12 years ago
Highways will be packed once again this July Fourth weekend, with 41 million Americans expected to travel at least 50 miles or more. That's up about 2 percent from the 40.3 million who traveled during last year's Independence Day weekend, according to AAA Kansas. The calendar is helping to push up the number of vacationers. The holiday ...

12 years ago
While you and your family are out setting off fireworks, a neighbor may be dreading every boom. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has plagued war vets, and those fireworks could trigger flashbacks. Iraqi vet and CBS News Military analyst, Ret. Col. Jeff McCausland remembers when he came home from the war. “Returning from combat where people will be a bit ...

12 years ago
The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of about 100,000 rounds of ammunition from a home in the Wichita area. The ammunition was taken during a burglary sometime between 5:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 26. Sheriff's Lt. Dave Mattingly said Wednesday that musical equipment, electronics and other items were also taken. The stolen ...

12 years ago
Washburn University in Topeka is withholding comment for now about being added to a national list of colleges and universities under federal investigation for their response to complaints about sexual assault. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announced additions to the list Wednesday. The colleges are facing inquiries under Title IX, the ...

12 years ago
One person is dead after colliding with a paint-striping crew truck on the Kansas Turnpike near Wellington. Kansas Turnpike Authority spokeswoman Rachel Bell said the vehicle was traveling north in the inside lane on Wednesday when the driver passed one of several crew trucks trailing a paint striper. The vehicle merged back into the inside lane ...

12 years ago
A Salina man who was found guilty of felony murder earlier this spring in connection with the child abuse death of a child was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years. Back in May a jury found 28-year-old Troy Love guilty of felony murder and child abuse. The ...

12 years ago
Pyrotechnician John Ziegler can't gaze upon his art as he paints the Salina sky with fireworks each year - but he knows it went well when he hears the horns honking. "At the very end of the show you hear the horns and the clapping and the hooting and hollering, it's worth it," he said. Ziegler joined ...

12 years ago
A couple of men wanted in connection with an attack at a Salina bar are caught on video. Officers were called to Sunset Billiards, 1215 W. Crawford, around 12:30am Tuesday after a scuffle left a man bloody with a broken nose. Police say a 36-year-old man was conversing with two black males on the back patio ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating the theft of an AC condenser from outside a house. Police report the homeowner returned to his residence in the 300 block of West Claflin on Monday after being away on vacation and discovered the AC unit was missing from the concrete slab next to the house. Police say someone removed the 1.5 ...

12 years ago
Active military in Kansas are exempt from paying vehicle property taxes. According to the Saline County Treasurer's Office, under an amended law in the state of Kansas any full time member of the military service, including full time Kansas Army National Guard, Kansas Air National Guard, or reservist member under the authority of title 10 or ...

12 years ago
The Saline County Treasurer's Office has re-implemented a drop off service. According to Saline County Treasurer Jim DuBois, the service will be available at the main motor vehicle tag office located at 300 W. Ash. Citizens can avoid long lines by dropping off their vehicle registration renewal, proof of insurance and payment in a drop box ...