12 years ago
Salina police are investigating a burglary. Police say that a home at 1411 Osborne was entered sometime during the day on Thursday. Items taken include a Star Wars Luke Skywalker collectible light sabre, a jewelry including a ring and a a chain. Total loss, including damage to a window, is estimated at $1,030. --- Police are looking ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a Sunday night robbery. Police Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that a 36-year-old woman came home from shopping Sunday night just after 10:00. She left her 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix running in her driveway in the 600 Block of South 9th Street as she carried groceries in to her home. ...

12 years ago
The last full week before Christmas is starting out unseasonably warm. According to the National Weather Service, unseasonably mild and dry weather will prevail across the area through Wednesday. Daily high temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s are expected through Thursday. However a strong arctic cold front is expected to drop south across Kansas ...

12 years ago
Army and developers are preparing to open the doors of a new hotel at Fort Riley, part of a military program to improve on-post lodging for soldiers and families. The hotel is a Candlewood Suites with 100 guest rooms that was constructed through the Army, Lend Lease US Public Partnerships and InterContinental Hotel Group. Construction of ...

12 years ago
Young adults who are heavy Internet users may also exhibit signs of addiction. That's the finding of a new study that was conducted by researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Institute of Brain Science. The study tracked the Internet usage of 69 college students over two ...

12 years ago
A Florida-based developer is exploring the possibility of building a wind farm in Douglas County. The Lawrence Journal-World  reports that NextEra Energy Resources is looking for sites to place meteorological towers to measure the wind in the area. Company spokesman Steve Stengel says the measurements will determine if a Douglas County project would be economically feasible. He ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has seen an unusually high number of departures among his top leadership. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that almost half of Brownback's 11 permanent Cabinet secretary appointments will turn over in the first three years of his tenure. The percentage outpaces that of predecessors Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, and Bill Graves, a Republican. Many other ...

12 years ago
A special prosecutor has announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the Hamilton County sheriff. The Garden City Telegram reports that Sheriff Richard Garza voluntarily placed himself on administrative leave following his arrest in September. Scott City Attorney John Shirley said in an initial report that the incident stemmed from a "family matter" where no ...

12 years ago
A class of Wichita fourth-graders has gotten the red-carpet treatment. The Wichita Eagle reports the Colvin Elementary School students pulled up Saturday morning at the Palace Theater in limousines to watch the movie they wrote, edited, produced and filmed. Teacher Brianna Falvey says the extra attention was a "huge motivational tool for them." For the project, the ...

12 years ago
A Secret Santa has given gold coins to three Wichita charities. Shelly Prichard from the Wichita Community Foundation helped distribute the coins. They went to the Lord's Diner, the Center of Hope and the Guadalupe Clinic. The foundation says each coin is worth $1,400. The Center of Hope works to prevent homelessness, the Lord's Diner feeds the ...

12 years ago
A World War II veteran from southwest Kansas has received a diploma for a degree he didn't know he had earned. Warren Spikes of Hugoton was half a semester away from earning his bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas when he was drafted. He didn't return to school after the war and thought he hadn't ...