13 years ago
The I-135 / I-70 Drug Task Force makes 2 arrests. Officers used a search warrant Friday at the Knights Inn, 632 Westport Blvd., and arrested 41-year-old Johnnie Myers and 24-year-old Michelle Williams on charges that could include possession and distribution of marijuana. Officers confiscated 70-grams of packaged pot along with suspected drug proceeds and drug paraphernalia. The investigation ...

13 years ago
It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect on Sunday. Many people won't feel the increase right away: Forever stamps are good for first-class ...

13 years ago
A body found in a pickup truck pulled from the Missouri River has been identified as that of an Atchison man missing since late December. Sixty-nine-year-old Garry Clyde Sandy had last been seen Dec. 28 at an Atchison convenience store. A statewide Silver Alert was issued for him Jan. 10, a day after co-workers at a ...

13 years ago
A 19-year-old Lawrence woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a businessman whose home she shared. Sarah Brooke Gonzales McLinn had been the subject of a search since the body of 52-year-old Harold Sasko was found Jan. 17. Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib says park rangers found McLinn on Sunday ...

13 years ago
A Wichita area woman is seeking a home for three older dogs whose owner committed suicide in December. The dogs are 10-year-old cattle dog and Doberman mixes. They are litter mates and have lived their entire lives together. Carlene Hinton has hopes to keep it that way. Animal control took the dogs, who wound up at the ...

13 years ago
60-mile-per-hour wind that rolled through Salina caused some headaches Sunday evening. A powerful cold front brought very strong wind just after 6:00. At 6:10 the National Weather Service clocked a 60 mph gust at the Salina Municipal Airport. The wind blew down limbs, trees, and powerlines. Powerlines fell across Intersrate 135 between Schilling and Water Well ...

13 years ago
Police are looking for a suspected shoplifter who was caught on video. According to Salina Police, a suspect wearing a black hat and white coat is suspected of shoplifting from Kmart on January 19th. The suspect left the store in a gray or charcoal colored minivan. If you can identify the man in the video, or ...

13 years ago
A key Senate leader is pushing passage of a measure that would restrict the amount of time judges in the Kansas court system could take before issuing opinions. Senate Vice President Jeff King said the bill would set a deadline for district courts, the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court to issue an ...

13 years ago
Saline County commissioners are expected consider a policy that would allow county employees who have concealed carry permits to carry their weapons while at work. The Salina Journal reports  the policy would prohibit those employees from from storing or leaving firearms in bags, coats, purses or briefcases. The commission is scheduled to consider the policy during a ...

13 years ago
One lane of westbound traffic on Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas has reopened after a semi-trailer fire closed that portion of the highway. The Topeka Capital-Journal report that the section of highway in Wabaunsee and Riley counties was reopened to traffic Saturday morning after the fire was put out. The fire was reported earlier Saturday at mile ...

13 years ago
A group charged with recommending changes to the Kansas Board of Regents' new social media policy will compose its own social media proposal. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kevin Johnson, general counsel at Emporia State University and co-chair of the social media working group, says the group should ignore the current policy and recommend one instead. The ...