A Kentucky woman accused of murdering her 4-year-old daughter — who was found dead weeks after her reported disappearance — is seven months pregnant, her attorney said during Wednesday’s arraignment. Catherine McKinney and her boyfriend, Dakota Hill, pleaded not guilty to killing Serenity McKinney and abusing her corpse. A public defender disclosed Catherine McKinney’s pregnancy …
Authorities in northeast Kansas are looking for a missing 16-year-old girl and say they have concerns for her safety. Marissa Weber was last seen on January 22 in Olathe, near Kansas City, KAKE reported. At that time, the station said, her hair was dyed brown with blonde highlights but could have been dyed another color …
The death of a 17-year-old boy who died in late September, days after an incident at a juvenile facility, was a homicide, Kansas officials announced on Monday. A completed autopsy report stated that Cedric Lofton experienced “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle restrained in the prone position.” The teen suffered cardiopulmonary arrest after …
A 23-year-old Kansas man has been arrested after his parents were found shot to death Tuesday in their home. Dawson J. Mitchell was named a person of interest in the deaths of Melissa Mitchell, 48, and Leonard Zimmerman, 53, but he has not yet been charged in relation to the murders. He has been charged …
A former Kansas daycare employee has been charged with four counts of child abuse after video reportedly showed her abusing children in her care more than 170 times 24 days. Rachel Beth Schrader, 24, was fired after her employer, Shawnee Mission Christian Wee Care in Westwood, reviewed security footage and saw her physically abusing the …
A former school resource officer in Kansas was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for sexually assaulting a child. Attorney General Derk Schmidt announced in a statement that Mark Scheetz, 32, was sentenced in Norton County, where his crimes occurred between 2012 and 2015. KCTV reported that Scheetz was employed for approximately a year …
UPDATE: Police said Monday that Trenton had been located and is home safe with his family. Original Story: Police in Lawrence, Kansas, are seeking helping finding a 10-year-old boy who walked away from his home Monday afternoon. Trenton Lee Logan is described as 4 feet tall, 50 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes, the …
Two people, an adult and a juvenile, have been charged, while a second juvenile could be charged later.
A federal medical examiner ruled the death of a Kansas man whose body was discovered in a creek in 2004 a homicide, the FBI announced last week. Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said in a statement that the examination confirmed Alonzo Brooks’ death was not accidental. The latest autopsy noted that injuries on Brooks’ body …
Police in Kansas are looking for a 36-year-old man they say is missing and endangered, KCTV5 reports. Eric Buyle was last contacted Friday night by phone, the Overland Park Police Department said, and he is believed to be in the metropolitan Kansas City area. Police described Buyle as 5 feet 11 inches, 180 pounds with …
A 13-year-old girl was killed Saturday when she tried to get out of a stolen vehicle and ended up being dragged for several miles, KWCH reports. Kevin Palmer, 34, was arrested and charged with felony murder in the incident, which took place around noon. Wichita police said the girl, who has not been named, was …
A 50-year-old Kansas woman has been charged with the weekend murder of her father near downtown Topeka, KSNT reports. Topeka police officers responded to an apartment building just south of the downtown area at about 5 a.m. Sunday after receiving reports of a woman covered in blood claiming her father had been killed. Shawnee County …
