Updated: 11:09 AM A major case squad probing the shooting deaths of a suburban St. Louis mother Catherine Murch and her two children unleashed more than 20 investigators Tuesday.
Posted: 10:58 PM A decreasing number of American gun owners own two-thirds of the nation's guns and as many as one-third of the guns on the planet -- even though they account for less than 1% of the world's population, according to a CNN analysis of gun ownership data.
Posted: 10:56 PM Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, was found dead in a guard tower last year, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Holcomb and seven other soldiers faced charges relating to his death.
Posted: 10:48 PM Officers responded to 6th and Leland around 7:00 p.m. Monday evening after receiving numerous calls of shots fired in the area.
Posted: 11:22 AM 39-year old Victoria Crooks has convictions in Sedgwick County for criminal damage, identity theft and drug sale and possession. She was ordered to be listed as a registered offender as part of her sentence.
Posted: 9:35 PM The 19-day old infant disappeared from a Manhattan hospital in 1987. Prosecutors say Carlina White was taken by this suspect, who raised the child under a different name. The victim became suspicious as an adult, and DNA tests established her true identity.
Posted: 8:01 PM The ywca Topeka’s Center for Safety and Empowerment (CSE) has been awarded the grant through the Recognition Grants program. It will have a direct impact on the ywca’s domestic violence prevention and victims support programs.
Posted: 6:16 PM James Holmes faces 24 counts of first-degree murder and 116 counts of attempted murder, two first degree murder charges for each of the victims who died. He is also formally accused of wounding 58 people in the Century Theatre on July 23rd.
Posted: 4:50 PM Conrad Murray wants a key piece of evidence tested which his lawyers argue could prove Michael Jackson injected himself with the drug that killed him.
Posted: 4:47 PM Colorado movie shooting suspect James Holmes was charged Monday with 24 counts of first-degree murder -- two counts for each of the 12 people killed in the shooting.
Posted: 4:43 PM The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a controversial state DNA testing law to remain in effect until the justices have time to consider the broader constitutional questions.
Updated: 6:50 PM Riley County police officials say they've tracked down several people they believe were involved in an incident involving gunfire outside of Eisenhower Middle School in Manhattan.
Updated: 12:06 PM Last week, Ashley Moser lost her daughter Veronica when the young girl was among 12 people killed when a man opened fire in a packed Colorado movie theater.
Posted: 11:13 PM The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld two decisions made in Shawnee County Court regarding two inmates and the issue of sexual acts with minors.
Posted: 11:10 PM After being fired from the Phoenix hospital, Kwiatkowski went on to work at four more hospitals in four other states.
Posted: 10:55 PM Last week's massacre at a Colorado movie theater revived the dormant gun control debate in the United States, but neither President Barack Obama nor Republican candidate Mitt Romney is pushing for new laws now to prevent similar attacks.
Posted: 10:48 PM Pottawatomie County officials say the burglary occurred in the 6300 block of Salzer Road in rural Wamego between 6:15 a.m. and 3:20 p.m.
Posted: 11:57 AM The Shawnee County Sheriff's Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant around 8 pm Thursday at Tina's Bar, arresting 36-year old Bridget B. Ortiz.
Updated: 2:54 PM Mark Bylkas, who was fired from the Riley Co. Police Dept. amid allegations over missing cocaine evidence, has dropped his federal lawsuit against the department.
Posted: 11:40 PM The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a scam “mystery shopper” scheme that uses a faked Kansas return address. Read on, to learn the details.
Posted: 10:43 PM More than 90 people in 30 states were arrested Thursday as federal agents cracked down on the designer synthetic drug industry, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced.
Posted: 5:38 PM The DEA says nearly 100 people nationwide were arrested and more than 5 million packets of designer drugs seized. Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and southern Illinois were included in the crackdown.
Updated: 8:24 PM Members of local, state and federal agencies arrested six people in Manhattan and Wamego Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the dealing of methamphetamine.
Posted: 1:45 PM Days after the Colorado movie theater massacre, President Barack Obama on Wednesday forcefully spoke out against gun violence, making perhaps some of his strongest comments yet as president on the issue.
