11 years ago
A Claflin man finds himself victim to forgery after someone stole his cancelled checks. The forger wrote 7 checks to businesses in Abilene and Salina for at least $4,239. No arrests have been made, and the case remains under investigation.

11 years ago
Police Log 08-31-2015 Salina police are investigating a vehicle burglary that happened on Friday night on South Front Street. A Pioneer stereo, sub woofers, and amplifiers as well as a Demarini softball bat were taken from the blue Mercury. The total loss is valued at $875. An HP laptop, cash and a pack of Eagle menthols were ...

11 years ago
A 1994 Century Buick Station wagon is returned to its owners after being stolen on Friday night. The unlocked vehicle with the keys inside was taken from Louis Street late on Friday night and was found on the 900 block of Manor Road about two hours later. Witnesses say that two white males emerged from ...

11 years ago
A Salina man is treated at the hospital after falling victim to an aggravated battery. The man was at a social gathering on the 1500 block of Pawnee when he started arguing with the known suspect. The aggressor stabbed the victim in the back with a knife and also wounded his right shoulder. Police are ...

11 years ago
A teen from Ellsworth was killed in a motorcycle crash near Salina over the weekend. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened at around 11:00 Friday night at Airport Road and Water Well Road South of Salina. Dakota Harr,19, met with a group of motorcyclists at the intersection. When he was leaving, Harr took ...

11 years ago
Emmy Award-winning talk show host Jay Leno is coming to Kansas State University's McCain Auditorium. The acclaimed TV late-night show host is a noted stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author, much in-demand corporate speaker, TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and a philanthropist. His late-night television ratings domination included more than two ...

11 years ago
Kansans who owe back taxes to the state should consider paying them in the next few weeks. The state is waiving interest and penalties on back taxes, starting Tuesday through Oct. 15. The amnesty program is available to Kansans who owe individual and business tax debt that accrued before Dec. 31, 2013. The taxes must be repaid ...

11 years ago
A Wyatt Earp re-enactor is missing guns and ammunition after a thief broke into his car. The theft happened Saturday night after the re-enactor spent the day portraying the frontier lawman at a Wichita history museum. While he was inside a restaurant, the back window of his car was smashed. Sgt. Bob Gulliver, a police spokesman, says ...

11 years ago
Authorities say a 30-year-old man has drowned at Perry Lake in northeast Kansas. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has identified the man as Jeremy Welch, of Bonner Springs. He jumped into the lake Saturday night and didn't resurface. Sheriff Jeff Herrig says the drowning happened at Party Cove, which is a popular spot for boaters to gather ...

11 years ago
A Kansas man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack at the Wichita airport will soon face his punishment. U.S. District Judge Monti Belot is scheduled to sentence Terry L. Loewen on Monday. The 60-year-old man pleaded guilty in June to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. He struck a deal with prosecutors for a ...

11 years ago
A small piece of native prairie tucked away on the University of Kansas campus will be restored this year. The Prairie Acre, which is actually only one-third of an acre, has never been tilled, plowed or shoveled. It sits behind Blake Hall. The land has been a campus landmark since 1932. But it is overrun with non-native ...