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January 20, 2023

Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill Republican congressman, could face 10 years in prison

Chase Neill, 32, was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday after representing himself in a trial on charges of threatening Republican Rep. Jake LaTurner.

January 20, 2023

Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill US congressman

Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, Kansas, has been convicted on a single count of threatening a U.S. government official for threatening the life of Rep. Jake LaTurner.

January 19, 2023

Kansas police investigate antisemitic, racial and homophobic vandalism at high school

The football stadium press box at Blue Valley High School in Overland Park, Kansas was vandalized on Monday with racial, homophobic, and antisemitic graffiti.

January 19, 2023

Kansas man tells jury God threatened Rep. LaTurner through him

Chase Neill, while standing trial for threatening the life of Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas, told jurors that God himself was threatening the congressman through him.

January 19, 2023

KS researcher convicted for lying about China ties gets time served

Former University of Kansas researcher Feng Tao was sentenced to time served by a federal judge who felt his actions — such as lying about work done in China — didn't warrant jail time.

January 19, 2023

Kansas man on trial for threatening congressman cross-examines him in court

Chase Neill, who stands accused of threatening to kill Republican Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner, attempted to cross-examine the congressman in court Wednesday.

January 18, 2023

Man who threatened Kansas Rep. LaTurner representing self in court

Chase Neill, 32, of Lawrence, Kansas, is acting as his own attorney in a federal court case where he stands accused of repeatedly threatening U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner.

January 18, 2023

Kansas researcher who hid China ties to be sentenced on felony count

Feng "Franklin" Tao, a former researcher at the University of Kansas, is soon to be sentenced for making false statements related to work he did in China.

January 17, 2023

Trial underway for Kansas man who threatened congressman, claimed to be 'Messiah'

A criminal trial for Chase Neill, 32, of Kansas, who allegedly developed a "fixation" on Rep. Jake LaTurner and called his office threatening to kill him, will begin Tuesday.

January 13, 2023

In Kansas, tensions mount between Democrat governor and GOP legislature over surplus plans

Discrepancies between budget proposals by Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the state's Republican-controlled legislature have begun opening serious political rifts in Topeka.