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January 9, 2023

US Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals from 'Wichita massacre'

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of two brothers convicted in Kansas' "Wichita massacre" in 2000. The brothers accused one another of carrying out the crimes.

January 9, 2023

Kansas Gov. Kelly to begin 2nd term, Trump-allied AG Kobach returns to statewide office

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will be sworn in for her second term Monday, as will Trump-aligned Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach, a Republican.

January 9, 2023

Kansas Bureau of Investigation probe homicide at prison

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has probed a homicide at the Lansing Correctional Facility. Prison guards found a 62-year-old inmate strangled to death in his cell.

January 9, 2023

1 dead, 2 injured in MO police chase

A passenger in a vehicle struck by a suspect fleeing police was killed, and both drivers were injured in a Kansas City, Missouri, police chase early Sunday morning.

January 6, 2023

Case against Kansas day care worker accused of killing 9-month-old boy dropped

Kansas' Douglas County District Attorney's Office dropped their prosecution of Carrody Buchhorn, a day care worker whose 2018 conviction over the death of a 9-month-old was overturned.

January 3, 2023

Kansas City suspect killed in police shooting identified

Kansas City police have identified the man shot dead in a police confrontation as Thomas Marshall. Marshall, 53, pointed a gun at officers following a chase in a stolen police car.

December 23, 2022

Omnibus bill defunds risky research involving 'pathogens of pandemic potential' in any 'country of concern'

The spending bill passed by the Senate Thursday contains a provision limiting risky viral research involving "pathogens of pandemic potential" in foreign "countries of concern."

December 23, 2022

Baby chimpanzee who charmed the world in viral reunion with his mother dies: 'Our hearts are broken'

The baby chimpanzee who stole the hearts of millions when he was reunited with his mother has died unexpectedly at just five weeks old in a Kansas zoo. A cause of death has not been determined.

December 22, 2022

Kansas judge declines new trial for 2 men convicted in a 1997 murder

A judge declined to overturn two convictions in a Kansas murder case. The men claim a disgraced detective helped convict them for a murder they did not commit in 1997.

December 21, 2022

Kansas man convicted of performing illegal autopsies gets additional jail time

A Kansas man will serve another year in prison in connection with an illegal autopsy scheme, authorities said.