10 years ago
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A Lenexa man has admitted he stabbed two men to death during a burglary at their home. Alex Brune pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2014 deaths of 47-year-old Brian Baskind and his stepfather, 79-year-old Clifford Preston at the men's home in Lenexa. Brune was scheduled ...

10 years ago
Beginning Monday the Salina Police Department will join other agencies around the Midwest focusing on seat belt violations, specifically around schools. According to the agency, the department will join other law enforcement agencies in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma to stop what has been an epidemic for the past several years. In 2015, 13 teens lost their ...

10 years ago
No one was hurt in a fire that destroyed a vacant mobile home in west Salina Saturday night. Authorities tell KSAL News that first responders were called at around 8:00 to the report  of a mobile home on fire in the 1200 Block of W. Crawford Street. Heavy smoke and flames were visible when the the ...

10 years ago
The National Transportation Safety Board says an airplane that crashed at a Wichita airport in 2014 was in the air for only 26 seconds and 120 feet. The Beechcraft King Air B200 crashed into a FlightSafety building at the Eisenhower National Airport, killing four people. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1ODse9l) the NTSB released its factual report on ...

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An Olathe woman will stand trial in the death of her newborn daughter, whose body was found in a trash can. Twenty-year-old Marissa Carol Fields is charged with first-degree felony murder and aggravated abandonment of a child. After a preliminary hearing Friday, Fields' attorney entered not guilty pleas for her. Prosecutors say Fields gave birth at home ...

10 years ago
The Nature Conservancy of Kansas plans to use a $2 million gift to improve stream conservation in the state. The gift from the David T. Beals III Charitable Trust is the largest gift the organization has ever received. Nature Conservancy officials said Wednesday the money will be used to establish a statewide stream conservation program. The Topeka ...

10 years ago
The cop billed as a hero after running toward a hail of gunfire in Hesston, Kansas, and taking down an armed shooter was none other than the city police chief, according to county and state officials. Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder single-handedly took on the gunman identified by authorities as Cedric Ford, the officials said. Ford allegedly ...

10 years ago
Salinans will come together again on the wooden alleys at All-Star Lanes Saturday, March 5th to knock down pins and raise support for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salina. The annual event is a financial boost for the organization that continues to match adult mentors with children who need a big friend. Michelle Peck, CEO of BBBS ...

10 years ago
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says preliminary information indicates Hesston Police Chief Doug Schroeder is the one who shot and killed the gunman suspected of killing three people at a factory. Brownback told reporters Friday that Schroeder apparently shot and killed Cedric Ford in the Excel Industries building Thursday evening. The governor says Schroeder didn't wait for backup ...

10 years ago
Dave Sharp is a former police officer who served in western Kansas and said he always looked for those who needed a hand in the community. He has not changed as a business owner in north Salina. Sharp stopped by the KSAL Morning News on Friday, hoping the community will join him in lending a hand to ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a state law that punishes suspected drunken drivers who refuse to submit to a sobriety test. The state's high court, by a 6-1 vote Friday, declared the law that makes it a separate crime to refuse such a test a violation of the ...