Thursday, January 24 2013 1:34 PM EST2013-01-24 18:34:13 GMT
Columbia Police have filed a sexual battery charge against a Midlands high school teacher.Police on Friday charged Kinsley Wentzky, 34, of Forest Acres with sexual battery with a student 16 or 17 yearsMore >>
An arrest warrant says a Midlands high school teacher and the student she is accused of having a sexual relationship with admitted to the affair.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:53:15 GMT
Cameron Stringfellow
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron StringfellowMore >>
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.More >>
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.More >>
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:04:07 GMT
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.Attorney Dave Fedor told the jury prosecutors have shown "not one scintilla" if evidence that ParkerMore >>
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:38 GMT
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation. A report released this week showed that two checks were indeed signed by an unauthorizedMore >>
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
The Dreher High School honors English teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with two of her students has been fired from the school district.
Kinsley Wentzky, 34, was let go from her position Tuesday night as the Richland School District One board voted to void her contract.
The board's decision came on the heels of a January 9 State Department of Education action which suspended Wentzky's teaching certificate, according to a spokesperson with the district.
Wentzky had been arrested twice and hit with sexual battery charges by the Columbia Police Department and the Forest Acres Police Department at the beginning of January.
CPD initiated the investigation as a result of gaining victim information in partnership with Forest Acres.
Investigators say Wentzky engaged in two relationships with two 17-year-old students at a Columbia home and a Forest Acres home.
Wentzky taught at Dreher High for seven years. She was on paid administrative leave with the school district before she was let go.
Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago requests that if anyone has additional information regarding the case or believes to be a victim to call the Columbia Police Department at (803) 545-3500.
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:03:09 GMT
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to Brett Parker. The revelation comes just days after Brett Parker admitted he had a girlfriendMore >>
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to double-murder suspect Brett Parker.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:53:15 GMT
Cameron Stringfellow
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron StringfellowMore >>
A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:37:58 GMT
Police in Salisbury are investigating after they say a man confessed to fatally stabbing his girlfriend and using her blood to draw a heart on a building. According to police, the unidentified man toldMore >>
Police in Salisbury are investigating after they say a man confessed to fatally stabbing his girlfriend and using her blood to draw a heart on a building.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:41 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:41:10 GMT
Richland County deputies are searching for a man they say shot and killed his girlfriend's sister. Deputies say shortly before 4:00 a.m. Friday officers responded to shots fired call at 2104 Green OaksMore >>
Richland County deputies are searching for a man they say shot and killed his girlfriend's sister. Deputies say shortly before 4:00 a.m. Friday officers responded to shots fired call at 2104 Green OaksMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:43 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:43:50 GMT
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – As one of the busiest travel weekends of the year begins, South Carolina Highway Patrol says they'll be staging a new type of checkpoint across the state. Highway Patrol recentlyMore >>
As one of the busiest travel weekends of the year begins, South Carolina Highway Patrol says they'll be staging a new type of checkpoint across the state.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 12:16 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:16:57 GMT
Time gives way to new realities but it hasn't dampened Sarah Hackett's spirit. She recalled her excitement about bringing a new life into the world in December of 2010."We were expecting our first childMore >>
Time gives way to new realities but it hasn't dampened Sarah Hackett's spirit. She recalled her excitement about bringing a new life into the world in December of 2010.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:32 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:32:46 GMT
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the home on Haverford Circle off Monticello Road just before 11 p.m.No additionalMore >>
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
Kinsley Wentzky (Source: MySpace)
Kinsley Wentzky (Source: Columbia Police Department)
