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Kan. woman who hid for 17 days after a murder is going to prison
SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas woman who hid from police for 17-days after a deadly shooting is going to prison. La'Niha Banks, 20, was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. If the parole board grants parole,...
Solar regulations pass; $200M project's fate unclear
Sedgwick County finally has an answer for its commercial and utility-based solar projects — one that brings a year's worth of deliberation to a temporary stop. <\p> Sedgwick County Commissioners approved 4-1 Wednesday updated regulations that prohibit solar projects within urban areas of influence in the county — defined as urban areas of land with development growth — with some additions:<\p>
Prison for stunt rider after hit-and-run that killed Kansas woman
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A stunt rider is going to prison for a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Kansas woman in 2023. On Friday, a Sedgwick County judge sentenced 23-year-old Chase Faimon of Valley Center to 30-months in prison for the death of 48-year-old Kristine Sheffield, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
A county vote could kill $200M solar project
Sedgwick County Commissioners will vote Wednesday on alternative regulations proposed for commercial and utility-based solar projects. <\p> The regulations, if approved, could end a proposed Chisholm Trail Solar Energy Center, a 750-acre solar project between Colwich and Maize by Chicago-based renewable energy company Invenergy. <\p>
Woman sentenced in fatal Wichita shooting
A Sedgwick County judge has sentenced a Wichita woman to life in prison for a fatal shooting that happened in the Old Town neighborhood last year. The sentence was given to 20-year-old La’Niha Banks who was found guilty of first degree murder earlier this year. Banks was arrested after...
Election Participation Survey
Due to the alarmingly low rate of voter turnout this year and in previous years, the Times-Gazette, in partnership with the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting a survey to gather information on voter habits and interests. This survey will be sent out to all readers of the Times-Gazette, posted on social media outlets and offered to all voters and non-voters alike. The intent of the survey is to gather information from citizens on whether they do or do not vote and the reasoning behind it.
Sentencing day: Kan. woman hid from police 17 days after a murder
SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas woman who hid from police for 17-days after a deadly shooting is scheduled for sentencing Friday afternoon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In March, a jury found La’Niha Banks, 19, guilty of murder in the first degree in the commission of...
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