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Suspect Arrested After West Wichita Bank Robbery It happened at the Wells Fargo Bank, near Taft and West Streets, around 11:30 a.m. 1 Comment (Full Story)

Jurors In Lacrosse Trial Watch Police Interview 0 Comments A former University of Virginia lacrosse player on trial for killing his ex-girlfriend told police he wrestled with and shoved her but did not punch or strangle her. (Full Story)

13 Arrests After Drug Bust At Wichita Motel 21 Comments It happened at the Mark 8 Inn, 1130 N. Broadway, around 6:30 a.m. Friday. The arrests stemmed from a three-month investigation. (Full Story)

SCOKAN Upholds Murder For Hire Conviction 0 Comments Theodore Burnett was sentenced to life in prison for his role in Chelsea Brooks’ murder. (Full Story)

Judge To Consider Sandusky Jury, Bail Issues 0 Comments Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is in court for a pretrial hearing where a judge will hear dueling arguments about whether restrictions on his movement should be tightened or loosened. (Full Story)

Court Finds Kansan Competent For Trial On Threats 1 Comment A federal judge has found a Kansas man competent to stand trial on charges of threatening the president of the United States. (Full Story)

Shawnee County Approves Settlement With ACLU 5 Comments Shawnee County has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle a lawsuit over a jail policy that bans inmates from receiving books and publications in the mail. (Full Story)

Fugitive Sibling Pleads Guilty In Colorado Deal 0 Comments One of three fugitive siblings who were the focus of a nationwide search last summer will have to serve at least nine years in prison after pleading guilty to reduced charges. (Full Story)

Kansas Grocer Faces Sentencing In Food Stamp Scam 7 Comments Ahmed Ajami Al-Maleki asked the judge in a letter for mercy so he can return to his family and live an honest life. (Full Story)

Officer Describes Beaten, Bruised Lacrosse Player 0 Comments The first officer to arrive at the apartment of a slain University of Virginia lacrosse player says he thought he was responding to an alcohol overdose but quickly discovered the woman had been bruised and bloodied. (Full Story)

LA School In Sex Abuse Scandal Reopens 0 Comments Children are returning to a Los Angeles-area elementary school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (Full Story)

Cops: Man Stuck Son In Dryer, Then Turned It On 3 Comments Police say an Ohio man who stuck his 3-year-old son in a clothes dryer as punishment and then turned it on is facing child endangerment charges. (Full Story)

Pregnant Teen Held 9 Days, Beaten By Boyfriend 3 Comments Police say a pregnant teenager was held captive nine days in a California home, where she was bound with tape and beaten by a jealous boyfriend. (Full Story)

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