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He was tortured over $185 in lost drug money. Jury finds Kansas couple guilty of murder

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He was tortured over $185 in lost drug money. Jury finds Kansas couple guilty of murder

A Sedgwick County jury found Jeff and Heidi Hillard guilty of murder, kidnapping, rape and battery in the November 2016 death of Scottie Goodpaster Jr. and attack on a woman over missing drug money for meth.

September 24, 2018 08:28 PM

How two Wichita doctors ended up delivering a baby orangutan at the zoo

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How two Wichita doctors ended up delivering a baby orangutan at the zoo

September 24, 2018 05:55 AM

Turn the page or scroll down: Technology is reshaping reading lessons — and kids’ brains

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Turn the page or scroll down: Technology is reshaping reading lessons — and kids’ brains

September 21, 2018 06:24 PM

Kansas hunter’s first bull elk is a potential state-record

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Kansas hunter’s first bull elk is a potential state-record

September 23, 2018 02:45 PM

Here’s the scoop on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream founders dipping into Kansas politics

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Here’s the scoop on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream founders dipping into Kansas politics

September 24, 2018 09:37 AM

Here are the big winners from Saturday’s Downtown Chili Cookoff

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Here are the big winners from Saturday’s Downtown Chili Cookoff

September 24, 2018 09:05 AM

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes made a point to see injured Jimmy Garoppolo after game

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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes made a point to see injured Jimmy Garoppolo after game

September 24, 2018 08:55 AM

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Paquita Dance Center to open in first space of its own

September 24, 2018 04:15 PM

Kapaun shakes up the City League with a ‘finally’ performance over Carroll

September 24, 2018 10:19 PM

Child thought he was playing with toys, but the gun he shot was real, police say

September 24, 2018 08:43 PM

Chiefs snap counts: Who is on deck if Dee Ford’s groin injury lingers?

September 24, 2018 05:16 PM

Former Republican rivals Kobach and Colyer unite for $15,000-a-piece pheasant hunt

September 24, 2018 12:35 PM

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September 24, 2018 08:13 PM

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September 23, 2018 04:25 PM

Patrick Mahomes leads Chiefs to third straight win

September 23, 2018 04:51 PM

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Child thought he was playing with toys, but the gun he shot was real, police say

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Child thought he was playing with toys, but the gun he shot was real, police say

September 24, 2018 08:43 PM

He was tortured over $185 in lost drug money. Jury finds Kansas couple guilty of murder

September 24, 2018 08:28 PM

Want to help children read? Here are a dozen local resources

September 24, 2018 05:50 AM

Man uses firework to ‘explode an item’ — gets struck in his chest, Wichita police say

September 24, 2018 11:43 AM

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This recruit could be the next Landry Shamet. What his family thought of WSU visit

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This recruit could be the next Landry Shamet. What his family thought of WSU visit

September 24, 2018 12:15 PM

Barber’s Bests: Gutsy efforts and a game-winner make up Week 4’s top performers

September 24, 2018 03:23 PM

Kickoff times, TV info set for K-State-Baylor and KU-West Virginia football games

September 24, 2018 01:59 PM

Varsity Kansas Top 25 has mix up after huge Week 4 matchups

September 24, 2018 01:05 PM

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Paquita Dance Center to open in first space of its own

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Paquita Dance Center to open in first space of its own

September 24, 2018 04:15 PM

Pfizer to hire 350 workers in McPherson, plans Wichita job fair

September 21, 2018 05:13 PM

Furniture On Consignment rebrands, refocuses

September 21, 2018 02:54 PM

European Car Co. is back on the grid in Delano

September 20, 2018 05:13 PM

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Here’s what Donald Trump is doing right

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Here’s what Donald Trump is doing right

September 25, 2018 05:00 AM

Medicare for All means security for none

September 23, 2018 05:15 AM

Democrats’ transparent delay tactics on Kavanaugh

September 22, 2018 04:50 AM

Hazards of an era of digital lynch mobs

September 22, 2018 05:19 AM

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In his dying moments, sheriff’s Deputy Kunze saved at least two lives

Despite being mortally wounded, Sedgwick County sheriff’s Deputy Robert Kunze fought back and killed his attacker — and in doing so prevented other deaths, Sheriff Jeff Easter told The Eagle on Tuesday.

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Paquita Dance Center to open in first space of its own

September 24, 2018 04:15 PM

Two local breweries win medals at craft beer ‘Oscars,’ one of them Wichita’s first gold

September 24, 2018 11:21 AM

Here are the big winners from Saturday’s Downtown Chili Cookoff

September 24, 2018 09:05 AM

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PHOTOS: Sedgwick County, Wichita police’s most wanted (Sept. 24)

PHOTOS: Sedgwick County, Wichita police’s most wanted (Sept. 24)

June 08, 2018 10:22 AM

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See where homicides occurred in Wichita from 1989 through 2015 on an interactive map

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Two local breweries win medals at craft beer ‘Oscars,’ one of them Wichita’s first gold

It was a big weekend for the Wichita craft breweries. Central Standard Brewing won Wichita’s first gold medal at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival, and Hopping Gnome Brewing picked up a silver.

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Here are the big winners from Saturday’s Downtown Chili Cookoff

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Here are the big winners from Saturday’s Downtown Chili Cookoff

September 24, 2018 09:05 AM

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Check out these 34 pumpkin patches, haunted houses and Halloween events in Wichita

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Check out these 34 pumpkin patches, haunted houses and Halloween events in Wichita

September 21, 2018 10:27 PM

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