The U.S. attorney's office says 34-year-old ex-officer Joletta Vallejo was indicted Wednesday on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy.

Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev took part in a triple homicide outside Boston, a federal law enforcement official told CNN. The source said Chechen Ibragim Todashev also confessed his own role before being killed today in Orlando by the FBI.

53-year-old Terry Wood is charged with one count each of possessing meth with the intent to distribute and for maintaining a residence in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Opening statements are set to get underway Wednesday morning in the trial of a Kansas State University professor accused of rape.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil will decide Tuesday whether to accept the government's recommendation of probation for Becky L. Book of Pittsburg.

53-year-old Robert Harshbarger Jr., of Kingsport, Tenn., pleaded guilty Tuesday in Topeka to one count each of distributing a misbranded drug and health care fraud.

Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson announced charges Tuesday of illegal sexual relations against 30-year-old Jonathan Diaz.

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a home invasion in Junction City during which gunshots were exchanged with the homeowner.

Riley County police say a group of teenage boys posted inappropriate photos on the internet of underage girls, prompting an investigation.

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Lawrence Police say officers arrested a 20-year-old Topekan on two counts of attempted first degree murder. A 29-year-old Topeka resident also was arrested on a charge of domestic battery which took place during to the incident.

28-year-old Johnnie Lee McCall pleaded guilty to his role in a holdup at a Little Caesars. 26-year-old Jordan Lucas pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a robbery at Baskin Robbins.

24-year-old Taron Huggins was arrested January 25th at Hooters Restaurant on SW Wanamaker.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Lawrence Simons' appeal of his sentence for illegally distributing prescription drugs was nothing more than a ``conclusory diatribe.''

A man from McPherson County, Kan., has been sentenced to 260 years in federal prison for using a 9-year-old child to produce child pornography, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Police have identified two Topeka men shot in Lawrence over the weekend.

Shawn Patrick Bailey is in a Lebanon, Mo., jail preparing for a nine-year prison sentence on a burglary conviction.

The KBI says agents executed three search warrants in Topeka and one in Olathe linked to Operation ADABAG.

Schmidt says Franklin County Attorney Stephen Hunting asked for his office's help in prosecuting 27-year-old Kyle Flack.

Sentencing for Hunter Hillmer, 20, continued for more than 3 1/2 hours Friday Shawnee County Court Judge Nancy Parrish ruled that Hillmer must serve 10 years and 3 months in the Department Of Corrections.

The Geary County Sheriff confirms raids executed in southeast Topeka Thursday were part of Operation ADABAG which has already resulted in 94 arrests and continues to grow.

Authorities have arrested 94 people in connection with a massive crack cocaine bust in Riley and Geary County and while officials aren't identifying the alleged ringleaders, two men are facing a very long list of charges in the big takedown.

18-year-old Caleb Flowers waived his preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday. Osage County Attorney Brandon Jones tells 13 News that Flowers is working out a plea agreement.

Shawnee District Court records show Brett Hedrick and Jammie Hedrick each face five counts, including arson and insurance fraud.

Billy Davis has had his capital murder trial for the death of an eight-year-old girl postponed until April 2014.