Salinan arrested on theft charges

A Salina man was arrested Saturday for removing the batteries and radiators from two farm trucks and selling them to a salvage yard.

Kyle Kirby, 18, 507 S. 12th, was arrested after Saline County sheriff's deputies identified as stolen the parts he allegedly took to a local salvage yard, said Sheriff Glen Kochanowski.

Parts were stolen from a truck belonging to Robert Aylward when it was parked in the 3000 block of North Woodward Road and from a truck belonging to Gregory Martin when it was parked on the 300 block of North Whitmore Road. The thefts occurred between 10 p.m. June 30 and 8:30 a.m. July 1. Aylward's parts were valued at $1,900, and Martin's at $375.

Bicyclist struck by motorcyclists

Several people were injured in Cloud County after a bicycle rider was struck by three motorcyclists late Sunday.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a bicycle ridden by Tony Bassette, 44, Concordia, "weaved in front of" motorcycles driven by Concordia residents Timothy Wogomon, 20, Ty Solt, 19, and Roger Weathersbee Jr., 26, just after 11 p.m. near the intersection of Kansas Highway 9 and 260th Road.

All three motorcycles struck the bicycle.

Wogomon was reportedly taken to Ottawa County Health Center, while Solt, Weathersbee and Bassette were taken to Cloud County Health Center, where they were treated and released.

Robberies at rest area reported

COLBY -- Two people suspected of being involved in a robbery are hospitalized in Denver, and a third is in the Kit Carson (Colo.) County Jail following a Sunday morning chase on Interstate Highway 70 that began with a reported robbery at a highway rest stop.

According to the Thomas County Sheriff's Department, a 911 call about a robbery at the rest stop, located on the westbound lane at milepost 49, was received about 8:28 a.m. Sunday

John D. Stephens, 50, Colby, had been struck in the head with a blunt object and robbed while he was maintaining the rest-stop's rest rooms. He was taken by ambulance to Citizens' Medical Center in Colby, where he was treated and released.

Also, Deborah Hall, 37, Bartlesville, Okla., reported being threatened and robbed while in her vehicle at the rest area. Hall had four children, aged 4, 11, 15 and 16, with her at the time; neither she nor the children were injured.

A suspect vehicle, a gray/silver minivan, was located on I-70 in Sherman County by the Kansas Highway Patrol. The vehicle failed to stop, and the highway patrol gave chase.

Just east of Burlington, Colo, spike strips were used to stop the minivan. The pursuit continued into Burlington, where the minivan crashed.

The three people in the minivan, William Blake, 52; Sharon Horne, 38; and Raven Frayre, 24, were taken into custody. Blake and Horne were air-lifed to St. Anthony's Hospital in Denver, while Frayre was taken to the Kit Carson County Jail.

Court panel doubts coercion claim

WICHITA -- A federal appeals court panel has denied a request for bail while an Oklahoma doctor appeals his conviction for conspiracy to unlawfully distribute prescription drugs through an Internet pharmacy.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel noted in an order filed Monday that Dr. Wilbur Hilst's plea agreement contains a waiver of his right to appeal. The court says it is not expressing any opinion on the enforceability of that waiver.

But the court says it is not convinced that Hilst, Wewoka, Okla., is likely to succeed with his claim that his guilty plea was coerced because the government offered to drop charges against his wife if he pleaded guilty.

One dead, one arrested in shooting

JUNCTION CITY -- Police in Junction City have identified the victim in a Saturday night shooting as 21-year-old Robert Orr.

Authorities said the victim's 21-year-old roommate was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and obstruction. A 17-year-old also was arrested on charges of aiding a felon and obstruction.

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