12 years ago
A man smuggles pills inside the jail using his prosthetic leg. Slurred speech and a urine test showed an inmate inside the Saline County Jail was taking drugs. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, 33-year-old Christopher L. Jones smuggled prescription drugs and meth into the facility - hiding the contraband inside his artificial leg. Deputies became concerned when ...

12 years ago
A man is arrested on multiple charges after failing to return a rented drain auger. Salina Police were contacted by staff at Waters True Value, 460 S. Ohio, on Saturday after a customer failed to bring back some plumbing equipment he rented for a 3-hour period on March 13th. Police went to interview the man and found ...

12 years ago
A Saline County man is facing multiple charges after being arrested twice. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, deputies were called to 4720 W. Pleasant Hill Rd on Saturday night at about 8:30pm after a concerned female called to report a possible domestic disturbance. The woman said 62-year-old Robert Brown had told her he shot out his ...

12 years ago
Burglars hit a mini storage business. Salina Police are investigating after someone stole a loaded trailer from the lot at Broadway Mini Storage, 3335 S.9th. Police say sometime between 9pm on March 20th and 8:45am March 21st, someone entered through the gate and stole a 14-foot by 7-foot enclosed trailer which was loaded with a Polaris 4x4 ...

12 years ago
An early morning fire damages a Salina home. According to the Salina Fire Department, Sunday morning at 3:18 crews were dispatched to a reported house fire at 511 N. 13th St. Heavy smoke could be seen in the area from 9th St. and Pine. First responders reported heavy smoke coming from the attic and attached garage ...

12 years ago
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has until March 31 to decide the fate of the Kansas GOP's plan to make it harder for voters to switch parties before primary elections. The Legislature delivered a bill containing the GOP plan to Brownback on Friday. He has 10 days under the state Constitution to sign the measure, veto it ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Corrections has been looking for an inmate who was mistakenly released from a southwest Missouri jail. The KDOC handed 35-year-old Sean P. McKenzie over late last year to authorities in Vernon County, Mo., so he could stand trial on theft charges there. When those charges were dropped Feb. 25, Vernon County officials ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Corporation Commission is conducting energy audits at several rural grocery stores to determine how the stores can maximize efficiency. Ryan Freed, director of the KCC's energy division, says the audit information goes into recommendations about what energy improvements a store can make, and how long it would take them to pay off. Freed says ...

12 years ago
Light early morning snow caused slick conditions that led to a 22-vehicle highway accident in suburban Kansas. Eight people sustained minor injuries after 22 vehicles were involved in the accident on a ramp along Highway 69 and Interstate 35 early Sunday. Dispatchers reported the icy ramp caused drivers to lose control. Numerous other accidents also were reported in ...

12 years ago
Exhibitors from all over the country are headed to the Salina Bicentennial Center. The Mid America Farm Expo is this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, over 200 companies from around the United States will be exhibiting their products, and about 350 exhibits will be on display showing the latest ...

12 years ago
Ballots for Salina's first ever mail-in election will arrive in mailboxes this week. Registered voters who live in USD 305 will decide whether or not to green light a $110.7 million upgrade to district facilities. Saline County Clerk and Election Officer Don Merriman is hoping for a 50-percent participation rate when all is said and done ...