12 years ago
Two bikes are taken in a burglary and theft. Salina Police are investigating a burglary in the 500 block of S. College. Gary Swartzendruber told officers that sometime between October 16th and October 23rd, someone entered a garage and stole a blue, Cannondale bike valued at $1,800. Also taken was a blue, Raptor Mountain Bike valued at $100. Police ...

12 years ago
Meth and cash are seized after the Drug Task Force searches a home. According to Task Force Commander Lt. Jim Norton, agents used a search warrant on Wednesday morning at 124 W. Kerwin and found evidence of a methamphetamine sales operation run by the resident. Police arrested 29-year-old Lewis D. Forester, after finding a small amount of ...

12 years ago
More rainfall this year compared to last year may lead to brighter fall colors for leaves, despite a late start The cool, crisp air of fall brings thoughts of pumpkins, cider and landscapes colored in shades of red, orange and gold. Because much of Kansas received more rainfall this year than last year, trees should develop ...

12 years ago
Former cadets alleging abuse at St. John's Military School have dropped their claims against two religious entities associated with the school. Court documents filed this week show the former cadets from St. John's Military School in Salina have agreed to dismiss the Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas from their federal lawsuit. Also dropped as a defendant ...

12 years ago
Put on a comfortable pair of walking shoes, grab a jacket and flashlight and listen to the stories and legends that have haunted historic Fort Riley. The Historical and Archeological Society of Fort Riley is hosting its annual ghost tours, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. this Sunday. Tour guides will lead groups of about 50 people ...

12 years ago
Kansas and Arizona are asking a court to force a federal agency to quickly modify voter registration forms so the states can fully enforce proof-of-citizenship laws for all new voters. The two states filed a request Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit they filed against the federal Election ...

12 years ago
Planned Parenthood and the state of Kansas have filed competing requests with a federal judge for a quick resolution of the organization's lawsuit against a new abortion restriction. Planned Parenthood is challenging a requirement that abortion providers' website home pages link to a state site on abortion and fetal development. The rule says the websites must ...

12 years ago
Six former agriculture secretaries have delivered the latest installment of the Landon Lecture series at Kansas State University. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Monday night's panel was made up of Mike Johanns, Ann Veneman, Dan Glickman, Mike Espy, Ed Schafer and John Block. Block served in the administration of President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1986. He ...

12 years ago
A Minneapolis man driving a stolen plumbing van leads multiple law enforcement officers on a chase in and around Salina and Saline County Wednesday afternoon. The chase started when a Salina Police officer spotted a van from Reid Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning of Manhattan. The van had been reported stolen in Salina. The man driving the ...

12 years ago
A forgotten wedding set is reported stolen. Salina Police received a report from 67-year-old Norma Giger of Pacific, Missouri on Tuesday, after the woman stayed on East Diamond Drive at the Howard Johnson Hotel on October 6th. The woman told police she contacted staff at the hotel when she realized on her drive home, that she had ...

12 years ago
A confidential tip leads to the arrest of a Salina woman, police say is connected to an online Nigerian scam. According to Lt. Jim Norton, Salina Police arrested 51-year-old Simone A. Wortham, 619 S. Santa Fe Apt. D, on Tuesday evening after investigators found a pile of bogus money orders in her possession. Lt. Norton tells KSAL ...