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Husband of former KU soccer player arrested for murder

LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Police Dept. has identified a woman killed week inside her apartment as Regan Noelle Gibbs (Marek), 25. LPD says Gibbs was found mortally wounded May 16 at her home. Gibbs, who was a former goalie for the University of Kansas soccer team, was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say the suspect, Chad Joseph Marek, 26, of Lawrence, was arrested at the scene for Gibbs’ murder. LPD says Marek and Gibbs lived together and domestic violence is being investigated as a contributing factor. Gibbs was a goalkeeper for the University of Kansas women’s soccer team during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons. According to the 2017-2018 Women’s Soccer Roster, Gibbs was from Naches, Washington. LPD says she was officially a Lawrence resident for the past six months. The investigation is ongoing. (WIBW News)

Cattle trader fined, banned for life after repeated violations

WICHITA — The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas fined a recidivist violator of statutory and regulatory federal livestock laws under the Packers and Stockyards Act, according to the United State’s Attorney. The District Court ordered Rife to pay the United States 15% of $1,799,168.50 in new and reinstated penalties, equaling $269,875.27. The remainder is set in abatement in case of future violations. The District Court also entered a lifetime ban against trader, John Rife, of Oswego, for his violations of federal law and for breaching injunctive orders previously entered by the federal court. During a hearing on the matter, the United States argued that Rife’s operation as a cattle dealer and market agency without registering, bonding, or maintaining records potentially jeopardizes the financial integrity of the cattle markets. Rife did not substantively defend allegations filed by the United States of numerous violations of federal law. (Great Bend Post)

Police identify ‘poopetrator’ who defecated in Beauty Supply store

WICHITA — The Wichita Police Department said it has identified the woman accused of defecating in a store aisle early last week. Detectives are seeking charges of criminal damage to property against the woman. The woman entered a northeast Wichita Beauty Supply store and defecated in the middle of an aisle. The defecation was significant enough that eight wigs were somehow destroyed as a result. The “poopetrator” was caught on security camera and was later identified. Wichita police chose not to share the footage of the offending fecal assault. (KWCH 12)

Two accidents claim lives of two people, one of them a ‘Good Samaritan’

WICHITA — The initial 911 call reported a single vehicle had rolled over in the eastbound lanes on Kellogg near Armour with two people inside. As officers arrived on scene, they learned that a second accident involving a motorcycle had occurred just after the first crash. Officers located the motorcycle driver, Justin Cunningham, 38, deceased at the scene. Through the investigation, officers learned that a silver SUV was eastbound on Kellogg with two occupants — a 48-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man — when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the median, causing the SUV to roll. A 19-year-old woman, who witnessed the overturned SUV, began rendering aid to the occupants. As she was rendering aid, the motorcycle with two occupants, also traveling east on Kellogg, struck the 19-year-old “Good Samaritan” then hit the SUV. EMS transported the female SUV driver, a female motorcycle passenger and the 19-year-old “Good Samaritan” to area hospitals for treatment of serious injuries. The 19-year-old Good Samaritan died on Monday. (KWCH 12)

Felon jailed after throwing objects from 7th story window

NEWTON — Law enforcement is investigating a Kansas felon on new charges after an incident that involved throwing household items from his apartment window and threatening the rest of the building. Police were dispatched to Midtown Towers, 115 W. Ninth Street in Newton on Sunday, the 15th, on a report of someone throwing items from a seventh-story window at people below, according to a media release. Newton officers had been to this location multiple times in the previous two days attempting to contact a person reported to be suicidal and breaking personal property. Officers made contact with the suspect, who made homicidal, suicidal and threatening statements. Out of caution, officers asked other residents of the building to voluntarily evacuate or shelter in place. Just before midnight, the Harvey County Emergency Response Team forced entry into the apartment and took the suspect into custody without incident. The suspect, 58-year-old Lyle Gulick of Newton, was taken to NMC Health, where he was medically cleared, and he was booked into the Harvey County Detention Center. (Newton Kansan)