Boy's mom unhappy with probation for woman
The mother of a 15-year-old boy says giving probation to the southeast Kansas woman accused of having sex with him sends a message that it's OK to abuse a child.
LOCAL BREAKING NEWS
-
-
Woman dies after fall from balcony
A woman has died from injuries she suffered when she fell from a second-floor balcony at a south Wichita hotel on Tuesday. Wichita police said that another woman staying at the hotel in the 4500 block of South Broadway reported that she heard a noise, went outside and saw the woman lying by a car. The incident was reported about 7:15 a.m.
-
13-year-old hurt when pipe bomb explodes
One teenager was hospitalized and another arrested after a pipe bomb they made exploded in south Wichita on Tuesday. Police said that a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy shoplifted black powder from a west Wichita Wal-Mart and then made the pipe bomb.
-
McCullough draws life sentence for convenience-store stabbing
Cherish McCullough received a life prison sentence this morning for murder. McCullough was 19 when she stabbed 27-year-old LaShanda Callaway in June 2007, a killing caught on security video at the convenience store where the two women got in a fist fight at 25th Street North and Hillside.
-
Teenager injured as party broke up still in critical condition
The 15-year-old girl who was hit by a vehicle as teens scattered from an underage drinking party in southeast Sedgwick County Sunday remained in critical condition today.
-
Man to be tried in killing of 15-year-old girl
A 25-year-old has been bound over for trial on charges that he killed a teenage girl in Shawnee County and set her body on fire.
-
Kansan fails to qualify for 800-meter semis in Olympics
Kansan Christian Smith's attempt to qualify for the Olympic 800-meter semifinals falls short in Beijing, as he ran in 1 minute, 48.20 seconds but missed on moving on to the next round.
-
Butler County authorities search for body of man missing 22 years
A couple from Washington state is in El Dorado this week trying to help authorities find the remains of their son who disappeared more than 22 years ago.
-
Kansas tops 25 percent barrier in obesity report
Kansas has joined the ranks of states with an adult obesity rate higher than 25 percent, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
-
Schneider, wife face new indictment
Stephen Schneider and his wife will be back in court Wednesday to answer a new indictment linking their clinic with the accidental drug overdose deaths of 58 patients.
-
Restaurant robber batters employee
A robber took money and battered a restaurant employee around 7 p.m. Monday at the Spangles at 1818 E. Pawnee, police said today.
-
Wednesday meeting to address Central and Tyler construction
Traffic might be a little clogged up at the Central and Tyler intersection starting Sept. 2.
-
Sebelius mum on Obama's vice presidential choice
The question on many minds was whether Kathleen Sebelius expects to be chosen by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as his running mate.
-
Used car dealer sentenced for bank fraud
Marten E. Guthrie, 43, of Bel Aire, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren announced today.
-
Fort Riley brigade gets Iraq orders
Some 3,900 soldiers at Fort Riley have received word that they will be leaving for duty in Iraq in October.
-
More atypical August weather
The Wichita area will enjoy more cool weather today and tomorrow. The forecast calls for a high temperature of 80 today, falling to 64 tonight --"pretty nice and cool for August standards," said Jim Caruso, lead meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wichita.
-
Obama may unveil veep choice Saturday in Illinois
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama gave his clearest signal yet that he has settled on a running mate when he announced Tuesday he would appear Saturday in this city where he launched his campaign.
-
Man charged with killing farmer
A Salina man behind bars in the state prison at Ellsworth is now charged in the March murder of Jeffrey Scott Noel at a north-central Kansas farm.
-
Prayer vigil held for Hawker Beechcraft worker killed in accident
A prayer vigil was held this afternoon for a Hawker Beechcraft worker killed early this morning when a truck driven by a fellow striking worker hit him on Greenwich.
-
Third Wittig trial likely postponed
The third federal criminal trial of two former Westar Energy Inc. executives, set to begin Sept. 9, will likely be postponed as court officials await the outcome of a pending appeal.
LATEST NATION AND WORLD UPDATES
-
McCain, Obama to silence critical ads on Sept. 11
Presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain plan to pull ads on Sept. 11 that criticize each other, a respite from the political fray to honor the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
-
Food aid sent in to suffering Georgian area
A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president's promise of a pullback within two days.
-
Researcher says bigfoot just a rubber gorilla suit
Turns out Bigfoot was just a rubber suit. Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say that the carcass encased in a block of ice - handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it - was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.
-
Divisions emerge in Pakistan's ruling coalition
Just a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling Tuesday over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president.
-
Top track contenders Richards, Jones have disappointing finishes
"It's just so discouraging," Sanya Richards said after finishing third in the 400-meter race she has dominated all year. "It's almost like - I don't know. I don't want to say. It's just really hard."
-
Tropical Storm Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast
Tropical Storm Fay will likely not become a hurricane, forecasters said Wednesday, relieving fears the zig-zagging storm would return from the Atlantic with punishing force later this week.
-
U.S. men cruise to quarterfinal basketball win
BEIJING - The U.S. men's basketball team advanced to the Beijing Olympic semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 at the Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium on Wednesday.
-
Sarkozy visits Kabul after French soldiers killed
French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited a military chapel in Kabul on Wednesday where the bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in battle lay before they were to be flown home.
-
Obama, VP choice to campaign together Saturday
Barack Obama and his newly named running mate will campaign together Saturday at the place where the Democratic presidential hopeful formally launched his White House bid.
-
Russians dig in as pullback drags on in Georgia
Russian forces on Wednesday built a sentry post just 30 miles from the Georgian capital, appearing to dig in to positions deep inside Georgia despite pledges to pull back to areas mandated by a cease-fire signed by both countries.
