12 years ago
Police make a second arrest in connection with a Salina murder. 33-year-old Dane Deweese of Abilene was booked into the Saline County Jail Wednesday evening at 8:30 in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Kristin Tyler. SPD's Lt. Scott Siemsen tells KSAL News that Deweese came into focus a short time after Tyler's body was discovered, "He ...

12 years ago
Boy Scout popcorn sales begin in Salina on Friday. According to the Coronado Area Council in Salina, since 1910, Scouting has helped mold the future leaders by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes and, through nearly a century of experience, understands that helping youth puts us on a ...

12 years ago
Wichita fire officials say a young boy has died in a fire in southwest Wichita. Fire Captain Stuart Bevis says three people escaped from the home just before midnight Wednesday but they said another child was inside the home. The boy, about 1½-years-old, was found dead in the front room. The three other occupants were taken ...

12 years ago
The roads and highways will be busy around the state this weekend as many will take advantage of the last long weekend of the summer. According to AAA Kansas, 34.1 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, a 4.2 percent increase from the 32.7 million people who ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Senate's top Democrat questions whether Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's nominee for the state Court of Appeals is qualified for the position. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Wednesday that Caleb Stegall isn't qualified to serve on the state's second-highest court if one or more district court judges also applied for the seat. Stegall is Brownback's ...

12 years ago
The house where one of the victims of the BTK serial killer was murdered has sold at auction for far less than its appraised value. The Park City home sold Tuesday to the highest bidder for $35,000. The three-bedroom home had been appraised for about $60,000. Auctioneer Jack Newcom reminded the crowd before the bidding started ...

12 years ago
Students in Lawrence will no longer be able to hang out on couches on their front porches. The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday passed a citywide ban on upholstered furniture on porches, decks and patios. The city says landlords, not tenants, will be fined for violating the ban at rental properties. Fines will start ...

12 years ago
Police say an 11-month-old boy died after being found unresponsive at a day care center. Firefighters were called to the Advantage Child Care Center Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan. KMBC reports (http://bit.ly/1cg9uwg ) workers said the toddler had been fussy and they thought he might be teething. They checked on him every 15 minutes while he ...

12 years ago
In a season with an abnormally large amount of drownings officials are stressing water safety as the last big weekend of summer approaches. The Army Corps of Engineers is urging boaters to be cautious over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The corps' Kansas City District says there have been 14 water-related deaths this year at the 18 ...

12 years ago
A northwest Kansas school bus driver has been fired after leaving two young siblings locked in the bus, making for what one of them called a "bad day." KSNW-TV reports that the incident happened Monday in Hays, where 6 year old Kaden Dempsey and his 5 year old sister, Macey, were riding a bus for the ...

12 years ago
Former Republican state Sen. Jean Schodorf is considering a run for Kansas secretary of state next year as a Democrat. The Wichita Eagle reports that Schodorf said she's studying whether a challenge to Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach would be viable. The Wichita resident became a Democrat in January and said party members recently encouraged ...