Negative drug and alcohol test results led to a dropped negligent homicide charge this week for an Alma driver who had been accused in the death of a 13-year-old pedestrian last year.

Hord, 24-year-old Niklas Wiley and 15-year-old Kennedy Herren were spending the night at Wheeler's southeast Wichita home on Sept. 13. Wheeler told police that she and Wiley had a couple of alcohol shooters before she went to bed around 4 a.m. on Sept. 14. She said she heard the trio laughing and listening to music as she fell asleep.

Michael Cain, 35, was sentenced to 21 months for negligent homicide for his involvement in the death of his daughter earlier this year.

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that