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Netflix's new true crime series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal examines the deaths of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and her 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh, who were killed on June 7, 2021. It looks at the case against Alex Murdaugh, 54, who is currently on trial for their murders, as well as the shocking alleged crimes that surround the Murdaugh family in South Carolina's Lowcountry. In

A man fatally shot early Monday evening in southeast Topeka became the city's 13th homicide victim this year. The victim's name and age weren't being made public Tuesday morning. No arrests had been made. Topeka police Lt. Ed Stanley said officers were called shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday to the 2300 block of S.E. Bellview Ave., where they found the man suffering from a gunshot wound.

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer on trial accused of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and one of his sons, was barely able to speak the first time his surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, saw him after the killings, the younger Murdaugh testified Tuesday. Buster Murdaugh, who testified in the morning as the first witness for the defense, said his father cried heavily

The deadline to register to vote in the May election is quickly approaching. Voters must register to vote by April 26 in order to cast their ballot in the May 16 election, which will feature local races for school boards, fire districts, water districts and other positions, along with a slate of local ballot measures. Some school board races are shaping up to be contentious and potentially