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Stolen cars in Topeka

What's the most stolen car

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008

How police are taking a new approach to car thefts. Read story.

Crime

Stolen cars in Topeka

What's the most stolen car

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008

How police are taking a new approach to car thefts. Read story.

District Attorney seeks a life sentence to a convicted rapist

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

After five hours of deliberation, jury finds defendant guilty. Find out what was one major difficulty of the case. Read story.

GPS for a keg? It could keep a thief from illegally cashing in

Friday, Sept. 5, 2008

Liquor distributors and store owners are fighting back against this unusual crime. Just how much money dishonest people can make off of one 18-pound keg. Watch video.

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Daughter says mom feared she was being chased on day of double fatality on U.S. 59

Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

Hear the daughter of a woman accused of murder recount her memories of the last day of two construction workers' lives. Plus, the results of drug and alcohol tests on the mother. Read story.

First responder testifies in hit-and-run trial

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

What the first responder said he observed when he saw two construction workers after they had been struck by a vehicle. Ramona Morgan, of Washington state, faces charges in their deaths. Read story.

Appeals court schedules hearing in Wittig case

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

A federal appeals court has slated a November hearing for two former Westar Energy executives. Why that could be good news for the two men facing charges. Read story.

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