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FBI offers reward for information on Kansas bank robbery
DOUGLAS COUNTY —The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual responsible for a bank robbery, which occurred at the Bank of America located at 900 Ohio St., Lawrence, KS, on July 2, 2024, at approximately 9:21 a.m.
Autopsy released for 9-year-old Zerick Ozuna who died near Lake Sherwood
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Forensic Medical has released the autopsy report for 9-year-old Zerick Ozuna, a child killed in the Lake Sherwood neighborhood on June 20. According to the autopsy findings, Ozuna had the following injuries: According to the autopsy report released on Friday, the 9-year-old was located inside a house by his grandmother on a bed […]
Narcotics search warrant leads to arrest of three Topeka residents
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A narcotics search warrant led to the arrest of three Topeka residents. According to the Topeka Police Department, officers executed a search warrant around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 in the 400 block of SW Western Ave. related to an ongoing investigation. While conducting the search warrant, officers located narcotics, drug paraphernalia and illegal firearms.
Kansas Supreme Court affirms conviction of Topeka man in murder case
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The murder conviction of a Topeka man from a 2019 slaying in the capital city has been affirmed by the Kansas Supreme Court, which was announced Friday. The conviction of Larry Huggins III in the 2019 murder of Owen Hughes in southeast Topeka, was upheld by the Kansas Supreme Court, officials said.
Third person arrested in connection to south Topeka shooting
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Another man is being charged with murder in relation to an April shooting in south Topeka. On Aug. 29, 2024, 24-year-old Michael DeLance Allen has been charged in relation to a shooting that happened earlier this year, according to a news release from the Shawnee County District Attorney’s office. Allen was charged […]
Readers tackle guns in diaper bags, defend the press and tout hard-working Lions
Guns are the answer to every problem I read your article about the 24-year-old woman sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder, and I’d like to address any readers like her. A gun in a diaper bag? Think that through. You have a diaper bag, meaning you have kids wearing diapers in tow. What reasonable...
Kan. pilot avoids injury after mechanical failure during takeoff
DOUGLAS COUNTY—A Kansas man avoided injury after a small plane mishap just before 11:30a.m. Saturday in Douglas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a Cessna 177 piloted by Kenneth V. Rieck, 75, Lawrence, was traveling down runway #15 at Lawrence Regional Airport, 1930 Airport Road. The airplane had a...
House Fire in southeast Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - On August 29, 2024, shortly after 9 p.m., the Topeka Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2718 SE Colorado Ave. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered smoke and flames pouring from one side of a duplex housing unit. All passengers self-evacuated before the TFD arrived. One person was sent to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
‘Goat on the lam’: Lawrence police wrangle goat causing traffic problems
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – A local goat who’s been “on the lam” for the last few days frightening Lawrence drivers and bystanders was tackled and detained by the Lawrence Kansas Police Department (LKPD). On Thursday the LKPD shared body camera footage of the tussle. The footage shows a goat that was pinned in an alleyway between […]
Ozawkie man taken to hospital after Thursday morning rear-end crash northeast of Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A man was taken to a local hospital following a rear-end crash in which two pickup trucks collided Thursday morning just northeast of Topeka. The crash was reported around 8:48 a.m. Thursday on the westbound on-ramp to N.E, US-24 highway from southbound K-4 highway. According to...
Aggravated robbery suspect set for motions hearing next month ahead of potential trial in November
A motions hearing is next in the court process for the Topeka man accused of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and other charges after an alleged incident in Emporia this past spring. Tyler Seifert will return to Lyon County District Court at 9:30 am October 1. The hearing was set during...
Kansas top five in nation for arson fires
KANSAS (KSNT) – A national report indicates Kansas is one of the leading states for arson incidents. Last year, there were 5,440 arson incident reports made to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). Kansas made up 6% of the nation’s arson reports with 307 cases. Kansas had the fifth most cases of incendiary […]
Michael Allen is 3rd defendant charged in Topeka gunshot death of Cody Cooper
Michael Delance Allen, 24, on Thursday became the third person charged in last April's Topeka gunshot killing of 22-year-old Cody Cooper. Allen was booked at 11:50 a.m. Friday into the Shawnee County Jail, where records said he was being held in lieu of a $1 million bond in connection with one count each...
Topeka gun recoveries jump 14.5% from year prior
TOPEKA (KSNT) – In 2022, there were 4,503 firearms recovered in Kansas. Topeka had the third-highest number of firearms recovered in the state with 672 recoveries, a 14.5% increase from the year prior. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) maintains a national registry of machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, silencers and […]
Arson: Kan. man accused of starting fire in yard of apartment building
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a suspect for alleged arson. Just before 9 p.m. August 27, crews from the Topeka Fire Department responded to a fire at 1325 SW Western Avenue, according to department spokesperson Rosie Nichols. Firefighters found a fire in the front yard of the apartment...
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