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A federal jury Thursday returned a guilty verdict in the case of a Junction City man who stole his father’s identity to apply for a loan to buy a $490,000 house. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom 47-year-old Matthew Williams was convicted on one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. During trial, ...

10 years ago
Bob and Marian Brandenburg shared their love of beekeeping and love of God with orphans in Zimbabwe this year during a one of a kind mission trip. The retired couple from Manhattan returned this spring with stories of progress - and a plan to return to the village in southeast Africa where Eden Ministries provides care ...

10 years ago
A bike is missing after someone stole it on North Ohio. The $800 KHS gray mountain bike was stolen sometime after 8AM on Wednesday and has not been returned.

10 years ago
Salina police urge caution as an 80-year-old couple finds themselves victims of a scam. The couple was contacted just before noon on Wednesday by phone by whom they thought was their grandson. The caller stated that he was the grandson, had been in a car accident, was in jail and needed money to post bail. ...

10 years ago
Officers from the I 135 / I 70 Drug Task force executing a search warrant make an arrest and seize a large amount of illegal drugs. According to the Salina Police Department, on Thursday as a result of an investigation, a search warrant was obtained for 105 S. 11th Street in Salina, the residence of Jack ...

10 years ago
Soldiers from Fort Riley are helping in the effort to fight wildfires in the western part of the country. According to the Army, soldiers assigned to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are providing around-the-clock medevac support to civilian and military agencies fighting the massive wildfire in ...

10 years ago
Kansas officials are planning a public summit on drones this fall. The Kansas USA Summit will be Oct. 15 in Wichita. Tiffany Brown, aviation director for the Kansas Department of Transportation, said Wednesday the meeting's main objective is to show legislators and the public the businesses and resources the state has in the young industry. A 2013 ...

10 years ago
A Manhattan bank was robbed late Wednesday morning. According to the Riley County Police Department, at about 10:20 AM officers responded to a reported robbery at the Sunflower Bank located at 2710 Anderson Ave. There were no weapons used during the robbery. Officers were told that a white male standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with ...

10 years ago
Officials have confirmed a new mountain lion sighting in Kansas, this one in the northwest part of the state. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism wildlife biologists a mountain lion sighting in Rooks County. The big cat was near the community of Webster. A remote trail camera photo was taken on August 3rd. ...

10 years ago
A Kansas judge is allowing two voters to continue pursuing a lawsuit challenging how Secretary of State Kris Kobach is enforcing a proof of citizenship requirement for registering. Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis also suggested in an order that Kobach exceeded his authority in declaring that voters who use a federal form to register can ...

10 years ago
Wichita officials say an auction of items from the city's old Mid-Continent Airport terminal is expected to net about $83,000. The Wichita Eagle reports people bid on everything from bathroom signs to the lobby bar during the auction Tuesday. Sets of the airport's Herman Miller seats went for as much as nearly $3,000 for a large ...