job," Gage said. "They use the Lean Principles that we have been applying in our organization - we ...

9 years ago
Authorities say a Kansas driver had to flee from an approaching train after he swerved to avoid two deer and became stuck on a stretch of railroad tracks. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the 18-year-old driver initially attempted to drive his car down the tracks Sunday night. But he became high-centered about two miles northeast of ...

9 years ago
A $1,500 laser used in construction was stolen from a truck. Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred in the 300 block of Irene. Police say sometime between 11pm Monday evening and 4am Monday morning, someone forced the window open on a 2002 Chevy Silverado and removed a Hilty brand rotary laser, a Milwaukee saw, ...

9 years ago
Authorities say the abduction of a Kansas sheriff's deputy as she headed to work apparently wasn't a targeted attack. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department says the deputy wasn't in uniform when she was followed late Friday from a convenience store to the detention center in Olathe. The Kansas City Star  reports that two men snatched her ...

9 years ago
A workshop burglary is under investigation. Salina Police report that someone forced a door open on a shop in the 900 block of N. Santa Fe and removed numerous high-end tools from the building sometime between Saturday at 2pm and 8am  Monday morning. Police say a 1,000 watt generator, impact wrench, Snap-On tools plus a toolbox full ...