11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of more than $23,000 in guns and jewelry from a home Northwest of Salina. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski says that 43-year-old Sonia and 39-year-old Manuel Garcia reported on Monday the thefts from their home at 1477 N. Fairchilds Road. The thefts occurred between July 21st and ...

11 years ago
Three more people report being shot with a BB gun in Salina. Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that a 16-year-old male and 15-year-old female were out walking in the 3100 Block of Marcella Sunda night at around 11:00, when both were shot with what turned out to be a BB gun. The male was hit ...

11 years ago
A 14-year-old Saline County girl accused of stabbing her 13-year-old sister to death might possibly be tried as an adult. Sierrra Niehaus made her first appearance in Saline County District Court Tuesday morning. Dressed in jeans and a pullover shirt, and showing no emotion, she appeared with court appointed attorney Bob Thompson. Her parents were not ...

11 years ago
A nonprofit faith-based agency in Newton will apply for a federal grant that could temporarily bring unaccompanied immigrant children to the town. Officials with EmberHope say they decided to pursue the grant despite opposition from many in the town about 30 miles north of Wichita. The group's president and CEO, Shelley Duncan, says she respects the opinions ...

11 years ago
One person is killed and another is badly injured in a head on crash Monday afternoon in Riley County. According to the The Kansas Highway Patrol, a 1994 Pontiac Firebird driven by 32-year-old Steven Farnsworth from Riley was headed south on U.S. 77 Highway. The car swerved left of center and collided head on with a ...

11 years ago
A Shawnee County sheriff's deputy and Topeka police officer were taken to a hospital early Tuesday after their cars collided on a bridge in Topeka. Shawnee County Sheriff Herman Jones says the men's injuries were not considered life-threatening. Jones says that the deputy and officer were driving south on the bridge in response to another deputy's request ...

11 years ago
Stricter guidelines for using gas chambers to euthanize animals have the four Kansas communities that still operate them looking for affordable alternatives. Kansas is one of only 11 states that still use that method. The Kansas Department of Agriculture says it plans to adopt 2013 American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines that will make it almost impossible for ...

11 years ago
A Kansas commission is interviewing 14 judges and attorneys who applied for a seat on the state Supreme Court and plans to forward three finalists' names to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. The Supreme Court Nominating Commission's interviews began Monday and continue Tuesday. The nine-member panel expects to release the finalists' names by Tuesday evening. The interviews are ...

11 years ago
Tea party and conservative groups have been sustaining challenger Milton Wolf in the final days of his campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts in the Kansas Republican primary. Roberts told a radio interviewer Monday that Wolf can't win the November general election. The election is Tuesday, and both Roberts and Wolf had campaign events Monday in ...

11 years ago
A 14-year-old Saline County girl is accused of stabbing her 13-year-old sister to death. According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office, First Degree Murder charges against 14-year-old Sierra R. Niehaus are requested. She is accused in the death of her 13-year-old sister. Sierra is being held in the Regional Juvenile Detention Center in ...

11 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan University is launching a new Ministry Studies major for fall 2014 to prepare students to engage in hands-on ministry. “We want to encourage more of our graduating seniors to enter seminary,” said Dr. Phillip S. Meckley, Department Chair and Professor of Religion and Philosophy. “This Ministry Studies degree program will give them practical ...