10 years ago
Salina police are investigating a burglary at a construction site at Heusner Elementary. W.C. Weins and Company, the Hutchinson construction crew commissioned to do the work at the school, reported that the fence lock was broken, and the thief forced entry into their truck. The unknown suspect stole tools of which the company is still ...

10 years ago
A vehicle was damaged on the 1900 block of Glendale Thursday night. The 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier incurred a broken driver's side window and a cracked inside panel, and a full spare tire and crank were stolen from the car. The total damage and loss is estimated at $575.

10 years ago
A Casey's gas station clerk at 215 West Crawford found a counterfeit $20 bill at his store. Two black males dressed in blue hoodies and shorts tried to use the bill, but when the clerk became suspicious of the bill, he refused to take it and the men left the store. ...

10 years ago
A Salina man reported money stolen from his wallet on Thursday. The man, who lives on the 200 block of South Ninth Street, discovered $550 in cash was missing on October 2. Salina police say the man has an idea as to who it could have been, but no suspects have been named yet. ...

10 years ago
State and local law enforcement have cited several people for fishing violations at  Milford Reservoir. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, game wardens and the Geary County Sheriff's Office have been working on over limit of wiper  complaints for the past several months at Milford. A wiper is a hybrid with a striped ...

10 years ago
A motorcycle rider was hurt in a  crash near downtown Salina early Monday morning. First responders were called to the area of Santa Fe and Prescott, to the report of crash involving a motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was still down in the street when they arrived. The rider was transported by EMS to Salina Regional Health Center. The ...

10 years ago
Douglas County residents are being encouraged to either get rid of their ash trees or commit to a lifetime of treating them against the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that has devastated tree populations elsewhere. State and U.S. departments of agriculture confirmed the presence of the insect last month in a tree in Eudora, southeast ...

10 years ago
The president of the Olive Garden restaurant chain has apologized to a Kansas City police officer after a restaurant employee asked the officer to leave because he was armed. Officer Michael Holsworth says he was waiting at an Independence Olive Garden to celebrate his birthday with his family Sunday when he was on duty and in ...

10 years ago
A woman has died after police say she was struck by a vehicle of the side of Interstate 135 in southern Wichita. WIBW-TV reports that the woman, who authorities say was in her 20s, was killed Sunday morning. According to Wichita police Sgt. Matt Lang, the victim had car trouble, and she and a passenger pulled ...

10 years ago
A surge in homicides involving women in abusive relationships and a rising number of women whose requests for shelter have been turned away are pushing some Wichita agencies to seek ways to expand capacity to help domestic violence victims. A local convent will give those efforts a boost later this month when it starts accepting referrals ...

10 years ago
At least a dozen moderate magnitude earthquakes shook northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas on Saturday and into early Sunday. The most powerful was  a 4.5 magnitude quake that was recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey at 5:03 p.m. Saturday about one mile northwest of Cushing, Oklahoma. It followed a 4.4 magnitude quake recorded at 4:20 a.m. ...