9 years ago
A Saline County Jail inmate is facing additional charges after police connect him to a theft and forgery case involving a car. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Sergio Granado is charged with selling a car he did not own. Police say Granado borrowed a 1990 Cadillac DeVille from 24-year-old Callan Dodge of Salina, then ...

9 years ago
A 63-year-old Wichita man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading no contest in the stabbing death of his wife. The Wichita Eagle reports that Larry Andres was sentenced Tuesday in Sedgwick County District Court for first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Marilyn Andres. Under a plea agreement, he will be eligible for ...

9 years ago
Over $9,500 in antiques were stolen from a Salina storage unit. Police report sometime between September 5th and September 29th, someone cut the lock off a storage unit at 671 S. 2nd and removed numerous antiques and collectibles. Furniture, mirrors, Oriental rugs, Fiestaware and oil lamps were just some of the items that were removed. Total loss is ...

9 years ago
An elderly Salina woman falls victim to a telephone scam. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that late last month, a woman in her 80's was told by a man on the phone that she had won a new BMW automobile through the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. A couple of different people then convinced the woman ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a workshop burglary. Undersheriff Roger Soldan tells KSAL News that thieves stole numerous pieces of high-end welding equipment from a farmstead located in the 7600 block of East North Street. Owner Greg Martin told deputies he entered the shed to grab one of his air compressors and noticed it was ...

9 years ago
A suspicious man is accused of offering foot massages to female students at Wichita State University. University police ordered Thomas Jonas to leave the campus last week after he allegedly approached two students claiming to be studying massage therapy and asked if he could massage their feet. Wichita State officials have been contacted by an Oregon campus ...

9 years ago
An axe-wielding suspect is under arrest in Emporia. David E. Rutledge allegedly sent threatening messages and then showed up at the victim's home on with an axe on Monday night. Police say they spotted Rutledge driving, and began to chase him. During the chase, Rutledge returned to the victim's home and threw the axe from his vehicle ...

9 years ago
A student was taken into custody after allegedly posting an online threat against Great Bend High School.The threat was posted on Instagram on Monday night. Great Bend police say the post was written in the form of a song or poem, and was titled "Skool Shooter". It contained violent references directed at students as well as ...

9 years ago
Strong storms have swept through central Kansas, downing trees, generating large hail and knocking down power lines. The storm system churned up winds of as much as 70 mph Tuesday evening. While wall clouds were reported, no tornadoes touched down. Hail larger than golf balls also was reported in some locations. At one point, more than 6,000 ...

9 years ago
Hundreds of pumpkins will be on the grass and ready for the taking as Rolling Hills Zoo opens this Saturday to celebrate Autumn with Pumpkin PaZoola. "We'll have 1,500 pumpkins to choose from while they last. Kids 12 and under get a free pumpkin," said Tracy Allen, Sales and Event Manager at the zoo. Allen joined in ...

9 years ago
A task force appointed by Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback suggests ending the monthly reports that compare the state's tax collections to projections of how much money it'll bring in. A proposal released Tuesday by the task force instead wants to do monthly reports only comparing tax collections to the previous year. Task force Chairman Sam ...