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June 30, 2016

Battered woman defense planned in Kansas factory shooting

A woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory plans to mount a battered woman's syndrome defense at her August trial.

June 15, 2016

Temperatures hit dangerous levels in parts of South, Midwest

Temperatures are climbing to dangerous levels in several Midwestern and Southern states.

June 14, 2016

Kansas roofing company accused of forced labor, kickbacks

The owners of a Kansas roofing company are accused of forcing workers who are in the U.S. illegally to pay kickbacks by threatening to turn them into immigration agents if they didn't.

June 13, 2016

Judge: Kansas mom mentally fit for trial in stepson's death

A Kansas judge has ruled that a woman accused in her 7-month-old stepson's death is mentally fit to stand trial for murder.

June 9, 2016

14-pound baby nicknamed 'mini sumo wrestler' born in Kansas

A Kansas woman gave birth last week to a 14.4-pound baby, and the boy is making headlines for the quirky nickname his nurse reportedly gave him.

June 9, 2016

Expert: Kansas shooter had high dose of meth in his system

The man who killed three people before Hesston, Kansas, police fatally shot him in February is estimated to have had more than 135 times the standard dose of methamphetamine in his system.

June 8, 2016

Kansas man accused of kidnapping judge held on $1.3M bond

A 33-year-old man accused of holding a Kansas judge hostage is charged with terrorism and is jailed on $1.3 million bond.

June 1, 2016

Kansas woman admits stealing thousands in merchandise

A suburban Kansas City woman with a history of shoplifting admitted in court Tuesday that she stole tens of thousands of dollars of clothing and merchandise she was peddling out of her nearly $1 million home.

May 31, 2016

Man frees Kansas judge after hourslong hostage standoff

Police in western Kansas say a gunman who held Finney County's chief judge hostage over a child custody matter eventually surrendered and released the victim without harm.

May 31, 2016

Kansas teen gets 16-year sentence in sister's stabbing death

A 16-year-old Kansas girl has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of her younger sister.