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Sedgwick County deputy arrested for relations with inmate A Sedgwick County Detention Deputy is facing multiple charges of unlawful sexual relations with an inmate. The 40-year-old deputy was arrested after an investigation, and he’s facing eight counts of unlawful relations with a female inmate. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the investigation started after an inmate reported an incident involving her and the deputy on May 1. It was determined that at least eight incidents of lawful re...

Posted By: George Lawson April 7, 2021 @ 11:12 am Local News, News Sedgwick County commissioners have unanimously approved a plan to increase pay for detention deputies and corporals at the county jail.   Sheriff Jeff Easter will use $2.1 million in budget savings to increase starting pay and existing pay. Easter told commissioners Wednesday that the jail is 98 positions short of the 233 needed for full staffing.  He s...

Sedgwick County detention deputy facing contraband charges

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A deputy from the Sedgwick County Jail has been arrested after an...

Gov. Laura Kelly has been pushing for years for Medicaid expansion in Kansas, a priority that has faced pushback from state Republicans who argued it would cost too much. On Monday, the Democratic governor said she would put forth and present a bill with her solution ― legalize medical marijuana, and in the process, use that revenue to fund Medicaid. It would kill two birds with one stone, as Kansas remains one of the few states to not expand Medicaid or legalize medical marijuana. Heres w...

Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector photo by: Submitted by Glen Burdue to Kansas Reflector Glen Burdue says Kansans who attended the rally in Washington, D.C., were encouraged to find so many other people who shared their beliefs. TOPEKA — Glen Burdue says the “prayer warriors” who joined him in this week’s rally in Washington, D.C., bonded in a spiritual war to wrest control from corrupt politicians, lying journalists, antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Chinese influence. He and his like-mind...

Glen Burdue says the “prayer warriors” who joined him in this week’s rally in Washington, D.C., bonded in a spiritual war to wrestle control from corrupt politicians, lying journalists, Antifa,

Sedgwick County Sheriff investigating complaints over Facebook post

Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter met with a virtual room full of local leaders and lawmakers Thursday. He said of the nearly 1,500 inmates currently at the Sedgwick County Jail, 113 have murder cha

2020 brought unprecedented hardships in more ways than anyone could have predicted, including increased violence across the United States. So what about here in Wichita?