Toddler

A Wichita mother is under arrest after police find her two young children wandering alone in a busy street. The 2 year-old boy and 1 year-old girl were found yesterday walking in traffic in the 28-hundred block of East Harry Street, a police spokesman said. Officers picked up the toddlers and returned them to their mother's house on the same street.   When officers spoke to the 22 year-old mother, they learned she had marijuana in her possession.  She was taken into custody on drug and child endangerment charges.

A missing Ark City toddler has been found.  Investigators say he was abducted by his own father. Three-year-old Anthony Hernandez was found around 5:00 this evening at the Cowley County State Fishing Lake just east of Ark City.  He is doing fine tonight. Police say the boy was abducted by his father, Francisco Lopez-Campos, during a supervised visit. The Amber Alert was issued late last night after police say Lopez got into a fight with his son's mother, even using a weapon, before taking off with the boy. The hunt for Lopez and his son concentrated around that lake for most of the day and involved officers from nearly a dozen different law enforcement agencies.

The man accused of killing an 18-month-old Salina girl makes his first appearance in court.  25-year-old Troy Love II is accused of abusing Bre'elle Jefferson earlier this month. According to our news partners at the Salina Journal, Love is charged with first degree murder and two counts of child abuse.  If convicted, he could face a minimum of 20 years in prison. Love turned himself into authorities Monday April 23rd.  Police say on April 9th, officers and medic units responded to 602 Gypsum in reference to a child who was not breathing.  She was treated at Salina Regional Health Center and transferred to a Wichita hospital, where she died on April 10, 2012.  Authorities say Bre'elle died as a result of injuries consistent with child abuse.

A local girl and her family will be in the national spotlight during an episode of "Toddlers and Tiaras" Wednesday night. Film crews traveled to Hesston last summer to feature two-year-old Brooklyn Mullet and her family as they prepared for an upcoming pageant. Production teams filmed the family for two days before traveling to compete in Oklahoma City. Click here to view photos of Brooklyn competing in pageants The family will be hosting a watch party to celebrate Brooklyn's big break.

Sheriff deputies in Franklin county have find a body---and they believe it is the baby they've been looking for. 18-month Lana Leigh Bailey has been missing for more than a week. This weekend deputies located a body who they believe is that 18-month old child. Sheriff deputies have been searching for  after they found her mother murdered at a nearby farm. Lana's mother and two other men were found killed on a farm in eastern Kansas last week police said they received information to lead them to believe the toddler was dead---she was the last person they were looking for. Prosecutors charged 27-year old Kyle Flack for their murders.

Michael Marsh was convicted of Capital Murder in the deaths of Mary Anne Pusch and her daughter Mary Elizabeth Pusch. The 21-year-old mother was shot and stabbed in June of 1996.  Marsh then set fire to her home, trapping her 19-month-old daughter Mary Elizabeth inside.  The toddler later died. Marsh appealed in 2004, and the Kansas Supreme Court reversed the conviction because the trial court excluded some circumstantial evidence connecting the victim's husband to the crimes.

A three year-old is safe after he's found wandering outside early Thursday morning. Wichita police say the toddler, dressed in Spongebob Squarepants pajamas, was found near Mount Vernon and Beech around four o'clock. A few hours later, the child's babysitter reported him missing. Police say the child apparently got out of the home during the night. Police say they are not investigating this as a neglect case. The boy was not hurt.

Two people are killed Saturday when two vehicles collide head-on in North East Kansas. It happened on Highway K10 in Douglas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a car crossed the center line, striking a van. The driver of the car was killed.  A 5 year old boy in the van were killed.  The three other van occupants, including a toddler, were rushed to area hospitals for treatment.  

The second day of Riverfest ended without any rain to cause any worries. Downtown Wichita was filled with people looking for fun. "We thought we would bring the little one out with the family," said Chelsey Stefan who was at Riverfest with her toddler and family. "It's a togetherness and we have time to talk which a lot, doesn't happen nowadays," said Susan Long, who was also with her family. While they were enjoying each other, they also enjoyed the exotic animals like white tigers and camels, and everything the Arkansas River offered.                                              There was no rain at the second day of Riverfest

A Saline County judge has granted a change of venue motion in a first-degree murder and child abuse trial. Attorneys for Antonio Brown asked a judge to consider the motion, saying their client could not receive a fair trial in Saline County. Brown is accused of killing his girlfriend's 14-month-old son in 2011. Police said Clayden Urbanek died from injuries relating to internal bleeding and a broken rib. Investigators said the child also had bruises all over his body. Brown originally pleaded no contest to the charges, but last month a judge allowed him to withdraw his plea.