10 years ago
One of the top unmanned aircraft systems programs in the country is partnering with one of the best emergency management programs in the country to offer students a unique opportunity in a growing new industry. The Presidents of Kansas State University Polytechnic and Kansas Wesleyan University signed an agreement Monday afternoon on the Salina campus of ...

10 years ago
A woman in a truck was hurt in a two vehicle crash that left her on the ground in a North Salina Street Monday morning. The crash happened at the intersection of Santa Fe and North Streets. The Kansas Highway Patrol told KSAL News at the scene that a pickup truck driven by 28-year-old Ashley Collins ...

10 years ago
A couple of burglaries and a stolen bicycle highlight Monday's Salina Police Log. Police say that sometime between June 30th and July 10th a video game system and three games were stolen from a home at 853 Pontiac. A door was forced open to gain entry to the home, and a bedroom door inside was damaged ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a theft involving 70 pair of designer sunglasses. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that at 5:18 in the morning on Saturday a thief broke into Eyecare Associates of Salina at 900 Westchester Drive. Entry was gained by breaking a door glass. One inside, the thief then broke glass on display cases, and stole ...

10 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case involving a small explosion that destroyed a mailbox. According to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan, at around 12:25 Sunday afternoon a mailbox in front of a home at 3265 E. Country Club Road exploded. An explosive device, possibly some sort of firework, caused the explosion. The mailbox exploded ...

10 years ago
Monster trucks will roar back into Salina. According to the Salina Bicentennial Center, February 17th and 18th, the Toughest Monster Truck Tour is coming. Five of the nation’s toughest monster trucks, including Bigfoot, Quad Chaos, Dirt Crew, Heavy Hitter and Dawg Pound are all coming. July 15-August 15, adult tickets outside the gold circle are $4 off ...

10 years ago
A sheriff in southern Kansas says calm has been restored after dozens of inmates created a disturbance that included overturning tables and breaking security cameras. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet says the incident began after lunch Sunday when 57 inmates complained about the food and refused to return to their cells. Herzet says the inmates overturned tables, ...

10 years ago
Crews in Wichita have been searching for a man who was reported missing while kayaking in the Arkansas River. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/29pVWmx) that Wichita Fire Department crews spent Saturday searching for the man, identified as 24-year-old Brian Bergkamp, a native of Garden Plain. He had been scheduled to enter his third year of theology ...

10 years ago
Wyandotte County has lost about 7,000 registered voters over the last two years while the state has added more than 10,000 voters to its registration rolls. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://j.mp/29o0VnP) Kansas has added 10,591 more voters since July 2014. But Wyandotte County, a traditional Democratic stronghold and the third largest county in the state, has ...

10 years ago
Twenty-five years ago mass protests led to nearly 2,700 arrests outside Wichita abortion clinics. Now that city is bracing for a Summer of Mercy anniversary that its supporters hope will draw hundreds of activists. The Wichita Police Department has spent months putting together a 60-page plan that aims to ensure everyone's rights are protected and everyone ...

10 years ago
PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from a northern Kansas jail is back in custody. Norton Police Chief Ron Ridley says 18-year-old Trent L. Ludwig was arrested without incident Friday at a home in Norton. Hayspost.com reports Ludwig was found hiding in a closet. Phillips County Sheriff Paul Wisinger said Ludwig of Hayward, Wisconsin, was ...