WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita police say a woman has been arrested after a body was found in a burning vehicle earlier this week. KAKE-TV reports 30-year-old Laura Branning was booked Thursday evening on possible charges of arson and criminal desecration of dead body. The body was found Wednesday morning inside a burning SUV near an apartment complex in southeast Wichita. Officer Charley Davidson says investigators determined Branning was involved in the fire but further details were not released. Investigators are trying to identify the victim and the cause of death.
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TOPEKA, Kan. — A jury convicted a former Kansas prison dental instructor on one of six charges that he molested female inmates. A Shawnee County jury on Thursday found Thomas Co guilty of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate and not guilty on five other counts. Prosecutors alleged Co molested six female inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility between 2011 and 2018 while teaching them how to make dentures. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the conviction came on a charge related to a woman whose complaints in January 2017 prompted an internal investigation that concluded Co should be fired.
On Friday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Dr. Tim Shaffer.
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Fans of the movie “12 Strong” may want to mark their calendars for February 13th. Kansas native and former Green Beret Maj. Mark Nutsch will be making an appearance at the Columbian Theatre in Wamego for Whiskey and War Stories. Nutsch was part of the “Horse Soldier” military unit that was featured in the 2018 major motion picture “12 Strong” starring Chris Hemsworth. Those in attendance will get to see a presentation about the “Horse Soldiers” mission. Nutsch shares some of the events in which his unit was involved. Those in attendance will also get a chance to participate in…
EMPORIA, Kan. — Authorities have identified two people found dead after a mobile home fire near Emporia as a man and woman in their 60s. Deputy Jody Meyers of the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Thursday that 67-year-old Jerry Wiley and 61-year-old Mary Ann Wiley were found inside the home on Jan. 16 as firefighters extinguished the blaze. Their cause of death remains under investigation.
MARION, Kan. — A series of four small earthquakes have shaken central Kansas. The Kansas Geological Survey says all of them were centered in Marion County. They ranged in magnitude from 2.5 to 3.4. The threshold for damage usually starts at 4.0. The first was reported around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday and the last around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kansas began seeing a spike in earthquakes in 2014 that were blamed on wastewater injection wells from oil and gas production. The number of quakes began tapering off after oil prices dropped and regulations were enacted. A recent uptick in tremblers is under…
STOCKTON, Kan. — A northwest Kansas man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife who was a correctional officer. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release that 37-year-old Alifonso Eduardo Garcia, of Plainville, won’t be eligible for parole for at least 50 years under the life sentence imposed Wednesday. Jurors in Rooks County found Garcia guilty last month of first-degree premeditated murder in the March 2018 death of 24-year-old Alexis Diane Garcia. Kansas Department of Corrections officials said she had been an officer at the Norton Correctional Facility’s satellite unit in Stockton. Her…
WICHITA, Kan. — Authorities allege in a federal indictment that a man threatened to burn government employees with battery acid. The Wichita Eagle reports that Roland Keith Vandenberg was indicted Tuesday in federal court on one charge of assaulting, impeding, intimidating and interfering with employees of the U.S. government or one of its agencies. The charge alleges Vandenberg made the threat last month. Court documents don’t identify what government agency the employees worked for or where exactly the incident took place. The case originated in Sedgwick County. The misdemeanor charges carries a fine of up to a year in prison.
On Thursday’s edition of In Focus we spoke with Linda Teener with the UFM Community Learning Center. We also spoke with Duane Sherwood with a preview of the Lions Club biscuit and gravy feed. And finally we spoke with Liz Nelson with the Riley County Senior Center.