12 years ago
A western Kansas woman has died from injuries she suffered in a house explosion that also claimed her two sons. KWCH-TV reports Via Christi Hospital in Wichita confirmed Tuesday Kelly Unruh has died. She was injured when her family's home in Plymell, near Garden City, exploded on June 28. Her 17-year-old son, Spencer, died in the blast. ...

12 years ago
A Salina man leads police on a high speed chase after allegedly kicking a woman. Monday night around 9pm officers were called to the area of North Street and Idlewilde after an argument turned violent. Police say 25-year-old Alan Salgado walked up to a Chevy Suburban driven by a 22-year-old woman he is acquainted with and pulled ...

12 years ago
Police are investigating a break in at a Salina auto shop. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, someone broke a window to gain entry into Del's Mufflers at 622 E. Iron sometime between Saturday at 5:30pm and Monday morning at 7am. Police say multiple shop tools were taken as well as $1,500 welder and welder stands. Total loss and ...

12 years ago
Salina Police unveiled the new line of street cruisers approved by the City during a media conference Tuesday. Chief Brad Nelson says the 8 new Ford Explorers will provide more room for officers and their gear - plus better traction. "The all-wheel drive you almost have to have it," he said. "The rear-wheel drive vehicle is very tough ...

12 years ago
The Peterson farm brothers have released a new video. The brothers, who farm with their family in rural Saline County, have released a variety of parodies in the last two years. The most popular so far has been their very first video, "I'm Farming and I Grow It". It received more than a million views in ...

12 years ago
A slip by a Kansas Republican Party official in introducing U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts at a political rally prompted the senator to jokingly describe the chamber as an “assisted living home.” Roberts participated Monday in a rally for Gov. Sam Brownback at a car dealership in Olathe. In introducing Roberts, Johnson County GOP Chairman Ronnie Metsker inadvertently ...

12 years ago
A conservative group with ties to billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch is spending big money to thank U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo for his work in Congress amid a bitter race for his seat. Americans for Prosperity says it’s spending $409,225 for radio and television ads that begin Tuesday and run until the day before the ...

12 years ago
One person is hurt in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 70 late Monday night. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 23-year-old William Lopiccolo from Fort Riley was driving a 1991 Chevrolet Camaro on the inside lane when he fell asleep. The car entered the median and struck a ditch. Lopiccolo was not hurt, but a passenger ...

12 years ago
A Lincoln County Sheriff Deputy is injured in a single vehicle crash involving a deer. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, deputy Jennie Pahls was responding to a call early Monday morning in rural Lincoln County when she hit a deer. Pahls, who was buckled up, was hurt. She was transported by a personal vehicle to the ...

12 years ago
One person is hurt when a car crashes into a large sign in west Salina late Monday afternoon. The crash happened at around 3:30, when a driver lost control of his car in a convenience store parking lot. The car crashed into the sign at Rod's Shell convenience store at 1717 West Crawford. The car suffered extensive ...

12 years ago
Another sign that the new school year is just around the corner, the Kansas Highway Patrol is beginning the process of school vehicle inspections. Each year ever school vehicle used to transport students is inspected. According to the patrol, every July and August troopers, in conjunction with school districts across the state, check all school buses ...