11 years ago
A 17-year-old Wichita boy has been robbed while trying to buy a pit bull puppy. Local media outlets report the victim told police that he requested information about pit bull puppies on Facebook. Lt. James Espinoza said someone the victim knew responded and gave him an address for where a transaction would happen. Espinoza said the victim ...

11 years ago
Four Salina men accused in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Salina South High School student appeared in court Monday morning. 22-year-old Macio Palacio, 19-year-old Jerome Forbes, 19-year-old Daniel Sims, and 18-year-old Stephen Gentry all appeared in Saline County District Court in person for the first time. Each is facing charges that included 1st degree ...

11 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says he has been using private email and cell phones for official business since he was a U.S. senator. Brownback said during a news conference Monday that he began the practice while serving in the U.S. Senate from 1996 through 2010. He said there were situations where it was unclear whether the ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a vehicle burglary from over the weekend. Police say a Nikon camera, and photo gear were taken from a Honda Odyssey that was parked in the 600 block of N. 10th Street. There was no sign of forced entry and loss is listed at $960.   Police are searching for a stolen vehicle. ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of farming equipment from a rural property. Deputies say sometime between April 1st and May 16th, someone entered two storage barns located on a farmstead in the 10,000 block of Rosehill Road and removed farm implements for planting and harvesting. Loss is estimated at $2,350. ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating damage to a building at the sewage treatment center. Officers say it appears a vehicle hit the structure in the 2000 block of W. Crawford sometime between May 13th and May 15th, causing $1,200 to the meters and gauges on the property.

11 years ago
Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says charges are possible following a skirmish that happened during a freedom rally and an argument over the display of the American flag. Deputies were called to the bridge where North Niles Road crosses I-70 on Sunday afternoon after an argument turned dangerous with a handgun drawn. Sheriff Kochanowski tells KSAL News ...

11 years ago
A new report says employment growth in Kansas has been lagging behind the rest of the nation. Wichita State University's Center for Economic Development and Business Research updated on Monday employment forecast. It shows that while employment grew by 2.1 percent nationally in the last 12 months, in Kansas it grew by just 1.1 percent. The center's ...

11 years ago
The Kansas State Fair is being asked to consider banning smoking throughout the fair grounds. A Reno County youth group called Communities That Care has twice discussed its research and ideas on a smoking ban with the state fair board, which will consider the request Tuesday. Smoking is currently not allowed in the fair buildings or in ...

11 years ago
A House committee plans to meet as lawmakers go into overtime seeking an acceptable package of tax increases for closing a state budget shortfall. The House Taxation Committee was convening Monday to consider additional proposals after a measure that would have increased the state's sales tax was voted down in the chamber. The tax panel has advanced ...

11 years ago
Forecasters have determined that wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph pushed 34 stopped railcars off their tracks in Lyon County. The National Weather Service announced Sunday that the winds that hit Saturday night also damaged trees and outbuilding in the area. Additionally, an EF-1 tornado with peak wind speeds of 94 mph damaged a Lyon ...