Body found on top of freight elevator at Wichita apartment
WICHITA — Wichita authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on top of a freight elevator at a 10-story apartment building.Police reports show the man’s body was found on top...
View ArticleFederal prosecutor: He had no access to confidential attorney-client discussions
An assistant U.S. attorney assigned to prosecute a man charged with lying to a federal law enforcement officer shortly before officers were shot in April said he hasn’t received any recordings of the...
View ArticleReps. Jenkins and Pompeo warn of 'attack' on fossil fuel industry
WICHITA — Kansas oil and gas producers listened to dire warnings Monday about their industry’s future from two House members during their convention in Wichita.U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins told the Kansas...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for 2 deaths at Lenexa home
OLATHE — A 29-year-old man faces at least 50 years in prison for the stabbing deaths of two Lenexa men.Alex Brune pleaded guilty in February to two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2014 deaths...
View ArticleMan charged with murder in Johnson County woman's death
SHAWNEE — A 54-year-old man has been charged in the May death of a Shawnee woman.Authorities have brought Gregory P. Wright back from Virginia to Johnson County, where is charged with first-degree...
View ArticlePolice: combined rider weight in Schlitterbahn death within limits
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police say combined weights for a 10-year-old boy and two other people riding a raft with him at a water park when he was killed were within the ride’s limits.Caleb Schwab died...
View ArticleDefense seeks special master to investigate prison recordings
WICHITA — The federal public defender’s office in Kansas on Monday requested a special master’s inquiry into prison recordings of confidential conversations between inmates and their attorneys.U.S....
View ArticleMan charged with hitting 2 Kansas City police officers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a 54-year-old man has been charged with hitting two Kansas City police officers in an attack that left one of the officers with a concussion.Prosecutors announced...
View ArticleCourt hearing delayed for Topeka motorist cited for 3 infractions linked to...
The court hearing for a motorist cited for three infractions linked to a crash in April — in which two bicyclists were injured — was postponed Tuesday for three weeks.The driver, Sofia N. Kennedy, 18,...
View ArticleSam Brownback, Pat Roberts join Donald Trump's agricultural advisory committee
Among the 64 people who will advise Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on agriculture policy are Kansas’ governor and senior senator.Gov. Sam Brownback and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, both...
View Article3 Kansans accused of plotting to kill 3 others in Illinois make court appearance
SALINA — Three Kansas men who are under investigation in last month’s shooting of an Illinois police officer have appeared in court on charges accusing them of plotting to kill three other men.The...
View ArticleCaleb Kanatzar to act as own attorney in his Topeka murder case
Insisting he didn’t want to wait through another court continuance, Caleb John Kanatzar, who is charged with murder, snatched the reins from his defense attorney on Tuesday to try his own case.After a...
View ArticleKDHE rescinds boil water advisory for Manhattan
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has rescinded its boil water advisory for Manhattan and Riley County residents.The advisory was issued Monday...
View ArticleOSHA probing 2 workplace deaths last week in Missouri, including one in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Federal workplace safety officials are investigating two separate on-the-job deaths last week in Missouri.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
View ArticleEx-Wichita police officer plans to change plea in Kansas embezzlement case
WICHITA — A retired Wichita police officer accused of embezzlement has agreed to change his plea in a federal prosecution stemming from a $56,400 contract to train law enforcement agencies on responses...
View ArticleWichita police scale back animal shelter photo ban
WICHITA — A public campaign has led Wichita police to back away from a total ban on photographing dogs and cats in the city animal shelter.The ban went into effect Friday, drawing an angry reaction...
View ArticleTwo Wichita men indicted after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 22...
Two Wichita men were indicted Tuesday on federal charges of allegedly trying to smuggle more than 22 pounds of methamphetamine into Wichita after being caught during a sting operation.Hector Daniel...
View ArticleState of Kansas launches audit of Larned state mental hospital's finances
LARNED — Kansas launched an audit Tuesday of a state mental hospital’s finances, a day after the announcement that its chief financial officer no longer was affiliated with the institution.Larned State...
View ArticleAttorneys: Federal prosecutors distributed recordings between inmates and...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — United States prosecutors possessed recordings of phone calls between inmates at a Kansas detention facility and their attorneys and distributed a collection of the files, defense...
View ArticleKansas cancels five public meetings to gathering views on Medicaid
Kansas officials pulled the plug Tuesday on public meetings in Topeka, Wichita, Pittsburg, Dodge City and Overland Park to gather reaction to Gov. Sam Brownback’s imposition of a 4 percent cut to some...
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