12 years ago
After hearing a full morning of testimony, and then an afternoon of closing arguments, a jury is set to begin deliberating the fate of an Abilene man accused of a Salina murder. Jurors in a murder trial for Dane DeWeese, one of three people accused in the Spring 2013 disappearance and murder of 27-year-old Kristin ...

12 years ago
A 34-year-old Ohio man is being held in custody after police reported finding marijuana paraphernalia in his vehicle. According to Sheriff Glen Kochanowski, a K-9 unit stopped the eastbound car for a speeding violation around 6:00 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 70 approximately five miles west of Salina at milemarker 247. The officer smelled marijuana on the ...

12 years ago
Money and a GPS are taken from a Salina home. Officers were called to the 1400 block of Rush after the owner of the home reported missing items. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL news the home was burglarized sometime between November 1, 2013 and April 3, 2014. A Garman GPS system which was stored in a 2013 Dodge ...

12 years ago
A wallet and credit card are stolen from a car at a local restaurant. Salina Police are investigating after 25-year-old Azucena Castenada-Nava of Salina alerted authorities someone entered her 2007 Ford 500 while it was parked at Coyote Canyon on South Ninth. Castenada-Nava believes the vehicle was unlocked when it was entered sometime around midnight ...

12 years ago
The ballots continue to be counted at the Saline County Clerk's Office, as voters decide whether to approve a  $110.7 million bond issue to improve facilities at USD 305. Saline County Clerk and Election Officer Don Merriman tells KSAL News that his office has counted 12,897 ballots so far with more to come, "I just picked ...

12 years ago
A Salina man is scammed over $700 via the internet. According to Captain Mike Sweeney a 55-year-old man contacted Salina Police on April 4th after realizing he had been fooled by thieves. The man applied for a $2000 loan on the website eloans.com to find out it was a fraudulent site. Upon applying for the loan, the ...

12 years ago
Kansas student testing is moving forward despite several hurdles, from computer problems to cyber attacks. After the tests in mathematics, science and reading started March 10, system glitches prevented many schools from completing the federally mandated tests. Once those issues were fixed, the tests were victim of cyber attacks that sought to flood the testing system ...

12 years ago
Kansas lawmakers have given final approval to a plan that would increase aid to poor school districts and eliminate tenure for public school teachers. The House voted 63-57 on Sunday to approve a compromise bill drafted by Republicans in both legislative chambers. The Senate earlier backed the bill in a 22-16 vote. It now goes to ...

12 years ago
A former Wichita massage parlor worker ensnared in a sex trafficking scheme faces sentencing. Xiuqing Tian (shoo-ching tee-AHN') of Framingham, Mass., has a hearing Monday in federal court in Wichita. She pleaded guilty in November to helping induce an immigrant to reside unlawfully in the United States. In her plea deal, she admitted moving to Wichita in ...

12 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback and Kansas tourism officials are planning an event in Wichita this week to launch this year's promotional campaign for promoting the state's destinations. The event is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Exploration Place in Wichita. Brownback and the other officials are unveiling the campaign under the Kansas tourism brand. It is, "There's No ...

12 years ago
Authorities say a Topeka man reported missing recently has been found dead in northeast Kansas. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Jackson County authorities were notified Sunday about a missing Topeka man who was reportedly headed to Jackson County. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies and Potawatomi Tribal Police Officers began searching for the man in southwestern Jackson County and ...