10 years ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City woman whose daughter was 10 years old and weighed just 32 pounds when she was rescued from a closet has been sentenced to 34 years in prison. The Kansas City Star reports that the mother screamed after she was sentenced Friday for endangering, abusing and assaulting the girl. ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House will vote next week whether to allow changes to the petition process that allows citizens to convene grand juries. The House debated the bill Thursday and advanced it to final action on a voice vote. The final vote is scheduled for Tuesday. If approved, it would go to the ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas judge has ruled that Secretary of State Kris Kobach has no legal right to bar people who register to vote using a federal form from voting in local and state elections. Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis (Tice) ruled Friday in favor of two Kansas voters who challenged how Kobach ...

10 years ago
A long-time Saline County Sheriff Deputy plans to run for Sheriff. Captain Roger Soldan announced late Friday afternoon that he intends to run for for the office. Soldan has been with the Saline County Sheriff's Office for 28 years. Soldan started his career in the juvenile detention center at the age of 21. During his career he ...

10 years ago
Gallery seating is now available the public for an event featuring Emmy-Award winning journalist John Stossel. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, open gallery seating is available for their Annual Banquet and Membership Meeting, Thursday, February 4, 2016, featuring Emmy Award-winning journalist, host and commentator for Fox Business Network, and former ABC News Correspondent and ...

10 years ago
Wanted: Clothing, Books, Toasters and Toys! Clean out your closets and donate those items to help Salina Big Brothers Big Sisters mission in matching kids with adult mentors. Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Michelle Peck joined in on the KSAL Morning News Friday with another way for the community to reach out to children - by reaching ...

10 years ago
A reported case of forgery and counterfeiting hit two different businesses in Salina. Walmart found a counterfeit $10 bill in one of their cash drawers yesterday and immediately reported to the Salina Police Department. Moneyzone Inc., located at 1819 South Broadway, cashed a check on December 31 to a woman with a check from Eurocars Inc. out ...

10 years ago
Sheriff Glen Kochanowski has announced that he will not be running in the upcoming election for Saline County Sheriff. Sheriff Kochanowski has served in law enforcement for 51 years, and has served as Sheriff for 19 years. He is 73 years old, and will be 74 by the end of his career. The Sheriff wants to do ...

10 years ago
An ATV caught fire yesterday at around 3:30PM on the 5300 block of South Halstead, which was detected when one of the passengers said he felt his seat getting warm. The driver and passenger, who are employees at C&W Ranch, were driving the 2015 Polaris Ranger 900 XP, when the passenger felt his seat getting hot. ...

10 years ago
Two people were arrested in a flee and elude where passengers exited the moving vehicle that started just off 135 and ended east of town. Last night at 8:15, a Sheriff's deputy clocked a vehicle going 88mph on 135. When the vehicle exited the highway on Water Well Road where the deputy attempted to hail the ...

10 years ago
Nature enthusiasts in Kansas say they they're seeing a revival of bald eagles across the state, and events are planned to give the public a good look at the once-endangered birds. This spring and summer, Kansas is expected to have at least 100 pairs of bald eagles nesting atop the state's cottonwoods and sycamores. Over the next ...