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Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary in the 400 block of Putnam. Police say there was no sign of forced entry into the home Tuesday, when thieves apparently walked in sometime between 3:30pm and 7pm. Over $2,500 in electronics were stolen, including a 60-inch flat screen TV and a Sony Play Station 3 with controllers and ...

12 years ago
UPDATE: A middle-school football coach has been charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and death of a 10-year-old girl in southwest Missouri. Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Patterson filed criminal charges late Wednesday afternoon against 45-year-old Craig Michael Wood of Springfield. He is charged with grabbing fourth-grader Hailey Owens off a neighborhood street on Tuesday afternoon, ...

12 years ago
The chairman of the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee says the panel won't consider a House-passed bill to protect people who refuse for religious reasons to provide goods and services to gay couples. Sen. Jeff King said Tuesday the legislation is dead. The bill bars government sanctions or anti-discrimination lawsuits against individuals, groups and businesses that cite religious ...

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A southeast Kansas woman has been sentenced to slightly more than five years in prison for the strangulation death of her toddler son in the straps of a safety seat. The Joplin Globe reports 29-year-old Cara M. Lloyd was sentenced Tuesday in Crawford County District Court. The judge gave her credit for 320 days she has ...

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Authorities in northeast Kansas say a body found last week in rural Geary County is that of a Junction City woman missing since Feb. 7. Junction City police also said Tuesday that the death of 24-year-old Amanda Clemons has been ruled a homicide. An autopsy conducted over the weekend determined that Clemons died of what police ...

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A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks. Current Kansas law allows spanking that doesn't leave marks. Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, says he wants to allow up to 10 strikes of the hand and that could leave redness and ...

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Area law enforcement conducted a massive warrant sweep yesterday leading to 45 arrests. SPD's Master Patrol Officer Brent Rupert tells KSAL News the  municipal court warrants ranged from - parking citations to domestic violence. District Court warrants were issued for a range of misdemeanors and drug felonies as well. Officer Rupert says word got out and prompted ...

12 years ago
Saline County Commissioners were updated Tuesday on the progress of construction on health department facility. Riley Construction Company is in the process of repairing the Elm Street facility, which because of a structure problem with the roof, closed back in May of 2012. Problems encountered include issues with original trusses that have been altered, and ...

12 years ago
A store clerk wrestles a would-be robber to the ground, before he runs away. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, Salina Police are looking for a white male in his 20's who attempted to rob the Rod's Convenience Store, 1401 S. Santa Fe on Sunday night. Police say the man walked into the store Sunday at 9:45pm wearing ...

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An event for those interested in severe weather is planned at Kansas Wesleyan University this week. According to the school, veteran Kansas storm spotter Henry Diehl will offer his expertise as part of the Smoky Hills Audubon Society free presentation series on Thursday. Diehl is a 1973 graduate of Fort Hays State University and in 1975 enrolled ...

12 years ago
A man has been released from the Sedgwick County Jail after spending 4½ years waiting for a trial in a sexual predator case. Forty-five-year-old Todd Ellison was supposed to go to trial next week to determine whether he should be held for life as a sexual predator. Instead, District Judge Ben Burgess released Ellison Friday, saying his ...