10 years ago
Fearing the possible loss of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, Finney county officials are challenging Rep. Kevin Yoder's assertion that their county is an immigrant sanctuary. Under legislation being pushed by Yoder, states, cities and counties who limit their cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security on immigration matters would not be eligible for FEMA grants ...

10 years ago
A Kansas inmate who is accused of nearly beating a fellow prisoner to death last year makes his first court appearance on the charges. 31-year-old Juan Garza appeared Thursday on charges of aggravated battery or in the alternate attempted capital murder. He's also charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated battery or in the alternate conspiracy to ...

10 years ago
A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to storm the Sedgwick County Courthouse and kill law enforcement officers if a man on trial for murder was found guilty. Sheriff Jeff Easter said at a news conference Thursday that the comments were part of an exchange on Facebook that discussed entering the courtroom while armed. Authorities ...

10 years ago
An 80-year-old Kansas woman is accused of threatening animal control officers and firing a handgun as they were attempting to remove a dog from her property. The woman was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of disorderly conduct and other charges. Police say animal control officers were called to her rural Hutchinson home after a black Labrador bit ...

10 years ago
A Salina man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. According to U.S Attorney Barry Grissom's office, 37-year-old Cory Dale McQuillan pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. He had a prior conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child in a 1999 case in Dickinson County. In ...

10 years ago
K-State Salina received the first of four new airplanes Thursday. According to the school, they received the keys to the first of four new Bonanza G36 aircraft for the professional pilot program. The G36 features a glass cockpit and a six-seat configuration. The new airplane is a part of the fleet replacement plan, so students can fly ...

10 years ago
A two-vehicle crash in rural Saline County east of Salina sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a Buick Lucerne passenger car was headed east on Waterwell Road. The driver of the car failed to yield the right of way, and struck the driver's side of a Mack truck that ...

10 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's administration has outlined nearly $63 million in adjustments to Kansas' current budget. The measures unveiled Thursday take advantage of unanticipated federal funds, unused agency funds and lower-than-expected spending by state agencies to lessen the chances of a deficit next year. Brownback told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that he is trying ...

10 years ago
City crews are cleaning up at Sunset Park after vandals used spray paint to damage the concession stand sometime between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that someone used blue, spray paint to tag the concession building near the ball fields, a water fountain and a basketball goal. Clean up costs ...

10 years ago
A Salina woman was taken into custody after allegedly breaking another woman's eyeglasses on Tuesday night. Police arrested 20-year-old Sandther Phanthakeo at her home after officers learned she had assaulted a 20-year-old female victim. Police say Phanthakeo entered the woman's home, striking her on the face, breaking her glasses before leaving the house with her iPhone 5. EMS ...

10 years ago
Another counterfeit bill is used at a Salina business. Salina Police report that a fake $10 bill was found in the cash drawer at Dillons Grocery Store, 1201 W. Crawford. The fraudulent transaction took place sometime between July 28th and 29th. Over the past several weeks, police have been investigating counterfeit bills that have been passed at gas ...