Planned Parenthood Attys. Hopes to Delay Trial
Last Updated: 9:09 AM 05/21/08 -
Lawyers for the Overland Park clinic go before a Judge Wednesday hoping to put off the criminal trial on the over a hundred charges filed by Dist. Atty. Phill Kline pending a ruling from the state Supreme Court (Full Story) |
Homicide Prompts Warning for Reno Co. Seniors
Last Updated: 7:33 AM 05/21/08 -
A task force was formed Tuesday to determine whether a sexual assault and murder of an 85 year-old woman in South Hutchinson is relateed to the sexual assaults and deaths of two other senior citizens. (Full Story) |
Valley Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Growing Pot
Last Updated: 9:01 PM 05/20/08 -
50-year old Michael Leslie pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in his home with the intent to distribute it. He faces five years in prison and a half-million dollar fine when he's sentenced August 26th. (Full Story) |
Inmates Could Face Death After Hutchinson Jail Death
Last Updated: 2:56 PM 05/20/08 -
David Warren was originally believed to have died of a brain aneurysm, only later did an autopsy show a long, thin metal object had gone through his eye. Three other inmates of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility now face charges. (Full Story) |
Hutchinson Woman Bites Off Husband's Fingertip
Last Updated: 2:48 PM 05/20/08 -
Police say the woman may have swallowed the fingertip, which she bit off during an argument Saturday night, since investigators still have not found the finger. (Full Story) |
Cattleman Sentenced for Million-Dollar Fraud
Last Updated: 10:06 AM 05/20/08 -
Cattleman gets five years after selling more than a million dollars worth of cattle that were grazing land he leased to other owners without the other owners permission. (Full Story) |
Defense Accuses Feds of 'Commandeering' Kansas Medical Board
Last Updated: 10:39 PM 05/19/08 -
Lawyers for Dr. Stephen Schneider claim prosecutors abused the criminal process by improperly asserting authority over the regulation of medicine. Schneider and his wife are charged with the deaths of four patients due to accidental overdose. (Full Story) |
Key Witness Takes Stand in Teen Murder Trial
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 05/19/08 -
Man who confessed to being involved in the murder of a pregnant 14 year-old teenager testifies against the father who allegedly paid $500 to have the victim murdered. (Full Story) |
Topeka's Fifth Murder Victim ID'd
Last Updated: 11:49 AM 05/16/08 -
Topeka Police are searching for a man who escaped in a newer. four-door sedan after shooting and killing 50 year-old Pamela McMaster Thursday night at the Regency Inn. (Full Story) |
Kan. Supreme Ct. Overturns Death Sentence
Last Updated: 11:28 AM 05/16/08 -
The high court rules that the dual convictions of first-degree murder and capital murder for the death of Doug Brittain in 1996 were improperly duplicated and that the judge improperly instructed the jury, ordering a new sentencing hearing for Gavin S. Scott. (Full Story) |
Suspected Robbery Shooter in Custody
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 05/15/08 -
A man suspected of robbing the Expert Tire store at 21st and Fairlawn in Topeka then shooting at a witness was taken into custody Thursday night. Police arrested a man suspected of driving the getaway car earlier in the day. (Full Story) |
Missouri Woman Indicted in Cyber-Bully Suicide
Last Updated: 10:49 PM 05/15/08 -
The Missouri mom allegedly played a role in the MySpace hoax, played on a teenaged girl who hanged herself. (Full Story) |
Police Investigate Stabbing Report
Last Updated: 10:49 PM 05/14/08 -
Topeka Police say a person showed up at a local hospital with a stab wound. They continue to investigate the incident. (Full Story) |
Expert Tire Robbed, Suspect Fires Shot
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 05/14/08 -
Topeka Police say a man held up the Expert Tire store at SW 21st and Fairlawn Wednesday evening. They say he fired a shot at a worker who tried to chase him. No one was hurt. (Full Story) |
Juvenile Trial Postponed for Pair Accused in School Officer Attack
Last Updated: 9:21 PM 05/13/08 -
The juvenile court trial for two teens accused of attacking a Topeka High School police officer as he led another student from the building back in December was delayed from this week to October 1st. (Full Story) |
FBI Initially Pursued Drug Dealer in Kelsey Smith Killing
Last Updated: 8:23 PM 05/13/08 -
An FBI agent testified in a hearing Tuesday that tips in the abduction and murder of Kelsy Smith led them to a suspected drug dealer. However, the agent says the man wasn't a suspect for long. Edwin Hall is accused in Smith's killing. (Full Story) |
FBI Investigating Rebate Check Email Scams
Last Updated: 7:50 PM 05/13/08 -
An email phishing scam makes use of the economic stimulus rebate checks. It tries to get people to give bank account information via a link in their email, saying it will help them get their check more quickly. (Full Story) |
Woman beaten, robbed of communication device
Last Updated: 10:26 PM 05/12/08 -
Topeka police are asking for your help getting a woman's stolen communication device back to her. (Full Story) |
Brother to Testify Against Brother in Nacole Winter Homicide
Last Updated: 11:09 PM 05/13/08 -
Anthony Hall pleaded guilty Monday to charges of attempted second degree murder for an assault case and aiding a felong in the Nacole Winter homicide case. His brother, Christopher Hall, is accused of killing Winter. As part of the agreement, Anthony Hall will testify against Christopher Hall. (Full Story) |
ATF chief: Crime rose as cities' funding dropped
Last Updated: 3:10 PM 05/12/08 -
Violent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday.
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Motions Hearing Set in Police Helicopter Case
Last Updated: 9:21 PM 05/09/08 -
A motions hearing is set for May 15th in Shawnee County District Attorney Robert Hecht's lawsuit against the City of Topeka over purchases of a police helicopter and city software system. (Full Story) |
Business Scammed out of Laptop Computers
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/09/08 -
F3 Computers tells Topeka Police it sold two laptops to someone who came in with a purchase order that appeared to be from a state agency. Turns out, the purchase order was a fake. (Full Story) |
Deputies Arrest Three in Burglaries at Holton Country Club
Last Updated: 9:27 PM 05/08/08 -
Three men face 11 counts of burglary and six counts of felony theft for a string of burglaries at Holton Country Club in March. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says victims can come to the Sheriff's Office at 1 pm Tuesday to identify their property. (Full Story) |
Facebook Strikes Deal with States to Improve Safety
Last Updated: 9:12 PM 05/08/08 -
Kansas AG Steve Six announced a safety agreement with social networking site Facebook Thursday. Under the deal, Facebook will provide warning messages for children and monitor age changes to profiles. (Full Story) |
Law Enforcement Asks for Community Help in Curbing Underage Drinking
Last Updated: 10:52 PM 05/07/08 -
Topeka area law enforcement agencies plan extra patrols to look out for underage drinking and underage alcohol sales. They say underage drinking can lead to horrible tragedies. (Full Story) |
Record It - Report It - Recover It Initiative Announced
Last Updated: 10:46 PM 05/07/08 -
The Safest Capital City Initiative announces a new effort to protect people's property, and get any stolen goods back to its owners. (Full Story) |
Boyfriend of Woman in Bathroom Heads to Court
Last Updated: 9:21 AM 05/07/08 -
The man whose girlfriend stayed in the bathroom so long she became stuck to the seat heads to court Wednesday on charges of mistreatment of a dependent adult for which he could get one year and a $2,500 fine (Full Story) |
Topeka Prayer Meeting Ends with Commitment to Mentoring
Last Updated: 11:03 PM 05/06/08 -
Topeka men dedicated to taking a stand against recent violence met at El Shaddai Church of God in Christ Tuesday night. They agreed to commit to mentoring young people through already established organizations. (Full Story) |
KBI Releases New Pictures in 35-Year Old Case
Last Updated: 10:35 PM 05/06/08 -
A body found in April of 1973 in Anderson County, Kansas has never been identified. The KBI hopes releasing a facial reconstruction of the victim can help them learn his identity. (Full Story) |
Bill Strengthening Sentencing Guidelines Headed to Governor
Last Updated: 9:25 PM 05/06/08 -
A proposal to limit a judge's ability to hand down sentences lighter than recommended under the state's sentencing guidelines is headed to the Governor's desk. The House voted to approve it, 122-1. (Full Story) |
KS Supreme Court Limits Tiller Grand Jury
Last Updated: 3:06 PM 05/06/08 -
While the Court said that petition-convened Grand Juries were allowed, they did not give the grand jury unlimited power. The subpoenas issued by the grand jury in dispute in the case were not quashed, but the matter was returned to the lower court. (Full Story) |
Lawrence Man Killed in Hit and Run Named
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 05/06/08 -
Police have identified the suspect, a 22 year-old man, accused of hitting and killing Thomas Crum with his SUV while Crum was driving home from his sixtieth birthday party this weekend. (Full Story) |
Montara Break-in Leads to Car Chase
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 05/04/08 -
The Shawnee County Sheriff's office was sent on a car chase this Saturday afternoon in the Montara area. The two men got away.The woman is being questioned at the Sheriff's office. Charges against her are pending. (Full Story) |
Tougher Penalties for Helping in Prison Escapes
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/02/08 -
Any state corrections employee or volunteer who helps a prisoner escape would go to prison too.. under a bill approved Friday in the Kansas House. The bill was sparked by volunteer Toby Young's assistance in helping John Manard get loose from Lansing Correctional. (Full Story) |
Manhattan Drug Sweep Nets Ten
Last Updated: 11:47 AM 05/01/08 -
Officers from three Kansas counties and the KBI team up to to arrest ten people Thursday morning as part of an investigation into the sale of marijuana and crack cocaine in Riley county. (Full Story) |
Chief Justice Roberts at KU
Last Updated: 9:47 PM 04/30/08 -
Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at the University of Kansas, tells a Lawrence audience why the Constitution shouldn't be described as "living or dead." (Full Story) |
Have You Seen This Van?
Last Updated: 11:05 PM 04/29/08 -
This week's featured Hot Wheels vehicle was stolen sometime between 4:30 p.m. April 17 and 4:30 a.m. April 28 in the 2100 block of SW Potomac, Topeka. The van should stand out with New Orleans Saints paraphernalia on the flag, front tag and back window. (Full Story) |
Crimestoppers Focuses on School Programs
Last Updated: 8:06 PM 04/29/08 -
Crimestoppers USA is holding its Midwest Training Conference in Topeka this week. One focus for the organization is expanding its programs in schools. (Full Story) |
Accused Store Manager Killer's Trial Began
Last Updated: 10:20 AM 04/29/08 -
The first-degree murder trial begins for the first of three suspects in the killing of the store manager of the Bonner Springs' Dollar General store in 2005. (Full Story) |
Jewish Convert Pleads to Stealing Dead Vet's Identity
Last Updated: 9:48 AM 04/29/08 -
Lakewood, N.J., man sentenced to a year and a day for applying for a passport in Wichita under a false name and identity which he had taken from a dead Navy veteran. Rabbi claims he assumed the name after converting to Judaism so he could travel to Israel. (Full Story) |
Police ID Topekan Killed Driving Through Town
Last Updated: 6:36 PM 04/28/08 -
Topeka Police identified the victim of the city's third homicide as 25 year-old David Wakes of Topeka. Wakes was killed while traveling south on Michigan Sunday. Police believe the shots came from another vehicle and are asking the public for information. (Full Story) |
Kansan Convicted in Beating Death of Dad
Last Updated: 7:11 PM 04/25/08 -
The case was declared a mistrial in January. But Friday a jury in McPherson found Jeffrey Nelson guilty of beating his stepfather to death with an aluminum baseball bat one year ago. (Full Story) |
13 Year Old Charged in KCK Murder
Last Updated: 6:58 PM 04/25/08 -
Wyandotte County's District Attorney says he's filed first-degree murder charges against the teen.. in last Saturday's slaying of a 47 year old Kansas City, Kansas man. They plan to try him as an adult. (Full Story) |
KCK Teen Gets Life for 2 Year-Old's Death
Last Updated: 1:10 PM 04/25/08 -
A judge sentences Daniel Perez Jr. to life in prison for shooting and killing a two-year old in her grandparents home even after the judge notes that Perez did not intend to shoot the girl and prayed before firing that the bullets would not strike the wrong person. (Full Story) |
Pill Mill Doc Back Home
Last Updated: 1:01 PM 04/25/08 -
Dr. Stephen Schneider, who, along with his wife, is accused of running a pill mill linked to over 50 deaths, returns home after posting more than a $300,000 bond, will also forfeit more than $2 million in assets if he violates the terms of his release. (Full Story) |
Darryln Johnson Looking for New Attorney
Last Updated: 9:20 PM 04/24/08 -
Former youth mentor Darryln Johnson's attorney, John Ambrosio, withdrew from the case Thursday. Johnson claims a drug charge he pleaded down from overlaps a federal case in which he's currently serving time. (Full Story) |
Attorney Allowed to Give Deposition for Death Row Inmate
Last Updated: 9:15 PM 04/24/08 -
Phillip Cheatham is appealing his conviction and death sentence, saying attorney Dennis Hawver inadequately represented him. Hawver agrees, and Thurday a judge ruled he can give a deposition on his former client's innocence. (Full Story) |
Suspected "Pill Mill" Doctor to be Freed
Last Updated: 7:51 PM 04/24/08 -
The Kansas doctor jailed on charges of illegally prescribing medication is set to be released on bond Friday. Dr. Stephen Schneider will still be tracked with a GPS monitoring system as he waits for his trial to begin. (Full Story) |
Pill Mill Doc Set for Release
Last Updated: 4:10 PM 04/24/08 -
Dr. Stephen Schneider posts $325,000 bond and has also agreed to forfeit more than two million dollars in assets if he fails to show up for court. Doctor will have to wear a GPS monitor that will track his movement as he awaits his upcoming trial (Full Story) |
Missouri Man Charged with Killing Bartender
Last Updated: 8:53 PM 04/23/08 -
Brandon Hulett of Raytown, Missouri faces first-degree murder charge. He's accused of opening fire in a Kansas City, KS bar early Saturday because the bartender refused him service without proper identification. (Full Story) |
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