WICHITA — A Georgia man has been arrested on federal charges for carrying out an e-mail spoofing scheme that cost Sedgwick County $566,000. KSN Legal Analyst Dan Monnat says, “Criminals can be caught doing modern crimes… from wiretaps to snapchat and from door-to-door swindles to hacking in the cloud. All you need is proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Dr. Travis Hubin was arrested on a felony charge of promoting prostitution or promoting the sale of sexual relations. Trevor Riddle tells KAKE TV the doctor is not accused of purchasing or producing pornography. Instead, he is accused of paying two otherwise consenting adults for engaging in an act of sex. In essence, Riddle says, it is not illegal to view pornography….
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory plans to mount a battered woman’s syndrome defense at her August trial. The attorney for Sarah Jo Hopkins filed notice Wednesday saying he plans to introduce expert evidence related to her mental…
WICHITA, Kan. — The Sedgwick County Coroner’s Office released the autopsy and toxicology reports on Jhornee Bland Friday. In a report from the Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center, Deputy Coroner Dr. T. Gorrill reported that the cause and manner of Jhornee Bland’s death is “undetermined.” The autopsy, performed May 10th, also reported that there…
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita Police say a 9-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg Tuesday night. It happened around 9:15 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of South Fountain. Police say a friend of the boy’s father accidentally shot the boy in the leg. WPD reports that the suspect, a 36-year-old, was showing…
AUGUSTA, Kan. — Questions continued to be raised Tuesday about the discharge of the firearm at Hillier Stadium in Augusta during Sunday’s commencement exercise. Two people were injured, including the man carrying the gun. Augusta police say the non-life-threatening injuries occurred when the man was moving his gun. Police say he had the gun stowed in…
WICHITA – Following the accidental gun discharge at the Augusta High graduation Sunday, where two people were injured, KSN is asking if schools can keep concealed carry guns out of graduations. “The Kansas Statute has allowed schools to set their parameters in regards to school safety,” says Terri Moses, Executive Director of Security Services at…
WICHITA – Recent changes in Kansas gun laws even had the Augusta Police Chief confused about whether it was illegal for one gun owner to have his weapon at the high school football stadium during graduation. School attorneys say this is a grey area in the law that needs to be cleared up. “Usually we don’t…
WICHITA, Kan. – A divisive issue is sparking controversy across the state. Kansas lawmakers are weighing in on a proposal to prevent transgender people from updating their birth certificates. Kansas would be one of only four states to not allow transgender people to change gender on birth certificate. Transgender activists warn that this will increase…
WICHITA, Kan. – The mother of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found in north Wichita earlier this week is calling for justice after her child’s babysitter was released from jail. “I was shocked. I was hurt,” said Jhornee Bland’s mother, Jackqailine Hardin. “I felt like I was betrayed. I felt everything above the sun right…
