9 years ago
A Lawrence man has pleaded no contest in the stabbing death of his grandmother. Jaered Long entered the plea Thursday to second-degree murder and two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer. Long was arrested in December 2015 after his 67-year-old grandmother, Deborah Bretthauer, was found dead in her Lawrence apartment. He was 16 at the time ...

9 years ago
Don't freak out if you haven't finished your taxes. Taxpayers are picking up a few extra days to get their returns into the IRS. The usual April 15 deadline falls on Saturday this year. That would normally push the deadline to Monday. But Monday is a holiday in the District of Columbia, so by law, the ...

9 years ago
Officials have made an arrest in connection with a murder in Mcpherson. According to the McPherson Police Department, 25-year-old Travis Belt has been arrested in connection with the murder of 58-year-old Steven Carlson. Officers were called to a home in McPherson Saturday afternoon by someone who said a friend was possibly dead. When officers went into the ...

9 years ago
Riley County police say a Manhattan woman is in critical condition after a hit-and-run. Police say 21-year-old Amber Wilhelm was walking on a Manhattan street early Monday when a pickup truck hit her and drove away. The truck was described as a light color 2011 to 2016 Chevrolet or GMC extended cab pickup. It is likely to ...

9 years ago
Easter weekend severe weather is a possibility. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are possible late Saturday afternoon and evening, as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main hazards, with heavy rain and minor flooding possible Saturday night across southern Kansas as storms consolidate into a large ...

9 years ago
April the giraffe has given birth at a New York zoo as more than a million people around the world watched live. The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf Saturday in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. At least 1.2 million people ...

9 years ago
Washburn University's board of regents has approved a campus concealed-carry policy. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the board unanimously approved the gun policy without discussion Thursday. The policy requires campus housing residents to safely secure and conceal handguns from sight on themselves, in their dorm or in the trunk of their car. A student will be subject to ...

9 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying several vandals who were caught on camera. The crime is this week's Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week. Sometime in the overnight hours of April 10th into April 11, unknown males entered the old schoolhouse in Gypsum located at 3rd Street and King ...

9 years ago
The Salina Police Officer who suffered a medical condition following a foot chase on Thursday is okay. Captain Paul Forrester tells KSAL News that the male officer was transported to Salina Regional Health Center yesterday and cleared to leave. "He's doing great," Forrester said Friday morning. The chase began during a traffic stop - when 25-year-old Tiandre Deshun ...

9 years ago
A boil water advisory for a Saline County water district has been rescinded. According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment a boil water advisory for the public water supply Saline Co. RWD 2 in Saline County has been rescinded. The advisory had been issued because of a line break resulting in a loss of ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 6-year-old boy died in Mitchell County after he was hit by a vehicle. Nolan D. Lewis, of Beloit, died after the accident on a rural road northeast of Beloit Thursday evening. The patrol says the boy was running outside the vehicle when he was struck by the left rear tire. He was ...