Missouri interviews Cal coach Sonny Dykes
BERKELEY, Calif. — California coach Sonny Dykes is interviewing for the vacancy at Missouri following Gary Pinkel’s recent retirement, a person close to the situation confirmed Tuesday.The person spoke...
View ArticleWichita man pleads guilty in bank heists
WICHITA — A man has pleaded guilty to two bank robberies at a south Wichita grocery store more than two years ago.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1XxsFN4 ) that 45-year-old Frederick Aaron...
View ArticleSunny skies, highs in upper 40s in Topeka
It may be December, but it’s still fall, and for this time of year, the Topeka-area weather can’t get much better than we’ll see over the next few days.Highs Wednesday in the capital city should reach...
View Article4 in custody in Kansas City, Kansas after police pursuit with shots fired...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police say shots were fired during a pursuit that ended with the suspects’ vehicle crashing into a tractor-trailer in Kansas City, Kansas.KCTV-TV (http://bit.ly/1YHwnB4 ) reports...
View ArticleWichita authorities investigate discovery of human remains
WICHITA — Authorities are investigating the discovery of human skeletal remains in a wooded area of Sedgwick County.The sheriff’s office says the sheriff’s office was notified Tuesday night after a...
View Article3 sought in 2 fatal shootings at house in east Wichita on Tuesday
WICHITA — Authorities are seeking three people in a shooting that left two people dead in east Wichita.KSNW-TV (http://bit.ly/1RnbKrD ) reports that a 55-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man died in...
View ArticleCar fleeing from Kansas City police crashes into apartment building, causes...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A car fleeing from police has crashed into a Kansas City apartment building and caused an explosion.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1jyk3mP ) reports that the explosion occurred...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas creating policy to reduce drone use on campus
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is working on a new policy to reduce the use of drones on campus.The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1TldTm8 ) the policy is intended to ensure anyone...
View ArticleSlow progress syncing K-Tag with other states' toll roads
The Kansas Turnpike Authority says it might not meet a federal deadline for allowing people to use the state’s electronic transponders, known as K-Tag, on other states’ toll roads.The federal...
View ArticleKansas Turnpike Authority: Holiday traffic down nearly eight percent
Overall, holiday traffic on the Kansas Turnpike was down nearly eight percent compared to 2014.Though there was heavy traffic on the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, winter storms heavily...
View ArticleKansas clergy denounce Brownback edict on Syrian refugees
A coalition of Kansas clergy anxious about the fate of Syrian refugees fleeing a war zone Wednesday urged the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback to honor biblical text urging believers to offer...
View ArticleKansas Aviation Museum restores Stearman Model 4D plane called 'Texaco 11'
WICHITA — The Kansas Aviation Museum now houses the world’s newest restored Stearman Model 4D airplane.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1SwIKw1 ) reports that the “Texaco 11” was scheduled to be...
View ArticleLawrence man will be tried for 3rd time in 2014 shooting homicide
LAWRENCE — A Lawrence man charged in a 2014 shooting death will be tried for a third time.The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it would try Dustin D. Walker on a felony...
View ArticleKansas police chief to resign after drunken driving arrest
ARMA, Kan. — Arma Mayor Buddy Bualle says the town’s police chief is on unpaid leave and plans to resign after his arrest in a single-car accident.Pittsburg police reports say chief Jeremy Allen was...
View ArticleMissouri clinic to keep abortion license during court battle
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A judge ruled Wednesday that a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic can keep its abortion license at least until late December, a move that doesn’t allow the facility to immediately...
View ArticleOskaloosa mental health center gets USDA loan for expansion, is unsure...
A mental health facility in Oskaloosa was awarded a $1.1 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its building, but the organization’s executive director isn’t sure...
View ArticleRep. Jim Ward calls for audit of Department for Children and Families after...
Questions about how Topeka Councilman Jonathan Schumm and his wife treated their adopted and foster children have prompted a Wichita lawmaker to request an audit of the Department for Children and...
View Article2 injured in Barber County plane crash
MEDICINE LODGE — Two people have been injured in a single-engine plane crash in Barber County.Barber County Sheriff Justin Rugg says the plane went down east of Medicine Lodge on Wednesday around 4:55...
View ArticleManhattan pastors press for sexual orientation protection
MANHATTAN — Nine Manhattan pastors are pushing for sexual orientation and gender identity protections.The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/1IGl7M1 ) reports that the pastors want the protections added...
View ArticleRiverton jogger dies after being struck by vehicle in Cherokee County
RIVERTON — A man has been arrested in a crash that killed a southeast Kansas jogger.The Joplin Globe reports that 26-year-old Marcus Bunce was struck Tuesday night near his Riverton home. He was...
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