10 years ago
A federal prison guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been indicted on charges accusing him of accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for tobacco. The office of the U.S. Attorney for Kansas said Thursday that Michael Harston, of Kansas City, Missouri, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, with one ...

10 years ago
A Wichita teen was arrested after allegedly threatening two Salina girls with a gun. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that an incident involving a gun happened late Wednesday night, on a side street in the area of Kenwood Park. According to Sweeney, at around 10:15 in the evening a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were walking. ...

10 years ago
A moped was stolen from in front of a Salina home. Police say that a red and black 2014 Bronc moped was reported stolen from in front of a home at 625 S. 5th Street. The moped was taken Thursday, sometime between 12:10 and 12:55 in the morning. The moped was parked in front of the home, ...

10 years ago
Kansas is ending a series of weekly outdoor lunches outside the Statehouse with a tribute to veterans that also marks two significant U.S. military anniversaries. The event at 11 a.m. Friday at the south steps of the Capitol is sponsored by several state agencies, including the Department of Administration and the Commission on Veterans Affairs. It will ...

10 years ago
A Hutchinson man has been shot by police after authorities say he fired at officers with a shotgun during a standoff. According to Hutchinson police Capt. Troy Hoover, officers were dispatched to a house early Wednesday. A man reported to police that his 23-year-old son was threatening him. Hoover said police searched the home and when the ...

10 years ago
A missing Salina Teen was found safe Wednesday evening. Family and friends had been looking for 13-year-old Colten Miller since Friday. He was found by police at the Tri-Rivers Fair Wednesday evening. Miller was transported to the law enforcement center, and his parents were contacted. --- ORIGINAL- Family and friends are trying to find a Salina teen who has been ...

10 years ago
The King and Queen of the Tri-Rivers Fair have been crowned. In a ceremony Wednesday night, 18-year-old Shaylee Arpin from the Willing Workers 4-H Club was crowned the 2015 Tri-Rivers Fair Queen, and 18-year-old Collyn Fouard from the Cardinal 4-H Club received a black cowboy hat as the 2015 Tri-Rivers Fair King. Arpin graduated from Salina South ...

10 years ago
Records released by the state show Kansas faced pointed questions from U.S. officials about its now-abandoned plan for a $25-a-day limit on ATM withdrawals with cash assistance cards. The state Department for Children and Families on Wednesday released an email from a regional Department of Health and Human Services official. The state agency eliminated the cap on ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission has provided nearly $30,000 to its former general counsel over allegations of disabilities discrimination. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the KCC, which regulates public utilities including electric and water companies, settled with its former attorney Dana Bradbury for $29,458. The newspaper received a copy of the settlement in response to an open records ...

10 years ago
Salina USD 305 teachers returned to the classroom this week. Teachers began returning on Monday, and by Wednesday all were back. All of the teachers in the district gathered Wednesday morning at Central High School. They were welcomed back by Superintendent Bill Hall. District students will all return next week. A special schedule will usher in the ...

10 years ago
A Michigan man who was arrested in Salina last summer after making numerous false 911 calls was sentenced to prison this week. Court authorities tell KSAL News that 42-year-old David Slover was sentenced to a little over a year in prison. Slover was in Salina back in early August. On August 3rd and August 4th he ...