12 years ago
A 17-year-old suspect has been charged as a juvenile with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Wichita couple. The Wichita Eagle reports that the teen is accused of killing 70-year-old Martha Moreno and her husband, 72-year-old Godofredo Moreno. Court records also show the teen faces an aggravated robbery charge. The Morenos' son found ...

12 years ago
A 24-year-old man received an electrical shock in a farming accident south of Salina Saturday afternoon. First responders were called to the area of Ohio Street and Farrelly Road at around 1:00 in the afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Deputy Chad Flesher tells KSAL News that a crew working in a field was just coming back from ...

12 years ago
A tip helps game wardens from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism catch a poacher. According to the agency, a citizen's call to Operation Game Thief resulted in a poaching case made in Rawlins County this week. The investigation included the cooperative assistance of Tennessee Game Wardens, and K9 Kooper locating evidence hidden from ...

12 years ago
After lifting the spirits of Kansas Democrats eager to oust conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, challenger Paul Davis now appears to be losing ground. The state's longstanding GOP loyalties and negative television ads seem have been eroding his onetime lead in the polls. Incumbent Brownback has been gaining since the Republican Governors Association began bombarding television ...

12 years ago
A Lawrence woman has pleaded guilty to arranging the shooting of her ex-boyfriend on a highway south of Lawrence. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 22-year-old Brittany Nicole Smith pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge. The victim, 24-year-old Skylar Workman, survived after being shot May 26 on Highway 59. Testimony at a preliminary hearing in July indicated ...

12 years ago
A federal judge has spurned an effort by a heterosexual couple to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Kansas ban on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree ruled Friday that Phillip and Sandra Unruh, of Harper, have no legal right to join the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas. The Unruhs claimed ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a number of windows and windshields broken by vandals on Thursday. According to Captain Mike Sweeney, windshields were smashed with a blunt object sometime between midnight and 6:30am on Thursday. Police say the windshield on a Ford F150 was broken in the 600 block of Duvall causing $500 in damage while the back ...

12 years ago
The owner of an animal boarding facility is investigated for city code violations at her business. Salina's Animal Service Supervisor Vanessa Cowie, tells KSAL News that a search warrant was used at Playful Pets, located at 330 North 9th Thursday. Officers found numerous animals including 18 cats, 14 dogs and 3 pot belly pigs on the premises. Cowie ...

12 years ago
The Reno County Sheriff's Office was too late when it found more than 25 vases that were stolen from cemeteries. Detective David Post says 26 brass vases were reported stolen from graves at the Turon Cemetery in October. The Hutchinson News reports a check with area scrap yards found more than 26 vases, and they ...

12 years ago
A Douglas County judge says probable cause affidavits in the alleged rapes of two women last month at the University of Kansas will not be open to the public. University police said the alleged rapes occurred Sept. 28 in Hashinger Residence Hall. Two 21-year-old men, one a Kansas student and the other a Johnson County ...

12 years ago
One of the top high school cross country runners in Class 3A in Kansas won't be competing in this weekend's regional qualifying races because of her religious beliefs. Hesston senior Mikala Heddin has won three races of her five races this season and her fastest 4-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 2 seconds would make her ...