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Scott Roeder, left, the man charged with first-degree murder in Dr. George Tiller's death, attends his preliminary hearing in Sedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert's courtroom. The man at right is his attorney Mark Rudy.

Roeder: Abortion doctor's fatal shooting justified to protect unborn children

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer | Today at 5:36 p.m.

Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.

Robbers take pizzas, buffalo wings

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 9:11 a.m.

A pizza delivery man was robbed of three pizzas, two orders of buffalo wings and an undetermined amount of cash Saturday night.

Gorilla dies at Topeka Zoo amid controversy

The Associated Press | Nov. 8 at 4:26 p.m.

A 17-year-old Lowland gorilla has died at the Topeka Zoo.

  • School lockdown ends after search

    BY TIM POTTER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 1:48 p.m.

    WICHITA — An eastside elementary school was locked down as a precaution for a brief period earlier this morning while police searched for a suspect in the area, a school district spokeswoman said.

  • 'John' sting nets 13 arrests

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 9:44 a.m.

    WICHITA — Police arrested 12 men and one teenage boy during a "john" sting in north Wichita over the weekend.

  • Four Wichita elementary schools to offer H1N1 vaccines

    Today at 3:24 p.m.

    Wichita schools will begin offering H1N1, or swine flu, vaccines at four elementaries on Friday.

  • Chiefs release Larry Johnson

    The Kansas City Star | Today at 5:23 p.m.

    The Chiefs released running back Larry Johnson on Monday, his first day back from a two-week suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.

  • Deputies arrest suspect in southern Kansas killing

    The Associated Press | Today at 7:14 a.m.

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in southern Kansas.

  • Mullinville man charged with killing his wife

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 2:09 p.m.

    A 38-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, state officials said today.

  • Arrest made in recent bank robbery

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 2:04 p.m.

    WICHITA — A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Oct. 30 robbery of a Wichita bank.

  • Two arrested after convenience store robbery

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 1:54 p.m.

    WICHITA — Two people were arrested in south Wichita early Sunday morning after a convenience store was robbed, police said.

  • Wichita sees jump in burglary numbers

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 12:39 p.m.

    WICHITA — Burglaries are up more than 7 percent over 2008, and police are urging residents to exercise more caution with their belongings — particularly with the holiday shopping season looming.

  • Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq

    Eagle staff | Today at 11:06 a.m.

    FORT RILEY — A soldier from Fort Riley has died from wounds suffered in combat last week.

  • DUI patrol nets 7 arrests

    BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 11:34 a.m.

    WICHITA — Seven people were arrested during a DUI saturation patrol conducted by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office this weekend.

  • Number of homeless veterans grows in Kansas

    BY BRENT D. WISTROM, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 5:18 p.m.

    WICHITA — The number of homeless veterans in Kansas has slowly grown in recent years, according to a new report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

  • Hundreds of Wichitans stand in line to see Huckabee

    BY dion lefler, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 4 p.m.

    WICHITA — One-time presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made small talk with hundreds of Wichitans this morning at a book-signing in College Hill.

  • Man charged in deaths of mother, child

    Eagle staff | Today at 2:44 p.m.

    TOPEKA — A man has been charged in Riley County with capital murder in the death of an 18-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son, Attorney General Steve Six announced today.

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