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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - A suburban Kansas City police officer has been fired after officials confirmed he made a Facebook post that appears to threaten a child. Overland Park, Kansas, Police Chief Francis Donchez Jr. says the department began investigating after being notified of the post Friday morning. He says the officer was terminated immediately after ...

10 years ago
A rented skid steer loader was damaged by a shotgun blast. The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a Genie brand skid steer loader, owned by Foley Equipment Company, 529 N. Broadway, had glass on two windows shot out by shotgun blasts. Deputies say the equipment was parked on a job site in the 1400 block ...

10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a state of disaster emergency declaration for Greenwood County after a tornado demolished homes in a small town. Brownback's office said in a release Friday that the emergency declaration allows the state to use its resources and personnel in response to the tornado that hit the small town of Eureka ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was transported to the hospital after a van knocked him off his bicycle and drove away. Police are looking for the driver of a green mini van that side swiped 54-year-old Carlos Delarosa off his bike in the 1000 block of Cloud Street early Wednesday morning just before 4am. Police say Delarosa was treated ...

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Two people convicted in connection with the shooting death of a Salina teen in May of 2015 were sentenced Friday in Saline County District Court. Judge Rene Young sentenced 23-year-old Maceo Palacio and 20-year-old Stephen Gentry for their involvement in the shooting death of 17-year-old Allie Saum. For the most serious crime, First Degree Murder, Judge ...

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The family of Lori Heimer is inviting the public to a prayer vigil in Assaria on Saturday evening - to not only remember Lori but also pray for answers in the investigation of her murder. Lori's daughter, Genell Heimer tells KSAL News that family and friends will gather at the newly refurbished Assaria Children's Park at ...

10 years ago
An elderly couple from Newton were injured in a rollover crash on Thursday. Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to the area of Niles and Stimmel Road around 9:35am Thursday morning after a 2003 Toyota Camry driven by 81-year-old Janice Gaeddert left the roadway and rolled onto its top in a corn field. Gaeddert's husband, ...

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On June 18, 2016, at approximately 10:45 PM, a vehicle burglary was committed at Callabresi Heating & Cooling, 1131 Armory Rd. An 18v Dewalt combination toolset, two pairs of green and yellow tin snips, Stanley utility knife, 29’ Stanley tape measure, two uni-bits, 8” adjustable wrench, 10” flathead screwdriver, lineman pliers, leather tool pouch, 12” torpedo level, ...

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Officials say the southeastern Kansas town of Eureka has been hit by a tornado that has caused significant widespread damage. The National Weather Service says a tornado warning for Greenwood County was issued just after 9:00 p.m. The tornado hit Eureka around 9:45 p.m. Greenwood County Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson confirmed at 12:30 a.m. that there ...

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Bond was reduced Thursday afternoon for one of five defendants accused of participating in the shooting of a Salina teen back in the spring of 2015. At a Thursday afternoon hearing Judge Rene Young reduced the bond for 20-year-old Daniel Sims from $1 million to $250,000. Sims' attorney Jack Sheahon had requested that the bond be ...

10 years ago
Police are investigating a burglary from a storage building at Sankey Auto Center, 801 E. Crawford, sometime between July 1st and July 6th. Police report a 1-foot by 1-foot window was broken to gain access to a 9mm Ruger pistol, and a key fob for a Dodge Ram truck. Loss and damage is listed at ...