11 years ago
A judge has ruled that a Kansas woman accused of stabbing her 10-year-old son to death is competent to stand trial. Sumner County Attorney Kerwin Spencer said Thursday a judge ruled last week that 33-year-old Lindsey Nicole Blansett was able to assist in her trial on murder and aggravated assault charges. She underwent competency tests at ...

11 years ago
The wreckage of a missing Marine helicopter that was piloted by a Kansan has been found in Nepal. Chris Norgren was piloting the helicopter when it disappeared Tuesday while delivering aid to earthquake victims. Nepalese rescuers have found the bodies of three of the eight people who were on a U.S. Marine helicopter when it disappeared earlier ...

11 years ago
Federal prosecutors say a Kansas man illegally obtained credit card rewards to collect more than $143,000. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's office says 31-year-old Jawad Obaid of Lawrence was charged Wednesday with 10 counts of wire fraud. The indictment says Obaid obtained credit cards with Capital One, Chase and U.S. Bank and used their rewards program websites ...

11 years ago
Kansas House members are preparing to debate a plan for increasing the state's sales tax to help close a projected budget shortfall. The bill on Friday's agenda would raise the sales tax to 6.85 percent from its current 6.15 percent. However, the tax on food would drop to 5.9 percent. The measure also eliminates most personal income ...

11 years ago
Ride-hailing company Uber says a compromise with Kansas legislators would allow it stay in the state if the measure passes. The House expected to vote on the legislation Friday. Uber announced in early May that it had ceased operations in Kansas after the Legislature overrode the governor's veto on regulations the company opposed. Under the new measure, Uber ...

11 years ago
Officials gathered to celebrate a one-of-a kind facility that is now operating in Salina. A purple ribbon was cut to celebrate the official grand opening of the  Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot facility is the only one of its kind in North America. It will be used to study the science ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Attorney's Office intends to prosecute a 17-year-old boy, who is one of 6 people accused in the shooting death of a Salina South High School student, as an adult. 17-year-old Andrew Woodring appeared via video in juvenile court in Salina Thursday afternoon. He wept when Judge Mary Thrower informed him that the Saline ...

11 years ago
A small group of high tech storm chasers that have been featured on the Weather Channel and the Discovery Channel are hoping that weather conditions will be condusive in Central Kansas this weekend for them to intercept a tornado, for the first time ever, with an unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone. The Sirens UAV Tornado Project, ...

11 years ago
Three Salina Police Officers have been honored for heroism. According to the department, Sergeant Gary Hanus, Master Patrol Officer Mike Miller and Master Patrol Officer Scott Hogeland were all recipients of the Gold Award for uncommon valor at the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police awards program on Wednesday in Manhattan. The Salina officers were honored for ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of multiple items from a rural property. Sheriff Glen Kochanowki says over the course of the last two weeks someone has pulled into a farmstead in the 2200 block of S. Hedville Road and removed metal pipes, 30 automobile batteries, 9 grain truck tailgates, steel riggings and ...

11 years ago
A new Arts Education Coordinator will soon begin at Salina Arts and Humanities. According to the organization, Stacy Ash has been selected for the position, starting June 1st. A native of Assaria, Ash is a graduate of Southeast of Saline High School and the University of Kansas, with bachelor degrees in Arts Education and Fine Arts/Sculpture. ...