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Topeka police find body behind restaurant
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police are investigating after the body of an adult man was discovered behind a north Topeka restaurant on Monday. City of Topeka spokeswoman Rosie Nichols says a local restaurant in the 500 block of NW Elm Row contacted law enforcement around 11:20 a.m. on May 20. Officers responding to the call found […]
Man stabbed, business windows broken in downtown Lawrence early Tuesday
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - The Lawrence Police Department is investigating whether an early-morning stabbing is related to vandalism at two nearby businesses. In a Facebook post, LPD said they were called to the area of E 9th Street and Massachusetts around 4:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The caller said he was...
Man acquitted in killing of pregnant woman, boyfriend in Kansas
A 41-year-old man has been acquitted in the 2016 killing of a pregnant woman and her boyfriend at a Topeka, Kansas apartment.The jury's verdict of not guilty Friday in the capital murder and rape case against Yanez Sanford was met with an angry outcry from the slain woman's father, Charles Trotter, who was asked to leave the courtroom."This is all about truth and honesty, and what was served today was not that," Trotter told The Topeka Capital-Journal as he stood outside the courthouse with a wailing relative.His daughter, 20-year-old Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend,...
Man, 45, arrested in connection with robbery, domestic battery
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was arrested in connection with robbery and domestic battery following an incident this past week in East Topeka, authorities said. The arrested man was identified as David Arthur James, 45, of Topeka. Police officials on Tuesday morning said officers were called Friday to an...
Emergency crews respond to report of rollover crash early Tuesday just east of Topeka
TECUMSEH, Kan. (WIBW) - Emergency crews responded to a report of a rollover crash early Tuesday just east of Topeka. The crash was reported at 6:32 a.m. Tuesday in the 6800 block of S.E. US-40 highway. The location was near S.E. US-40 highway and Dupont Road. Authorities said there were...
Topeka woman arrested following Oakland stabbing
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police arrested a woman following a stabbing in the Oakland neighborhood over the weekend. Right before 5 p.m. on May 19, the Topeka Police Department (TPD) responded to a call in the 700 block of NE Poplar Street on reports of a stabbing. Kerry Connell with the TPD said one man was escorted to […]
Prison for members of Kansas meth sales ring
TOPEKA– A Kansas woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple charges related to drug trafficking, according to the United State's Attorney. According to court documents, a federal jury convicted Theresa Hight, 60, of Topeka, of one count of conspiracy to distribute and...
Topeka man arrested in connection with drug crime in Jackson County
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in connection with drug crime following a traffic stop over the weekend south of Holton, authorities said. The arrested man was identified as Carl Thomas Hett, 38, of Topeka. According to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, Hett was...
Emergency crews respond to collision near Washburn Rural High School
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Emergency crews responded to a collision early Tuesday just southwest of Topeka. Crews were sent around 8:10 a.m. to check on a person who was in one of the vehicles in the collision, which occurred near S.W. 61st Street and Wanamaker Road. The location was near...
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