Ashley Anstaett

Woman, 89, dies after Kan. shootings that also killed granddaughter, great-granddaughters. An 89-year-old woman has died from injuries suffered in a weekend shooting in northeast Kansas that also left her granddaughter and two great-granddaughters dead, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Manhunt in eastern Kansas ends with man in custody in shootings that left 3 dead, 1 wounded. A man sought for questioning in the shooting deaths of three people was arrested Sunday morning in eastern Kansas.

Kansas AG ties DNA testing backlog to budget woes, worries fight against crime is being hurt. Kansas' attorney general said Tuesday that a state lab has a backlog of more than 38,000 DNA samples and suggested budget problems could keep some crimes unsolved longer.

Kansas attorney general's office issues warning of serial rapist during college fall breaks. Almost a year after the last sexual assault attributed to a serial rapist who has preyed on young women near two college campuses, the state attorney general's office is urging women at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas to remain vigilant.

Police: Fugitive who took newlyweds hostage in Kan. home to face charges in Colo. slaying. A fugitive who eluded police for two days was captured in Kansas after he took two newlyweds hostage in their home, only to fall asleep when they gave him pillows and blankets.