13 years ago
A Salina man discovers that his detached garage is broken into, and his tools are stolen. Salina Police are investigating a burglary in the 800 block of Merrill that occurred sometime between Sunday night at 8pm and Tuesday night at 11pm. Police say someone forced open the walk-in door on the garage and removed multiple tools including ...

13 years ago
A small Mennonite Church that opened in 1915 in central Kansas will close in June and then be torn down. Bergthal Mennonite Church near Pawnee Rock in Barton County will hold its final service June 30. Before that, the congregation is planning a memorial gathering on May 26. Membership peaked at 260 in 1953 but only about ...

13 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a residential burglary in Gypsum. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a couple who lives in the 100 block of W. 5th Street, returned home from a vacation on April 29th and discovered some of their property was missing. Deputies say there was no sign of forced entry but report that ...

13 years ago
Two Topeka police officers who died in the line of duty last year will be honored at a ceremony honoring Kansas law enforcement officers at the Statehouse. The 31st annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial service will be held Friday at the Statehouse. It will include the unveiling of a memorial that adds the names of Cpl. ...

13 years ago
Kansas is teaming up with other states as part an effort to get drivers along historic Route 66 to wear their seat belts. The crackdown begins Friday and will last 24 hours. The effort started in 2010 with a handful of law enforcement agencies in central Oklahoma. It has now expanded to include highway patrol troopers, state ...

13 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he's considering an appeal of a federal court order requiring Kansas to cover $389,000 worth of attorneys' fees and expenses for parties in a lawsuit over political redistricting. Kobach said Thursday that it's "ridiculous" that taxpayers would have to foot such a bill. The lawsuit stemmed from the Legislature's impasse last ...

13 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has told U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder a new Kansas gun law aimed at reining in the federal government has broad support in the state. Brownback sent a letter Thursday to Holder defending the law, which took effect last week. He said Kansans hold dear their right to bear arms. It declares that the federal ...

13 years ago
The Kansas attorney general's office is working to keep up with the fast pace of applications for concealed-carry permits. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office received nearly 3,500 applications during April. Schmidt's office said Thursday that's the third-highest month since the state's licensing program began in 2007. Schmidt's staff also received a record ...

13 years ago
Participants in the Kansas wheat quality tour have forecast the state will harvest 313 million bushels despite drought and freezes. The announcement Thursday at the Kansas City Board of Trade pegged average yields at slightly above 41 bushels per acre. The estimates are based on about 570 stops at wheat fields across the state during a ...

13 years ago
A phone scam costs a Salina woman over $2,400. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, an 87-year-old woman thought she was helping a grandson when she used Western Union to send $2,436 to a thief on Tuesday. Police say an unknown suspect pretended to be her grandson and asked for her financial help after telling her about a ...

13 years ago
Police are investigating a theft by deception case that originated on Craigslist. According to Lt. Scott Siemsen, someone created a bogus 'house for rent' ad on Craigslist, for a home that is currently listed for sale in south Salina. Police say 19-year-old Tremayne Jackson, 18-year-old Justin Natal and 20-year-old Cameron Curry all of Salina, contacted the thief ...