10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Candidates' applications for two Saline County Commission openings filled last year by Gov. Sam Brownback are not exempt from the Kansas open records law, a judge has ruled. Shawnee County District Judge Rebecca Crotty sided with The Salina Journal and The Associated Press in ordering the disclosure of information on more than ...

10 years ago
Michael St. John has been walking into the KSAL studio every Christmas Eve since 1990 to steer his special music show on NewsRadio 1150 AM. "My first song and my last song are set - but everything else is winging it pretty much," he said. According to St. John's plan: "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby always kicks ...

10 years ago
Three laptops and three tablets were stolen from a home office on the 1400 block of State Street on December 6. A Dell, Acer and an unknown brand laptop were stolen for a total of $400 and three tablets were stolen. The total haul is estimated at $1,800. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No ...

10 years ago
A Salina man came to an unhappy surprise when he entered his residence and found a man attempting to steal tools from his home yesterday morning. Ben Videricksen, 63 of the 1100 block of Beverly, found 39-year-old Gerald Brown in his residence attempting to steal various tools valued at $60. Videricksen confronted Brown, then called police. Brown ...

10 years ago
A motor grader that was parked at the intersection of Hedberg and Muir in the southwest part of the county was damaged when someone shot two tires and the glass out. No suspects have been named yet, and the crime happened between Thursday and Monday. Copyright © Alpha Media, 2015.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this ...

10 years ago
Nearly $3,000 in personal property was stolen from a house in the southwest part of the county. Saline County Sheriff's Office was contacted yesterday about the theft at a vacant lot on the 4400 block of Brookville Road where the thief broke into the home through a window. An electric guitar and amp, a 60" TV, ...

10 years ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lottery industry insider allegedly fixed two jackpots in Kansas, bringing to five the number of states connected to the widening investigation. Iowa prosecutor Rob Sand said in court documents Monday that investigators recently linked the Kansas jackpots to Eddie Tipton. Sand says evidence will show that others claimed the prizes and ...

10 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak inside a Lawrence gym has sent two people to the hospital. Emergency responders were called to Genesis Health Club around 7 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters discovered the leak in the gym's pool area. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Marshal Jim King says two people exposed to the gas were taken to a ...

10 years ago
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) -  Health regulators say one person who ate at a Chipotle restaurant in Kansas became ill in a new, late November E. coli outbreak that sickened five people in three states. Kansas Department of Health and Environment spokeswoman Sara Belfry said Monday the person ate at Chiptole's Shawnee Mission Parkway location the week ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities near Wichita say a man fatally stabbed himself in the neck and chest after leading sheriff's deputies on a multi-county chase. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department says the suspect died roughly an hour after starting the chase near Wichita. His name had not been released as of Monday. Authorities say that when ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A recent legislative audit has found that a new computer system designed to make it easier for Kansas residents to apply for Medicaid and other social services is more than two years past due and at least $46 million over budget. The Legislative Post Audit says the Kansas Eligibility Enforcement System won't ...