TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee Co. District Court is urging residents to be aware of a phone scam that’s on the rise in the area. According to the Shawnee Co. District Court, area residents may ...

Anthony Harden was convicted in September 2025.

Christopher K.W. Barnshaw is fighting extradition from Illinois after being charged with the murders of his father and sister in Topeka. A new Kansas law prevents the Shawnee County District Court ...

After hearing what Judge Jason Geier described as a “emotional case,” a Shawnee County District Court jury convicted Kavshun Boykin July 25 of crimes linked to the April 2024 gunshot killing of a ...

Robert Reyes, a former security guard, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Yancey Whitehead at The Villa Event Venue in Topeka. The defense is arguing for immunity under ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Shawnee County has its newest judge. The 3rd Judicial District Nominating Commission interviewed six candidates, ultimately selecting Andrew Holmes to replace District Magistrate ...

Lawrence Police Lt. Myrone Grady appears Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Shawnee County District Court. A Lawrence police officer will not be immune from prosecution after a Shawnee County judge on Monday ...

TOPEKA — An attorney representing Mickel Cherry in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old Topeka girl asserted in a court document Friday that Kansas’ child welfare agency and the Shawnee County District ...

Transgender Kansans can once again change their gender marker on their driver's licenses. The Kansas Court of Appeals on June 13 reversed a decision by a Shawnee County judge that blocked the Kansas ...

Mickel Cherry, who entered a guilty plea to murdering Zoey Felix, 5, is scheduled to be sentenced next week in Shawnee County District Court. His attorney argues Cherry and Felix fell through the ...