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Daughter says mom feared she was being chased on day of double fatality on U.S. 59
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Hear the daughter of a woman accused of murder recount her memories of the last day of two construction workers' lives. Plus, the results of drug and alcohol tests on the mother. Read story.
First responder testifies in hit-and-run trial
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
What the first responder said he observed when he saw two construction workers after they had been struck by a vehicle. Ramona Morgan, of Washington state, faces charges in their deaths. Read story.
Appeals court schedules hearing in Wittig case
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
A federal appeals court has slated a November hearing for two former Westar Energy executives. Why that could be good news for the two men facing charges. Read story.
Jurors being chosen in Highway 59 hit-and-run deaths
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Jury selection begins in the trial of a woman accused in the hit-and-run deaths of two highway workers south of Lawrence. Who was not selected and what's next for the jurors. Plus, why Ramona Morgan's lawyer says she's innocent. Watch video.
Mother charged for death of 11-year-old child
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008
A Topeka woman who police say crashed her car into a home, killing her 11-year-old girl, will likely stand trial. What Michelle Dodds has been charged with and what the investigation revealed was in the her system. Read story.
Gymnastics coach charged with child sex abuse
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008
Today, the case against a local gymnastics coach moved forward. David Byrd was formally charged in Shawnee County District Court with indecent liberties with 14 year old. Where the incident allegedly happened and what investigators are doing now. Watch video.
Lawrence man pleads guilty to child porn
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008
A 50-year-old Lawrence man now awaits sentencing for possession of child porn. Just how many images of child pornography he had in his possession, and how investigators learned about this case. Read story.
State hospital worker arrested in connection with sex offender escape
Friday, Aug. 22, 2008
Authorities have arrested a Larned State Hospital staff member who is suspected of aiding the escape of a sex offender (pictured here) convicted of a crime in Shawnee County. What the facility says it will be improving to prevent a such an escape in the future. Read story.
Three massage parlor owners plead guilty to prostitution
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
A police raid on massage parlors has come to fruition in the justice system. How much money operators of three parlors laundered and sent back to China. Read story.
Boys enter pleas in zoo bird killing cases
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
A plea agreement has been struck in a case linked to the death of fowl and damage to property at David Traylor Zoo in Emporia. How the charges changed. Plus, what boy plead not guilty and why. Read story.
Freshman basketball player gets court date after BB gun incident
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Find out what incoming Jayhawk is in trouble after admitting he shot a BB gun from his window in Jayhawker Towers. Read story.
Emporia man sentenced in child porn case
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Find out the details on why Kevin P. Thompson will spend 78 months in federal prison. Read story.
Lawyer seeks girl's medical records in MySpace hoax case
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
The lawyer of the defendant in a conspiracy lawsuit involving a MySpace exchange and a girl's suicide has asked to see the girl's medical records. Why the lawyer believes they could exonerate his client. Read story.
Judge sentences Tecumseh man to 1 year in prison for tax evasion
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
49-year-old Michael W. Slayton pleaded guilty failing to include on his personal tax return the money he embezzled from a nonprofit organization that helped special needs individuals. How long he could have been sent away for. Read story.
Court rules in English-only policy lawsuit
Friday, Aug. 15, 2008
Families claim policy was discriminatory. Find out how the judge ruled. Read story.
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