13 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 ...

13 years ago
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in east-central Kansas is conducting its first roundup of its growing bison herd. A herd of 13 bison was brought from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota to the Chase County preserve in 2009. Since then, the original herd of 13 has grown to 25 after several successful calving ...

13 years ago
A Kansas Wesleyan University team is competing on a national level against much larger schools, and beating them. According to the school, KWU debaters headed east last weekend for a national competition at the University of Central Missouri to face a tournament field of 32 teams from 20 states. KWU placed second in the Team Sweepstakes ...

13 years ago
Furloughed federal workers have made out like bandits in some states, reaping back pay for time off while simultaneously collecting unemployment benefits. But not in Kansas. Officials with the Kansas Department of Labor said 1,420 federal workers filed for unemployment insurance over the course of the 16-day shutdown, with the bulk of applications rolling in during the ...

13 years ago
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is explaining issues with the healthcare.gov website. She says President Obama did not know about the technical glitches that have hampered the website until days after it went live. Sebelius says that the President didn't find about the problems with the site until a few days ...

13 years ago
A man known to many in Salina for his love of the community theatre has passed away. The Salina Community Theatre announced the passing of Jack Stewart: "It is with the deepest sadness that we have to say that the magnificent Jack Stewart has passed away. Jack was a true champion on the theatre, on stage ...

13 years ago
During a four-city tour Tuesday that included a stop at Jerry Ivey Park in Salina, Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis announced Wichita businesswoman Jill Docking as his running mate. Davis back in September officially entered the 2014 Kansas governor's race, challenging Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Davis is the House minority leader and a Lawrence attorney. Jill ...

13 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case after numerous tools and a car are taken from a garage. Police say a padlock was broken on a garage in the the 700 block of S. Santa Fe sometime between Sunday night at 6pm and Monday Morning at 9am. Once inside, someone removed numerous construction tools, power ...

13 years ago
A scooter is stolen from in front of a Salina home. Officers were called to the 1400 block of S. Santa Fe on Monday morning after a homeowner realized his motorbike was missing. Police say a black, 2007 Tank 150cc Urban Touring Scooter was taken from the home's front sidewalk sometime Monday morning between 8:30am and 10am. Total ...

13 years ago
A Salina woman in charged with assault after an argument turns violent. Police arrested 47-year-old Annette Baker after she allegedly threatened two men with a knife. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, Baker was in a residence in east/central Salina with a male acquaintance when a verbal argument began. Police say events escalated when she grabbed a long handled ...

13 years ago
A woman has been arrested after her young child was found wandering in southeast Wichita. Lt. Doug Nolte said Monday that a neighbor called 911 on Sunday night to report that a 4-year-old boy was walking into the street and crying for his mother. Officers found the child's mother passed out on couch in ...