Two Topeka men arrested on suspicion of stealing copper from Farmland Industries
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:56:52 -0700
Douglas County Sheriff’s officers have arrested two Topeka men suspected of stealing copper from the former Farmland Industries plant Tuesday night.
Police reports
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:03:10 -0700
Hutchinson Police Department Monday – 12:50 a.m. – Two Hutchinson juveniles were cited for curfew v ...
Topeka man sentenced in carjacking
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:59:00 -0700
TOPEKA — A Topeka man was sentenced to federal prison today for carjacking, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release.
Topeka man sentenced for carjacking
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:57:06 -0700
William J. Bell, 34, admitted that on January 8, he and another man took the car from a man who gave them a ride.
Nebraska Funeral Vigilante Misses Target
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:17:56 -0700
The 62-year-old Omaha man who pepper-sprayed military funeral protestors does more to disrupt a somber occasion than the protestors themselves. Omaha Nebraska - United States - Westboro Baptist Church - Fred Phelps - Patriot Guard Riders
Local scoreboard
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:33:02 -0700
FYI today PREP?BOYS?SOCCER Elyria Christian at Nickerson, 4 p.m. Hutchinson at Newton, 6:30 ...
COMING TOGETHER
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:05:45 -0700
As dusk settled over Great Bend Sunday night and the sun slipped behind the buildings on Main Street, there was no shortage of light. The orange glow of hundreds of candles illuminated Jack Kilby Square, all shimmering in tribute to the slain 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt.
Man arrested outside Omaha Marine’s funeral
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:38:23 -0700
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of spraying mace into a crowd of mourners and protesters outside a funeral for a Marine killed in Afghanistan.
Federal grand jury returns several indictments
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:37:59 -0700
TOPEKA — A federal grand jury meeting in Topeka has returned the following indictments, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Kansas:
KBI addressing DNA backlog
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:20:55 -0700
Attorney General Steve Six relied on DNA left on a cigarette to prosecute Kenneth Wilson for the slaying of an Osborne County man who was shot to death for $50 and a cell phone. read more
Safe Streets turns 15
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:20:37 -0700
An estimated 175 people turned out for a birthday party Wednesday at the Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., but it wasn't for a person. Rather, the celebration marked the 15th anniversary of the Safe Streets Coalition of Topeka and honored those who helped make the organization what it has become today. read more
Sex offender placed on probation
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:19:25 -0700
A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of soliciting sex from a child was placed on five years of intensive supervised probation Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court. The sentence came after the judge made a series of findings, including that the threat of harm to the community was minimal and that an actual victim wasn't harmed. read more
State backlog on DNA shrinks
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:17:43 -0700
TOPEKA - The backlog of DNA sampling in Kansas is being reduced thanks to $1 million in new state fu ...
Prosecutors to Seek Life in Prison for Suspect in Kimmi Murder Case
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:28:59 -0700
A Kansas man will face capital murder charges, but not the death penalty, in what prosecutors say was the contract killing of a Atchison County grandmother, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
Kansas Lab Getting Help With DNA Case Backlog
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:04:34 -0700
A pair of robots named Twiggy and Kilroy are helping the Kansas Bureau of Investigation catch up on its backlog of DNA evidence.
Kansas AG Says DNA Backlog Is Shrinking
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:03:21 -0700
Attorney General Steve Six says the backlog of DNA waiting to be processed has been reduced 70 percent.
'Our Boys' remains a hit
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:53:00 -0700
The first time a writer from the New York Times examined the Smith Center football juggernaut, it was for all the wrong reasons. read more
Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:24:10 -0700
Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid.
Hollister bound over after preliminary hearing
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:47:01 -0700
ATCHISON, Kan. — The Sabetha, Kan., man charged with the murder of Patricia “Pat” Kimmi was bound over for trial Wednesday after a two-day preliminary hearing. Although prosecutors called only one witness on Wednesday after several were called on Tuesday, Atchison County District Judge Martin Asher listened to all the evidence and then made his decision. Roger Hollister, 58, was immediately ...
Six says DNA backlog at KBI crime labs nearly over
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:15:02 -0700
TOPEKA -- Attorney General Steve Six said today that longstanding backlog of DNA testing should be e
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