10 years ago
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 ...

10 years ago
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 ...

10 years ago
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 ...

10 years ago
WICHTA, Kan. (AP) — A top lawmaker says he plans to file a complaint with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission seeking an investigation into Gov. Sam Brownback's use of campaign donations to pay more than $167,000 in legal fees last year. The payments came as a federal grand jury was investigating loans his running mate, ...

10 years ago
Voters in Salina are going to have a chance to decide whether or not to raise the sales tax. City commissioners Monday approved a special mail-in election. Voters will decide whether or not to increase the current 8.40 percent sales tax to 8.75 percent. Funds raised from the increased tax would be used to improve infrastructure. Improvements ...

10 years ago
One of the last two surviving members of the Beatles is coming to perform in South-Central Kansas. Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band are coming to Park City. Starr, the drummer of the Beatles, has 10 solo top 40 hits. Two of those hits made it to number one. Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band is a ...

10 years ago
The USD 305 Board of Education in Salina has called a special meeting to accept the resignation of board member Dr. Phil Black and to begin looking for his replacement. USD 305 Superintendent Bill Hall joined in on the KSAL Morning News Monday with a look at the process and thank Black for his contribution. "I do ...

10 years ago
Salina Police are investigating an alleged home invasion in which an elderly couple were both battered with a pistol. Police say that early Saturday morning, at 3:22 AM, officers were dispatched to 1700 N 5th Street. An elderly couple were rushed to the hospital, following what authorities are calling a “home invasion”. One of the suspects, described ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was scammed from a Craigslist ad for a home in town. The ad for a home on Birch Street caught the 19-year-old's attention, and when she contacted who she thought was the landlord, she was instructed to send $580 via Moneygram. After she sent the money, the "landlord" stopped communication and she realized ...

10 years ago
Feldkamp's Furniture at 1930 South Ninth Street was victim to a burglary on Friday night. Burglars broke in through the back door, causing $250 in damage to the door, and stole a seemingly random assortment of items. A 47" television, air compressor, 3 $25 gift cards, Nike shoes and a digital camera were among just some ...

10 years ago
A trailer was stolen from Bob's Pawn Shop at 925 West Lincoln on Saturday morning. The black, single axle trailer is valued at $1,200. Video surveillance footage puts the crime taking place from 3:20-3:30AM. On Friday afternoon, an HP laptop was stolen out of a black 1997 Lexus in the parking lot of Central Mall. There ...