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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined in on the KSAL Morning News Wednesday with a sobering look at human trafficking and prostitution. "Holding another person for the purposes of exploitation through fear or coercion or other forms of threat is human trafficking," he said. Schmidt says prosecuting trafficking cases remains difficult because of the relationship between the ...

10 years ago
A counterfeit $20 was found in a deposit at Bennington State Bank. Rusty Leister, 48, had the bill in his deposit on January 22. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2016.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this story or website may be reproduced without Alpha Media’s express consent.

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A Holcomb man has been arrested on warrant after he allegedly stole and passed checks from Hutchinson last year. Darrell Beachy, 30, passed three separate checks on May 27 of last year at two different Casey's General Stores and a Kwik Shop for a total of $217.15. He faces six counts of forgery and three counts ...

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Saline County Commissioners reviewed a preliminary list of improvement to be made at the EXPO Center during a study session on Tuesday. Commissioner Jim Gile chaired several meetings of an EXPO Center committee that includes interested users. Last week’s meeting produced a prioritized list of improvements that are divided into short and long-term projects. The 2016 ...

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Extra officers will be on Saline County roads looking for drunk drivers late Friday into early Saturday. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is planning a saturation patrol. According to the agency, deputies participate in a DUI Saturation Patrol in an effort to decrease the amount of intoxicated drivers on the street. Deputies will be looking for people ...

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An anonymous and threatening note found on Tuesday has prompted an increased police presence at McPherson Schools and in the City of McPherson. According to a message from the McPherson Police Department issued via social media,  an anonymous and threatening note was found in a McPherson High School restroom. The note did not specifically threaten individual ...

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How do organizations identify their next leader - before they leave for another opportunity? Gayle Hopkins, President of Organizational Performance Solutions in Kansas City joined in on the KSAL Morning News Tuesday with a preview of her seminar: Succession Planning, coming to K-State Polytechnic next month. "A lot of times organizations think only at the most senior ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are looking for a driver who hit a bicycle rider and did not stop. Police say that 30-year-old Eric Enslow was riding a bicycle Friday afternoon, headed north on 5th Street. A white SUV, also headed north, sideswiped Enslow as it passed him. After knocking Enslow to the ground the SUV did not stop. Enslow sustained ...

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A Herington woman has been arrested for allegedly scamming a Salina bank out of over $4,700. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that 30-year-old Francesca Garcia-Marrero of Herington was arrested on a warrant Monday. Garcia-Marrero is accused of depositing funds using fraudulent checks at First Bank Kansas 235 S. Santa Fe, and then immediately withdrawing cash. She ...

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A man died early Tuesday morning following a fight with corrections officers at the Saline County Jail. Jail Administrator Captain Brent Melander says that a man in his 50s was brought in at around 6:00 Monday evening by Salina Police. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that the man was taken into custody after allegedly punching a female ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Senate committee is preparing to debate a bill that would loosen the state's marijuana laws. The Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee was meeting Tuesday to discuss a bill that passed the House last year. The measure would decrease the maximum penalties for first-time, misdemeanor marijuana possession to six months in jail ...