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A Salina woman is arrested for unauthorized money transfers from a friend's account. Salina Police were contacted in June regarding unauthorized electronic transfers from a 77-year-old woman's bank account beginning in March of 2011 through May of 2012. Police say twelve separate transactions were made - totalling $2,314.40. Officers arrested 36-year-old Jeannie Schrimsher of Salina for criminal use ...

12 years ago
A bathroom is damaged at Dean Evans Stadium after a one vehicle crash. Salina Police cited a 15-year-old driver for an accident that occurred at 12:56am Thursday morning. Police say the teen was driving a 2012 GMC Envoy at a high rate of speed northbound on the old runway - when the SUV hit a concrete parking ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has identified the state’s first two cases of travel-associated chikungunya virus. The patients, both of whom are adults from Sedgwick County, reported recent, but separate, travel to the Caribbean. “Chikungunya virus can be a serious and debilitating disease, and we want travelers to be aware,” said KDHE Secretary Dr. ...

12 years ago
Two Salina teens are placed in Juvenile Detention after a call to police about suspicious activity. Officers responded to the 2800 block of Melanie Lane after receiving a call from a concerned citizen just before 4am Thursday morning. Police arrested 17-year-old Austin Armstrong and 16-year-old William Phommachanh after officers allegedly found the older teen inside a 1990 ...

12 years ago
Though it's not open to the public yet, the first riders have taken the plunge on the world's tallest water slide. Schlitterbahn’s Verruckt slide in Kansas City had its first human riders this week. The world's tallest water slide had water park designer Jeff Henry and ride engineer John Schooley taking the first plunge. The debut of ...

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 ...