9 years ago
The BTK serial killer's daughter is writing a book about dealing with the emotional trauma of discovering that her father had killed 10 people. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2l02EZS) Kerri Rawson says she hopes the book help people cope with anxiety, post-traumatic stress, betrayal and depression. Rawson says she experienced all those things after her father's ...

9 years ago
Trout fishing suddenly has gotten better at a Kansas lake. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2ldoJQb) reports that workers from Crystal Lake Fisheries of Ava, Missouri, on Saturday released about 7,000 pounds of trout into Lake Shawnee near Topeka. Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department spokesman Mike McLaughlin said the annual fish release was started by former parks director ...

9 years ago
A Wichita man has been found guilty of human trafficking. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says 25-year-old Daederick Lacy was convicted Thursday of sex trafficking of a minor, sex trafficking of an adult, and one count of interstate transportation of a minor for prostitution. Evidence at his trial indicated that two minor females and one adult female worked ...

9 years ago
Eighteen Kansas counties affected by a severe ice storm in January will receive federal disaster aid. The Kansas Adjutant General's office announced Friday that President Donald Trump has granted Gov. Sam Brownback's request for the disaster declaration. The 18 counties were hit by ice Jan. 13-16. Counties eligible for aid are Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellsworth, Ford, Hodgeman, ...

9 years ago
A woman who was taken into custody in connection with a central Kansas shooting that left four people dead has been released from custody. Harvey County authorities say a 42-year-old Newton woman was arrested Thursday. But the sheriff's department said she was released Friday after questioning and investigators don't expect to charge her. Three victims were found ...

9 years ago
GoFundMe sites for the families of an Indian man who was killed and two men who were injured in a shooting at a Kansas bar have raised more than $1 million combined. The four sites were set up to help relatives of Srinivas Kuchibhotla pay for expenses in the wake of his shooting death Wednesday at ...

9 years ago
           The Abilene Cowboys Wrestling Team captured their fourth state title in school history and their first since 2003 with a dominant performance at the 4A State Wrestling Tournament at the Tony’s Pizza Event Center.  Abilene finished the day with 133.5 points with all nine wrestlers placing.  Bonner Springs finished in ...

9 years ago
Kansas has seen its once-conservative Legislature lurch to the center with the flowering of a bipartisan coalition. Democrats and moderate Republicans are bent on erasing much of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's tax-cutting legacy and ready to bedevil other GOP leaders. In a week's time, the state House approved a huge increase in personal income taxes, voted to ...

9 years ago
Salina Police have made an arrest in connection with a Thursday afternoon shooting. At around 3:00 in the afternoon on Thursday first responders were sent to the parking lot of the Executive Plaza in the 1500 block of East Iron Avenue to the report of a possible shooting. They found 22-year-old Tyler Reinbold suffering from two ...

9 years ago
Elementary school students in Saline County are taking a lead role in helping Rolling Hills Zoo select a new name for its baby giraffe. Born November 27th, this baby boy arrived standing 6’ tall and weighing 117 lbs.  Now over 7' tall, this “little” guy is still in need of a name.  To accomplish the naming ...

9 years ago
A lawyer for a Kansas man accused of plotting to attack Somali refugees says his client believed then President Barack Obama would declare martial law and not recognize the validity of the election if Donald Trump won - forcing militias to step in. The defense claim of a "self-defensive posture" surfaced during a detention hearing Friday ...