10 years ago
A Wichita minister says she is starting to become frightened by a growing number of death threats she has received since performing a wedding ceremony for 15 same-sex couples on the steps of the Sedgwick County Courthouse last month. The Rev. Jackie Carter, pastor of the First Metropolitan Community Church, says some of the threats have ...

10 years ago
A new Kansas policy that limits the number of psychiatric patients admitted at Osawatomie State Hospital has mental health workers concerned that patients could end up in jails instead of hospital beds. The policy was initiated this week after federal regulators threatened to cut off Medicare and Medicaid funds to the hospital if it doesn't fix ...

10 years ago
One phone call can help catch wildlife thieves. According top the Kansas Department of Wildlife, parks, and Tourism, countless wildlife, especially big game, will be illegally killed at the hands of poachers this season and unfortunately, these criminals are tough to catch. Game wardens work tirelessly to track down the men and women allegedly responsible for ...

10 years ago
Salina Police arrest a shoplifter at Wal-Mart. Officers were called to Wal-Mart, 2900 S.9th on Thursday afternoon at 1:45pm after store security approached 24-year-old Preston Pitterman outside of the building. Police say staff watched Pitterman load 151 items into his cart and leave the store without paying. He's facing felony theft charges for shoplifting $1,191 in merchandise. ...

10 years ago
A suspected thief is caught on video. According to Salina Police, on November 23rd Kmart employees suspected a white male wearing a grey and black jacket of shoplifting from the store. As they approached the suspect, he dropped the property and fled from the store. If you can identify the person in the video, or if you ...

10 years ago
A Salina man is charged in connection to an armed robbery in July. Police arrested 21-year-old Jason Carlin on Thursday after the investigation led officers to his location. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that back on July 29th, Carlin allegedly entered the Casey's convenience store, 500 N. Ohio just after midnight with a bandanna over his ...

10 years ago
An Abilene man has been found guilty of a child sex crime. According to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, 46-year-old John R. Harwood Jr. on Thursday was convicted by a jury of aggravated criminal sodomy. Judge David R. Platt presided over the trial in Dickinson County District Court. The charge involved a child under of the ...

10 years ago
A pedestrian is hit by a car and taken to a Wichita hospital. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, 67-year-old James Caldwell of Gypsum was crossing 5th street on Thursday evening at about 7:45pm when he was struck by a 2004 Dodge Neon, driven by 74-year-old Donald Wittman of Salina. Police say Caldwell suffered broken bones with ...

10 years ago
The Salina Stiefel Theatre is in the spirit of the season, with two big holiday shows this month. The first is this Saturday, featuring country superstar Trace Adkins. A few days later, on December 16th, Grammy Award winning singer and song writer Michael McDonald will perform a holiday show. Trace Adkins will bring the Christmas Show 2014 ...

10 years ago
An ex-Fort Riley soldier will appeal his first-degree murder conviction next week to the Kansas Supreme Court. Daniel Parker was sentenced to life in prison in October 2013 for the death of a 21-year-old Frederick Beverly at a Manhattan clubhouse. Prosecutors say a bullet fired from Parker's M4 rifle ricocheted off a metal fence and hit ...

10 years ago
The sexual assault and fatal burning of a woman near Wichita State University has contributed to the formation of a neighborhood task force. WSU President John Bardo announced the formation of the "Enough is Enough" task force on Thursday. He appointed Vice President Ted Aryes to lead the initiative, which will address safety issues in neighborhoods ...