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Kansas court system furloughs not ruled out by bill - KansasCity.com
A committee studying court funding last year said that unless the Kansas Legislature comes up with more money, court employees could face 10 days of unpaid furlough in the upcoming year as the state’s judicial branch dealt with an $8.25 million budget shortfall. → Read More
Jerone Brown sentenced to two life terms in 2013 homicides
A Wichita man convicted of taking part in the city’s first two homicides of 2013 was sentenced Friday to two life terms plus 228 months in prison. → Read More
Woman draws maximum sentence for role in 2013 shooting of deputy
A woman who pleaded no contest to attempted murder of a law enforcement officer was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison. → Read More
Downtown Wichita bank robbed
A downtown Wichita bank was held up Wednesday morning by robber who escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. → Read More
Inmate released after 4 1/2 years without trial
A Wichita man has been released from the Sedgwick County Jail after spending 4½ years there awaiting trial on an allegation that could have locked him up for life as a sexual predator. → Read More
Inmate released after 4 1/2 years without trial - KansasCity.com
A Wichita man has been released from the Sedgwick County Jail after spending 4½ years there awaiting trial on an allegation that could have locked him up for life as a sexual predator. → Read More
Three bound over for trial in robbery of dying woman at Taco Bell
On the night that a wedding ring was taken from the finger of a Wichita woman who had passed out at a Taco Bell drive-through lane, three men came to another woman’s house with the victim’s driver’s license and credit cards, a witne... → Read More
Three bound over for trial in robbery of dying woman at Taco Bell - KansasCity.com
On the night that a wedding ring was taken from the finger of a Wichita woman who had passed out at a Taco Bell drive-through lane, three men came to another womans house with the victims drivers license and credit cards, a witness told a Sedgwick County judge Thursday. → Read More
Driver pleads guilty in fatal car-horse accident
A Wichita man pleaded guilty to two felony charges this week for a July 5 fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a man and seriously injured a boy who were riding a horse. → Read More
Murder trial halted after defendant hurt in jailhouse brawl
The first-degree murder trial of a man charged in the shooting death of a former South High School football player has been postponed for the rest of the week so the defendant can recover from injuries he received in a jailhouse scuffle. → Read More
Experts expect gas prices to drop at the pump in 2014 - KansasCity.com
Gasoline prices in Kansas were down in 2013 when compared with 2012 figures, and AAA officials are predicting they will continue to drop in 2014. → Read More
Utah bumps Kansas on state population census list - KansasCity.com
Utah has passed Kansas to become the nation’s 33rd largest state, according to population estimates released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. → Read More
Police: Man likely froze to death under Seneca Street Bridge
A homeless man apparently froze to death under a bridge near the Mid-America All-Indian Center, Wichita police said. → Read More
7 children taken into protective custody
Seven children ranging in age from 1 to 11 were taken into protective custody Thursday after police were asked to check on their welfare. → Read More
Number of Kansans serving life without parole now at 22
Vern Miller and Jack Focht found themselves on opposite sides of the Randall Hill murder case in 1968. → Read More
Fatal shooting of robbery suspect ruled a suicide
The April 3 shooting death of a man who was fleeing from a South Seneca credit union robbery has been classified a suicide, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Tuesday. → Read More
Mother who killed son in DUI crash granted probation
A Wichita mother who killed her 6-year-old son in a drunk driving crash in January was placed on probation Wednesday but warned that even a traffic infraction will send her to prison. → Read More