Shawnee County

Opening statements begin in high-profile double-murder trial moved to Pott County

A murder trial garnering national attention continued Friday in Westmoreland after pausing Tuesday when the defendant’s sisters were involved in a fatal car crash. Dana Chandler is charged with murdering her ex-husband and his fiancée in 2002 in Topeka. This will be the third time Chandler has been tried for the alleged crimes. She was [...]

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Things get weird at Topeka gas station

Shawnee County deputies responded to a reported disturbance Saturday morning in NoTo that...well...got weird. The call came in around 3:30 a.m. at Petro Deli. Upon arrival, deputies found a 17-year-old male that had covered himself in ranch dressing, while naked, damaged property inside the business, then tried to flee in his vehicle before crashing into [...]