10 years ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle search they had this morning. A driver from New York was stopped by a deputy on eastbound I-70, when the deputy began to smell marijuana. When searched, the deputy found four ounces of marijuana and half an ounce of heroin in the driver's possession. He was arrested, ...

10 years ago
Police Log 10-27-15 A 2008 Toyota Tundra incurred damage Monday as it was struck with 4 BB gun pellets on the tailgate and driver's side. The vehicle was parked on the 2300 block of Saxwood, and the damage is valued at $2,200. A 2004 red Ford Explorer (Kansas license plate 775 HUK) was stolen from the parking ...

10 years ago
A purse was stolen from the Muse Ballroom at 1700 Beverly on October 15. The purse contained an Apple iPhone, $100 cash, a driver's license and various credit cards; a loss of $625. Yesterday, Keniesha Rogers was arrested as police reviewed security footage and believe Rogers was the one caught on film. The phone could ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities have postponed the trial of a Topeka man accused of punching his lawyer during a jury trial. Lance Franklin is charged with aggravated battery for allegedly punching his lawyer, David McDonald, in the head while McDonald was representing Franklin during Franklin's 2014 jury trial for rape and other charges. McDonald was knocked ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -  A federal judge in Oklahoma will handle the lawsuit filed by former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline over the indefinite suspension of his law license related to his investigation of abortion clinics. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten ordered on Monday removal of the case from federal court in Kansas, where it ...

10 years ago
A group of soldiers from Fort Riley are coming home. According to the Army, about 120 Soldiers with Company F, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return this week to Fort Riley following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. While deployed, the ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita school district officials say the district is looking into a hacking attempt on one of its computer systems. The Wichita Eagle reports that superintendent John Allison sent an email to all district staff Monday informing them of the hacking attempt. ...

10 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Shawnee County officials are working to protect recycling crews from discarded hypodermic needles and syringes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports needles and syringes are making their way into county recycling and posing a danger to recycling employees. Philicia McKee, executive director ...

10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for drug trafficking. Federal prosecutors say Jesus Octavio Valdez-Aguirre was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. ...

10 years ago
GRIGSTON, Kan. (AP) - A group of South American trade buyers have toured Texas and western and central Kansas to learn about the region's bountiful crop of milo, or grain sorghum. The Hutchinson News reports the U.S. Grains Council recently showed the six buyers how ...

10 years ago
Saline County Sheriff's Office ran a saturation patrol on Friday night. The patrol, in an attempt to crack down on drunk driving, stopped twelve cars around the Salina area, tested three drivers and arrested one for DUI. Another arrest was made on a driving with a suspended license charge. The saturation patrol was funded by ...