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Wichita man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in December stabbing

A Wichita man was convicted Tuesday of involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 9 stabbing death of another man at a party in southeast Wichita.

Employee at 21st Street pharmacy pulls gun, thwarts robbery – again

A man who attempted to steal narcotics from Salyer Pharmacy near 21st and Broadway wound up being chased from the store by a clerk with a handgun, police said Tuesday.

Wichita, El Dorado in informal talks about water purchase, sources say

The cities of Wichita and El Dorado have opened informal talks about the purchase of water from El Dorado Lake, according to an El Dorado city official.

Police arrest ‘person of interest’ in 13th and Broadway shooting

After a brief chase and pursuit that shut down part of a Wichita neighborhood for about an hour, police on Tuesday morning arrested a man described as a “person of interest” in a recent shooting.

Jury selection begins in Brett Seacat’s murder trial in Kingman

Jury selection resumes Tuesday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Brett Seacat, a former law enforcement officer and police instructor accused of killing his wife and setting fire to the couple’s Kingman home more than two years ago.

Woman pleads guilty to taking urine from 11-year-old girl

A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to two felony charges for forcing an 11-year-old Haysville girl into a gas station bathroom and ordering her to urinate into a cup so the woman could use the urine to pass a court-ordered drug test.

Man convicted of second-degree murder in 2011 shooting

A Wichita man was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in a case where some of the prosecution’s strongest testimony came from a man who committed suicide less than six weeks before the trial began.

Kansas Star Casino’s arena books Tim McGraw, plans other acts

The Kansas Star Casino’s new arena has booked several events over the next couple of months to begin finding its way as multipurpose regional venue, arena officials said Monday.

Save Southeast group: Don’t move high school, expand it

The leader of Save Southeast, a group of residents opposed to closing or relocating Wichita’s Southeast High School, said Monday that the group endorses a $23 million option to expand the school at its current site.

Wagle: Extending sales tax an “unprecedented opportunity’

The standoff between the Republican-controlled House and Senate continued Monday as lawmakers sought a way to follow up last year’s big income-tax cuts with more cuts while also finding new revenue to sustain essential state services.

Owner Bill Warren says he’s glad everyone at Moore theater made it safely through tornado

Early Monday evening, an emotional Bill Warren recounted what it was like to experience – from a distance – the tornado that struck Moore, Okla., where he owns a theater.

McPherson County man sentenced to 260 years in prison for producing child porn

A McPherson County man was sentenced Monday to 260 years in federal prison for using a 9-year-old child to produce child pornography.

Two more staff members needed, elections chief tells Sedgwick County commissioners

Two additional employees would help the Sedgwick County election office run more efficiently, its leader told commissioners Monday.

Weather service: 3 tornadoes touched down in Sedgwick County, 4 others in Cowley, Sumner

If you thought there was a lot of commotion Sunday for only one tornado, you’re right.

Severe weather hits Wichita, Sedgwick County; tornado spotted near ICT airport

A fast-moving storm produced heavy rain, hail and at least one tornado in the Wichita area on Sunday, damaging homes, knocking out power and disrupting graduation ceremonies.

Mid-Continent Airport mistakenly told passengers tornado shelter was full

A mistake in disaster protocol resulted in passengers being turned away from Mid-Continent Airport’s storm shelter as a tornado approached Sunday, airport officials said Monday.

Wichita water advisory panel to make final recommendations to City Council

The city’s advisory committee on how to cope with a projected water shortage will meet to finalize its recommendations to the Wichita City Council on Wednesday.

A fire, a body, a murder trial in Kingman after more than two years

On Monday, two years and 20 days after Vashti Forrest Seacat’s body was found in the charred remains of her Kingman home, attorneys will start picking jurors who will be asked to decide between two arguments already raised in court:

See county budget hearings online

Each Monday, The Eagle highlights a government record that is available to the public. Open records help people keep government in check and help them better understand how government affects their lives.

Kansas girl Gwendolyn Brooks broke ground as black poet

“Say to them, say to the down-keepers, the sun-slappers, the self-soilers, the harmony hushers, ‘Even if you are not ready for day, It can not always be night.’ You will be right. For that is the hard home-run.

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