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Closing arguments are next in the trial of a man accused of making threats against U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner...the pipeline company that spilled nearly 600,000 gallons of crude oil in north-central Kansas says it has cleaned up most of the oil...and a former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the University of Kansas was sentenced Wednesday to time served and two years of supervised release. Details on these stories and more can be found in our daily news round...

A former University of Kansas researcher will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors say Feng "Franklin" Tao concealed work he did for China while employed by KU. That story and other area headlines can be found here.

A Douglas County jury on Tuesday will weigh testimony to decide whether they believe the accounts of two women, or the man who they say raped them both after a New Year’s Eve party three years ago.

A Lawrence man was found not guilty on Tuesday of raping two college students he met at a New Year’s Eve celebration three years ago. The women's family and friends packed the courtroom, gasping and crying as the verdict was read. As they left the courtroom, one woman said loudly, “This is why

Tweet This article is part 2 of an investigative series looking into family court corruption in Kansas. Part 1. PJ Media called into a court hearing on a custody case on Tuesday and caught Judge Dan Wiley berating mom Cori Anzicek, who does not have an attorney, for not consulting with her ex-husband—a convicted child abuser who attacked his minor stepson with pliers— about changing the children’s school. You can read about the horrific attack on Cori’s oldest child, perpetrated by Aa...

This is part one of an investigative series into the Kansas family court system. After my investigative series on the corruption reported in the Missouri court system, in which victims have alleged that court-appointed guardians and therapists conspired to drain their bank accounts by dragging out court cases unnecessarily and giving children to alleged abusers, victims from all over the country have contacted PJ Media asking for help. But Kansas City, Kansas, began to stand out from the crowd ...

A mother and father have been charged with first-degree murder in the alleged drug overdose death of their 2-year-old son in a Kansas City suburb.