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Tonganoxie man convicted in animal cruelty case

A Tonganoxie man was convicted of one count cruelty to animals this week in Leavenworth County District Court.Jesse D. Atkinson, 33, was convicted of the animal cruelty count.Megan Williams with the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office filed charges following a report made to law enforcement ...

Tonganoxie woman pleads no contest to 5 counts of felony theft from employer

A Tonganoxie resident entered a no contest plea Wednesday to five counts of felony theft in a case involving an employer.Dorothy Kay Lean, 56, entered the plea in Leavenworth District Court.According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, the charges stemmed from her employment as ...

Former Lansing Correctional Facility employee pleads no contest to meth charge

A 60-year-old Fort Scott woman who was a Lansing Correctional Facility employee has pleaded no contest to a methamphetamine charge in Leavenworth County.Jacqueline Doty faces one count methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute at the Lansing Correction Facility.On June 25, 2014, ...

Tonganoxie man pleads guilty to fracturing infant son’s skull

A 30-year-old Tonganoxie man admitted to fracturing his 3-month-old son’s skull Monday while in Leavenworth County District Court.Derek Foote entered a guilty plea to aggravated battery of his three-month-old son after it was discovered the baby sustained a skull fracture while left in ...

Tonganoxie man pleads no contest in case involving juvenile

A 54-year-old Tonganoxie pleaded no contest to two cases Friday in Leavenworth County District Court.Warren P. Thompson entered a no contest plea to one charge of aggravated child endangerment and another for possession of a methamphetamine.On May 3, 2015, officers with the Tonganoxie Police ...

Ex-lawmaker faces sentencing for fraud to finance campaign

Wichita ? A former Kansas legislator is due to be sentenced for defrauding a bank to help fund his political activities in a federal case that highlights the state's lax state campaign finance laws.Former Republican state Rep. Trent LeDoux, 41, of Holton, pleaded guilty to bank fraud last May ...

Employer sent to prison for hiring workers illegally in U.S.

Kansas City, Kan. ? A suburban Kansas City hotel owner was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison in a case that highlights the U.S. Justice Department's shift to targeting employers who knowingly hire immigrants not authorized to work in the United States.Munir Ahmad Chaudary, 53, and his ...

Court revives lawsuit from ex-detective who exposed beating

Wichita ? A federal appeals court has revived the lawsuit filed by a former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective who contends he was punished for refusing to cover up a motorist's beating by federal agents.The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the summary judgment granted to the Unified ...

Ex-Boeing workers appeal whistleblower lawsuit

Wichita ? Three former workers at the Boeing plant in Wichita who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the aircraft maker and one of its suppliers are challenging a judge's ruling against them.A filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court gave notice the former employees are taking the case to the ...