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A troubled marriage, a fire, a murder charge

By TIM POTTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 4 at 2:09 p.m.

Brett and Vashti Seacat met about 19 years ago, when they were in high school, at a wrestling tournament at the Kansas Coliseum.

Jurors deadlock in Matthew Noel trial over death of 5-year-old girl

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 6 at 6:23 a.m.

Jurors said they could not reach a unanimous decision Friday afternoon on whether Matthew Noel had been driving recklessly before a car crash that killed a 5-year-old girl and injured her mother last February.

Law officials don’t want bail changes

By Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 1 at 11:28 p.m.

Some of Sedgwick County’s top criminal-justice officials on Thursday asked lawmakers to resist efforts by the bail-bond industry to change the way that arrestees get out of jail.

Jurors to decide if girl’s death resulted from crime or accident in Matthew Noel trial

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 6 at 6:23 a.m.

Jurors will return this morning for a second day of deliberations in the trial of a man accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old girl through reckless driving.

Buchanan: Sedgwick County shouldn’t have to build new jail anytime soon

By Deb Gruver, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 19 at 12:06 p.m.

Sedgwick County should be able to get by without adding on to its jail for at least two years, County Manager William Buchanan said Wednesday.

Ex-deputy Brett Seacat bound over for trial in Kingman murder, arson case

By TIM POTTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 4 at 8:13 a.m.

KINGMAN After two days of exhaustive, sometimes emotional testimony, it was time Wednesday for the prosecutor and defense attorney to sum up their arguments to Judge Larry Solomon.

Witnesses give varying testimony about fatal Kellogg crash in trial of Matthew Noel

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 6 at 6:23 a.m.

Jurors on Wednesday heard varying versions of what eyewitnesses saw, when a truck driven by Matthew Noel crashed into a car on Kellogg last February, killing 5-year-old Amber Randolph.

Wichitan pleads guilty to 2010 armed bank robbery

By RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 29 at 6:03 p.m.

A Wichita man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to taking part in an armed bank robbery almost exactly a year ago, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Trial begins for man accused in Kellogg crash that killed 5-year-old

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Dec. 6 at 6:23 a.m.

Jurors are set to begin hearing evidence Tuesday in the trial of a man accused in a deadly crash that killed a 5-year-old girl last February.

Preliminary hearing beginning in Kingman woman’s death

By Tim Potter, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 29 at 2:25 p.m.

For the first time since authorities found Vashti Seacat’s body in the charred remains of her Kingman home in April, prosecutors Tuesday will offer evidence of why they think Brett Seacat, her husband and a former lawman, is guilty of first-degree murder.

Case of Wichita man convicted of murder sent back to appeals court

By Dion Lefler, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 28 at 10:45 p.m.

Despite a Kansas Court of Appeals decision in his favor, a Wichita man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend may not necessarily get a new trial.

Children who witness domestic violence need help too

By Tim Potter, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 27 at 7:01 a.m.

It was around noon on Saturday, Nov. 12, when Kishen Woods chased his wife, Antonia Woods-Cratic, into Grove near 13th and shot her three times, authorities allege.

Knives a more serious threat than most people realize, law enforcement trainers say

By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Jan. 15 at 1:46 p.m.

"Seriously, I think tasing would have worked better than a hundred bullets." – Online comment on Kansas.com

Woman charged with embezzlement

By Joe Lambe, The Kansas City Star, Mo. | Nov. 5 at 10:06 a.m.

A Lenexa woman is charged with stealing at least $143,000 in an alleged embezzlement scheme that authorities say lasted three years.

Rally today seeks end to death penalty

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 5 at 12:09 a.m.

Jeremy Schroeder said the most surprising result of Illinois abolishing the death penalty was how quickly the state saw an impact.

Ex-public official, wife indicted

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 5 at 12:09 a.m.

The former public works director for Barber County and his wife face federal indictment on charges that they diverted vehicle purchases from the county to a private company and sold them for cash.

North Newton man guilty in baby's death

BY TIM POTTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 4 at 1:02 a.m.

NEWTON — Some reporters' questions to Richard Hill on Thursday focused on whether he was satisfied with the 20-year sentence that Chad Carr could get.

Court: City violated rights of bar owner in taking license

BY RON SYLVESTER, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 4 at 12:08 a.m.

A Wichita tavern owner said he feels vindicated after a judge struck down the City Council's decision to take away his liquor license.

No decision yet on possible hate crime

Associated Press | Nov. 4 at 12:08 a.m.

COUNCIL GROVE — The U.S. attorney's office said Thursday it had not determined whether the case of a black man being doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire was racially motivated, but the suspect's attorney said he doubted the case constitutes a federal hate crime.

Lawyer questions basis of abortion-referrals case

BY JOHN HANNA, Associated Press | Nov. 4 at 12:08 a.m.

TOPEKA — A defense attorney Thursday questioned the scrutiny a Kansas doctor is receiving from the state over referring young patients for late-term abortions to preserve their mental health, noting that a disciplinary case against her stems from an anti-abortion leader's complaint.

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