11 years ago
A 27-year-old suspect in a Kansas homicide has been detained in Mexico, where police say he fled after the killing. Police said efforts are underway to extradite Gabino Ruiz-Ascencio to the U.S. for questioning in the April 2013 death of 25-year-old Adrian Peralta in Emporia. Police said Wednesday that Ruiz-Ascencio was arrested in Zacapu, in the state ...

11 years ago
A 28-year-old man is accused of burglary after a Wichita woman found him eating cookie dough from her refrigerator freezer in the early morning hours. The Wichita Eagle reports the woman came out of her bedroom shortly before 3:30 a.m. Thursday and found the stranger in her kitchen. Wichita police spokesman Lt. James Espinoza says the man ...

11 years ago
Officials in a south-central Kansas community expect a petroleum company to begin drilling for oil on city land sometime soon. The Arkansas City Traveler reports the City Commission approved a conditional-use permit this week for exploration and extraction of oil on two parcels zoned for agricultural use. The permit will allow Gulf Exploration LLC to conduct vertical ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are cautioning citizens about the dangers of using the synthetic drugs known as "potpourri" or "spice".  An increase in medical cases stemming from side-effects from the drugs are prompting the warning. Police say that in the month of October Salina EMS units responded to 15 cases involving smoking potpourri. The patients had various symptoms ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of $1,300 in cash that was removed from a home in the 400 block of Baker Street. The homeowner told police she had a number of people come through her house between Monday and Wednesday. Police are following up on several leads.   A woman calls police after discovering items she ...

11 years ago
Salina Police make three arrests after a patrol unit responds to a burglary in progress. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, a concerned neighbor called police to report suspicious behavior in the 1200 block of North 7th around 2:15am Thursday morning. A short time later an officer on patrol spotted a Chevy truck in the area and made ...

11 years ago
University of Kansas police are trying to determine if two masked men who disrupted classes were playing a prank or were a serious safety problem. The men, wearing Guy Fawkes masks, walked into classes Wednesday at two buildings and threatened action against the Kappa Sigma fraternity, which is suspended after allegations of sexual assaults occurring at ...

11 years ago
A company says a report that Kansas has one of the highest rates of vacant foreclosures in the country reflects the small number of foreclosures in the state, not problems in the housing market. RealtyTrac says Kansas has the third-highest rate of vacancies, with 31 percent of its homes in the foreclosure process abandoned. But RealtyTrac executive ...

11 years ago
After winning what's considered the most elite collegiate aviation award in May, the Kansas State University Salina Flight Team is getting even more recognition for its talent. At the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON regional competition Oct. 20-24 in Warrensburg, Missouri, flight team member Tosh Taylor received top pilot honors, beating out more than 70 participants ...

11 years ago
A Kansas man has been found guilty in the death of a pest control worker more than six years ago. A Riley County jury on Wednesday found 58-year-old Howard Barrett guilty of reckless second-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Thomas James of Clay Center. James was doing extermination work when he stabbed and beaten in Barrett's ...

11 years ago
The crash of a small plane into a flight safety training center at the Wichita Airport has disrupted pilot training on some Cessna models but efforts are being made to provide alternatives. A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air crashed into the training center on Thursday, killing the pilot and three people inside flight simulators. The Wichita Eagle reports ...