7 years ago
A Delphos man has been charged with sex crimes against a dependent adult and Medicaid fraud. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office, charges have been filed against 25-year-old James Tholstrup. The charges are in connection with an incident that allegedly happened last week in Cloud County. The charges are: One count of aggravated criminal sodomy. ...

7 years ago
A weekend accident in Kansas has claimed the life of a husband and wife, just one day after their marriage. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Clearwater. The driver of a truck, Austin Wesson, was pronounced dead at the scene. His 19-year-old wife, Rebekah Bouma, died about 12:30 a.m. Monday at a hospital. Bouma and ...

7 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary at a storage unit at the 2400 block of Centennial. Sgt. James Feldman tells KSAL News that several items were taken from one of the units including jewelry, a digital camcorder and a marble vanity wash stand. The total value of all items is $1,100. Feldman says that an employee of ...

7 years ago
A Salina man racked up several charges after he forged his father's name on a loan application from a local car dealership. Sgt. James Feldman tells KSAL News that Salina Police were called to Conklin Cars at 2700 S. 9th St. in Salina in regards to a subject who test drove a vehicle, but then never ...

7 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stolen ATV side-by-side from Straub International at 3637 S. 9th St. Authorities responded at 9:17 A.M. on August 5th. The business' surveillance video was activated between 5:50 and 6:05 A.M. of that same day when movement was detected. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan says that the stolen side-by-side is ...

7 years ago
The Kansas State Board of Education is set to take the first official step toward enacting sweeping changes in the way the state's public schools are accredited and held accountable. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the 10-member board is expected to receive a set of new regulations Tuesday that represent the first overhaul of an accreditation ...

7 years ago
Three open seats on the Kansas Board of Regents have yet to be filled even though the board's next meeting is just days away. The Manhattan Mercury reports that Gov. Sam Brownback hasn't named anyone to replace Regents Shane Bangerter, Ann Brandau-Murguia and Helen Van Etten. As governor, Brownback appoints members of the board. Board members are ...

7 years ago
Leaders of the Wichita school district say they have a plan to reduce the number of discipline problems in the district, particularly in elementary schools. The Wichita Eagle reports data shows suspensions, detentions and trips to the principal's office have increased dramatically in the last four years. In elementary schools, discipline incidents have increased more than ...

7 years ago
A Kansas woman who says a misdiagnosis led doctors to remove parts of her organs and then cover up the mistake is suing the University of Kansas Hospital over her treatment. Wendy Ann Noon Berner, of Shawnee says in her lawsuit that she didn't learn about the misdiagnosis until reading media reports about a whistleblower lawsuit ...

7 years ago
A man serving a Kansas prison sentence of 20 years to life for wounding two Topeka police officers with a shotgun in 1985 has been denied parole. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Kansas Prisoner Review Board rejected 75-year-old Ithiel Lawton's parole. The inmate at the maximum-security Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility will next be eligible for ...

7 years ago
A Kansas Department of Corrections employee is no longer working for the agency after he mistakenly sent an email to a newspaper that advised downplaying the need for a special legislative session because of political considerations. Jimmy Caprio, the department's legislative liaison, sent the email to The Kansas City Star Friday after the newspaper asked about ...