10 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Deputies are investigating a residential burglary. Lt. Stan Fruits says that between noon and 5:30 on Monday a front door was damaged to gain entry to a home in the 400 block of W. Parsons Road. Items taken include jewelry and prescription medication. Fruits say that a sliding back door was also damaged. Total loss and ...

10 years ago
A Wichita woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing over $9,000 from two Salina companies in a check cashing scheme. Police allege that in April 27-year-old Stormy Garner cashed four fraudulent checks. The checks were generated using account information from Transervice Logistics at 413 E. Berg Road and from Ceeco LLC at 204 S. Santa Fe. ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was arrested Monday evening after his vehicle was burglarized, and police discovered marijuana in his backpack that was later recovered. Police allege that between 8:17 and 9:00 in the evening 15-year-old Kalub Rowson committed two vehicle burglaries, one in the 500 Block of Sunset and one in the 300 Block of W. Beloit. In ...

10 years ago
Police are looking for a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a hotel employee. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that an employee at the Ambassador Hotel at  1616 W. Crawford approached two cars in the parking lot late Sunday afternoon. A white male in a red Nissan 320Z was parked in the lot, talking with a ...

10 years ago
A Kansas woman has been placed on three years of intensive supervised probation for aiding a man convicted of abducting, drugging and raping an 8-year-old girl. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 24-year-old Michelle Lee Harris, of Topeka, was sentenced Monday for attempted kidnapping and obstruction of a felony. She testified at the trial of Jeremy James Lindsey. ...

10 years ago
A white University of Kansas assistant professor who used a racial slur during a class discussion on race will not have her contract renewed after the next academic year. Andrea Quenette, an assistant professor of communication studies, told The Lawrence Journal-World Monday the university notified her last week that she would not be reappointed to her ...

10 years ago
A Bennington woman accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the Salina real estate company where she worked has pleaded guilty. According to U.S. Attorney Tom Beall's office, the Ottawa County woman pleaded guilty Monday. Janetta Marie Buttery, 42, Bennington, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen funds. A criminal information filed ...

10 years ago
Rapper, Vanilla Ice described the 305 Live experience best ..."All right stop, Collaborate and listen!" Members from the Salina based rock band "Joe's Pet Project" have returned for another concert that comes only when boots on the ground rockers - spend time with USD 305 music students to write a new song. "We start by dissecting a popular ...

10 years ago
Salina Police Log 5-23-16 A woman's pickup was broken into while she took a walk through Lakewood Park. Police say Karen Henderson heard squealing tires near the location where her vehicle was parked. When she neared her truck she saw the driver's window broken out and discovered her purse and contents were gone. Loss and damage ...

10 years ago
Republican lawmakers say they anticipate taking up the issue of transgender school bathrooms upon reconvening next week. The issue gained attention after the Obama administration's recent guidance that transgender students at public schools be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. The Wichita Eagle reports that Rep. John Whitmer says he and ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was arrested after pointing a stolen handgun at a woman. Police arrested 25-year-old Xavier Matthews after a verbal argument turned violent in a home at 509 N. 12th Street around 8am Saturday morning. Police say Matthews pointed a .22 pistol at the woman and threatened to kill her. He fled the scene and was arrested ...