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WICHITA — The jury in the securities fraud trial of Wild West World founder Thomas Etheredge deliberated for about 20 minutes this afternoon before recessing for the day.
Brian Hakala of Wichita landed in Haiti at 3 a.m. on Jan. 24, and went to work salvaging crushed human limbs by 7:15 that morning.
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Have you -- or someone you know -- received a ticket in the past few years? Delve into more than 360,000 tickets issued by the Wichita Police Department from Jan. 1, 2005, to Aug. 18, 2009.
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Sledders took advantage of the heavy snowfall and took to the hill near the Palace on W. Kellogg on Feb. 8, 2010.
In the summer of 2008, employees of Koch Industries, Inc. and its affiliates built this home in tornado-ravaged Greensburg, Ks. in four weeks time.
Will and Fonda Ellis sit on opposite sides of the basketball court to watch their son, Perry Ellis, play for Heights High School. Fonda likes to be behind the bench and Will likes to rest against the back wall.
The Heights High School Pep Band were joined by eighth graders from area schools on Friday, Feb. 5.
The student section at Campus High, also known as the Screamin' Stampede, cheer on their teams on Friday as they played Hutchinson. (Video by Fernando Salazar)
Phil Daignault, head basketball coach at Wichita West High School, took advantage of a night off to scout a game between Northwest and North High Schools. Both teams are upcoming opponents for Daignault's team.
Kapaun's coach Bernie Pearson goes over some tactics moments before the team's game against Kapaun. He reiterated what a priest had told the team earlier saying that it was like the battle of David versus Goliath, Heights being Goliath since they won state last year.
Jefferson Elementary first graders preview a new traveling exhibit at Exploration Place, "Wild Music: The Sounds and Songs of Life." The exhibit opens Saturday, February 6 and will run through Sunday, April 25. (Video by Mike Hutmacher, The Wichita Eagle.)
Part of a series of videos on the criminal courts of Wichita. Learn more on the blog What the Judge Ate for Breakfast
On the stand, Thomas Etheredge testified that he never intentionally misled people who invested in Wild West World, Etheredge's failed theme park.
Thomas Etheredge testifies that he and his wife poured their life savings into Wild West World before it closed down in July of 2007.
Thomas Etheredge testifies about his relationship with Rob and Angel Dillard during Etheredge's securties fraud trial. Etheredge is accused of misleading investors, including the Dillards, who invested in Etheredge's failed theme park, Wild West World.
Thomas Etheredge testifies about his relationship with Rev. Terry Fox during Etheredge's trial on securities fraud. Etheredge is charged with misleading several investors, including Terry Fox, who loaned Etheredge money for his failed theme park, Wild West World.
Thomas Etheredge, the former owner of Wild West World who is now on trial for securities fraud, reads and testifies about the book "Real Men, Real Faith." The book contains a passage where Etheredge writes about his religious conversion and his early business ventures.
The food bank operated by United Methodist Open Doors served 91,000 individuals in 2009. - the most they have ever seen. A study by Feeding America released today reports that one in eight American's receive emergency food each year through the nation's
Joanna Chadwick and guest Jeffrey Lutz discuss the week in high school sports.
Wichita State head basketball coach Gregg Marshall talks about the Shocker's draw of Utah State in their braketbusters game on Feb. 20 and about their upcoming game against league-leading Northern Iowa.
Richard Moberly just returned from Haiti, where he worked as a volunteer. Moberly is a physician at Via Christi-St. Francis on an International Family Medicine Fellowship.
Dr. Richard Moberly just returned from Haiti where he worked as a volunteer. Dr. Moberly is a resident at Via Christi St. Francis on a and Internaitonal Family Medicine Fellowship
Defense attorney Mark Rudy talks to the media after his client, Scott Roeder, was found guilty of of murdering abortion provider George Tiller.
Ethanol producers are claiming a significant victory after the federal government last week bolstered their long-standing claim that ethanol is friendlier to the environment than gasoline.
Kansas received 55 of 65 first-place votes to remain No. 1 in this week's Associated Press college basketball poll. Kansas State moved up one spot to No.9.
When people ask me about the scariest situation I've ever been in, I think back to a taxi ride I took to the Moscow airport in the early '90s. A no-neck guy who looked like a classic Russian mafia thug picked me up in a beat-up old car and drove for an hour down puddle-filled alleys and past derelict apartments buildings. All I could think about were those movie scenes where the good guy is taken down to the riverbank to be shot. Instead, the no-neck pulled up to the airport, shook my hand, and said, "Have a good fly."
Shield law —The Kansas Supreme Court refused to block a subpoena that would compel a reporter for the Dodge City Daily Globe to turn over notes from an interview with a murder suspect and reveal the name of a confidential source who told her about ties one of the victims had to an anti-Hispanic group. As the executive director of the Kansas Press Association noted, the ruling sends a "chilling message" not only to reporters but to citizens who are willing to speak openly to the news media on sensitive issues only if their identity isn't revealed.— Lawrence Journal-World
Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.
For Jack Hansen, recalling the good old days automotively is kind of a wistful experience. "When I was in high school, everybody had a hot rod of some kind. It's really sad for me that those days are almost over," he said.
