11 years ago
Former Kansas Supreme Court Justice Nancy Moritz has formally joined the federal appeals court that handles cases from six western and Plains states. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren administered the oath of office to Moritz on Wednesday in Topeka. The Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals says in a news release that Moritz's temporary chambers will be ...

11 years ago
A Salina man wanted on two warrants is arrested and booked into the Saline County Jail Wednesday. Police say 33-year-old Keith Johnson is facing charges that include aggravated battery, burglary and theft after a pair of incidents that date back to May 19th and June 25th. Police allege that Johnson made threats and grabbed a 33-year-old female ...

11 years ago
An autopsy has confirmed a Kansas man whose body was found in his car after being there for up to three months committed suicide. The Hutchinson News reports the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center filed an autopsy report this week saying 54-year-old Adam Sabri had high levels of an allergy medication in his system and ...

11 years ago
Police are investigating after more counterfeit bills are used at the McDonald's Restaurant at 701 S. Broadway and B & K Prescription Shop at 601 E. Iron. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a white male wearing a white baseball cap turned backwards - drove to the drive-up window and used a counterfeit ...

11 years ago
An owner's multiple arrests on sex charges prompted a protest outside a Salina convenience store Wednesday evening. A large crowd of protestors gathered in front of the Pump Mart convenience store on North 9th Street. Many brought signs, and chanted, urging a boycott of the store. The owner of the store, 60-year-old Rasikbhai Maganlal Mody, has been arrested ...

11 years ago
Boeing recently auctioned off items from its Wichita hangars as the airplane manufacturer prepares to leave Kansas. At one time Boeing employed as many as 40,000 people in Wichita and for decades was the state's largest private employer. But Boeing Wichita's work has been moved elsewhere and most of its 2,100 Wichita employees have moved with ...

11 years ago
Tea Party challenger Milton Wolf confronted U.S. Senator Pat Roberts as he campaigned in downtown Emporia. Wolf approached the incumbent Senator outside on a sidewalk, as Roberts was making a scheduled stop, and challenged him to debate. Roberts declined to debate, saying "no, this is not the time". A Roberts staffer said "this is not the ...

11 years ago
Burglars hit a new home site in Salina. Police are investigating after someone forced open a door on a home under construction in the 600 block of Quail Hollow and removed items that belong to Barnett Electric of Salina. Police say sometime between Monday evening at 9:30pm and Tuesday morning at 6:30am, someone stole four rolls of ...

11 years ago
Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney has a word of advice for clerks, "They need to educate themselves on the security features of bills," he said. Captain Sweeney's comments came during a media conference on Wednesday as police are now investigating three new incidents of counterfeit bills being used to purchase items at three Salina stores. Police say ...

11 years ago
Eight people on the July list of Salina's Most Wanted are caught. The latest list of Salina's Most Wanted went on-line back on July 5th. Since then, 8 have been arrested. The July list looks a little different. In an attempt to clear up numerous outstanding warrants, an expanded list of 44 people is online. Since the Most ...

11 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University has been approved by Washington University in St. Louis, MO, to offer the 3 + 2 Engineering Dual Degree. Students accepted into this program will pursue a liberal arts and sciences degree and take pre-engineering courses at Kansas Wesleyan. After three years, they transfer to Washington University in St. Louis for two ...