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A background investigator failed to check a would-be trooper's mental health history, allowing him to be hired for the Virginia State Police the year before he...

Law enforcement agencies failed to fully investigate Austin Lee Edwards before hiring him. He later murdered three people and attempted to kidnap a teen girl.

The Virginia State Police had previously - and repeatedly - said there were no red flags during Austin Lee Edwards' background investigation.

A background investigator failed to check a would-be trooper's mental health history, allowing him to be hired for the Virginia State Police the year before he...

A background investigator failed to check a would-be trooper's mental health history, allowing him to be hired for the Virginia State Police the year

More than 30 members of the Virginia State Police 138th Basic Session received their diplomas during a ceremony on Friday.

More than 30 members of the Virginia State Police 138th Basic Session received their diplomas during a ceremony on Friday.

In an email to The Progress-Index, the superintendent said administration takes all complaints of unprofessional behavior very seriously

It’s a virtual “Who’s Who” of the most significant icons of photography of the past 50 years. On Nov. 19, 12 photographers with strong Kansas ties becam the inaugural class of the newly minted Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame during a special event in Topeka. The class included Pulitzer Prize winners, National Geographic staffers, a former chief photographer for two presidents and others who have made history through still photography.

The inaugural class of Kansas Photojournalist Hall of Fame by the Kansas Press Association features eight prior Capital-Journal staff members.