8 years ago
The family of a Wichita boy whose body was found encased in concrete is planning to establish a charity to prevent similar situations. A GoFundMe page has been created to raise 25-thousand-dollars towards a non-profit called "Evan's Safe Haven." The charity is named for three-year-old Evan Brewer, whose body was found at his mother's Wichita home last ...

8 years ago
A welfare check on a man sleeping out in the cold turns into a trip to the hospital and then jail. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that officers were sent to the Village Inn Motel, 453 S. Broadway just after midnight on Wednesday and found 46-year-old Jason Girard sleeping outside the lobby. Girard was transported ...

8 years ago
A Salina couple is jailed on charges of child endangerment after they were found hiding from police in an apartment. Police Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that 31-year-old Robert Moreno and his wife 31-year-old Meaghan Moreno were taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon after Meaghan called police and said someone was hurt inside their apartment. Officers ...

8 years ago
The Trump administration is making moves against marijuana. The Justice Department will dump an Obama-era policy that eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws, moving back the federal policy that held U.S. attorneys back. The policy focused on states where marijuana has been legalized. Attorney General Jeff Sessions believes marijuana is a dangerous gateway drug. Sessions has argued ...

8 years ago
A missing Salina teen who family and friends had been looking for since late November has been found safe. 15-year-old Shane Boyett went missing from Salina back on November 28th. According to Kansas Missing and Unsolved, Boyett has been located safe.   --- ORIGINAL: Family and friends are trying to find a teen who has been missing since late November. Kansas ...

8 years ago
Jackie Hartman, Kansas State University's chief of staff and its first director of community relations, has announced her retirement, effective Feb. 1. Appointed by President Kirk Schulz in 2010 as director of community relations and assistant to the president, Hartman was later named chief of staff. She currently reports directly to President Richard Myers and serves ...

8 years ago
Unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, are popular gifts over the holiday season and a widespread hobby for flying enthusiasts. Many systems are sold and marketed as ready to fly; however, it is important that consumers are up-to-date with important regulations and safety practices. Kansas State Polytechnic is offering a free webinar and live ...

8 years ago
A Wamego firefighter has died from injuries suffered in a fall. According to the Wamego Fire Department, John Randle died Tuesday. The department said that the fatal injury happened when Randle returned to the station after responding to a fire. He was “returning a fire apparatus to service” when he fell, and was injured. Randle was first transported ...

8 years ago
The man accused of making a prank call that lead cops to shoot an innocent man is heading to Kansas. Tyler Barriss was in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and waived his right to an extradition hearing. Barriss has a criminal past of "swatting", or calling falsely reporting crime to law enforcement in an attempt to ...

8 years ago
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is set to outline his plans for the legislature in 2018. The governor will deliver the annual State of the State Address Tuesday, January 9th. Brownback's office says the governor will present a budget proposal and discuss the Kansas Supreme Court's recent school finance opinion. The Kansas Legislature's 2018 session starts next week. Story from ...

8 years ago
Two workers are dead following an incident at a Wichita grain elevator. The victims were working at Gavilon Grain near 55th and South Hoover Road shortly after 2:00 yesterday afternoon when they became trapped in a bin under several feet of grain. Dozens of rescue personnel responded to the scene and the men's bodies were pulled from ...