Rep. Tim Huelskamp's dissertation: Agricultural price supports ignore...
Twenty-one years ago, a Ph.D. student at American University wrote a 400-page dissertation on congressional agriculture committees. Now, that student, Tim Huelskamp, is embroiled in a re-election...
View ArticleDifferent shades of Democrat color candidates challenging Rep. Lynn Jenkins
OTTAWA — Thirty miles of US-59 highway and 48 years of age separate Mike Pryor and Britani Potter but ideological differences cut much deeper between the Democratic congressional candidates.Pryor, 76,...
View ArticleSuspect dies during police pursuit in Kansas
PITTSBURG — A suspect being pursued by police in southeast Kansas died after the vehicle he was in crashed.The Kansas Highway Patrol says the chase began early Saturday in Pittsburg. The patrol says...
View ArticleOfficers shoot, wound man in Kansas City, Kansas
KANSAS CITY — Police say officers have shot and wounded a man in Kansas City, Kansas, after he pointed a shotgun at the officers.Police said in a news release that the shooting happened early Sunday...
View ArticleMental health advocates question drug bill
Mental health advocates are raising concerns about a bill passed by Kansas lawmakers that would require doctors to try cheaper drugs before more expensive ones for Medicaid recipients, but the bill’s...
View ArticleProtected birds draw feds into Lawrence apartment dispute
LAWRENCE — Questions have arisen after federally protected birds began nesting at a Lawrence complex.Barn swallows have a habit of protecting their nests by swooping near those who approach, leading to...
View Article2 people shot at high school graduation ceremony in Kansas
AUGUSTA — Authorities say two people have been wounded at a high school graduation ceremony in southern Kansas after a man with a concealed weapon permit adjusted a sock he had stuffed a pistol...
View ArticleKansas archaeology training program to take place June 2-17 in Council Grove
Aspiring archeologists are invited to participate in the 2016 Kansas Archeology Training Program Field School, which will be at the Last Chance Store, a National Historic Landmark. The store, built in...
View ArticleFact Meter: House Speaker Ray Merrick's budget claims rated 'misleading'
A negative bond advisory directed at Kansas state government inspired House Speaker Ray Merrick to issue a statement in defense of economic policy shaped by Republican legislators and Gov. Sam...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate deadly shooting in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating a shooting death in Kansas City.Police say 26-year-old D’ Adrian Bell, of Kansas City, was killed at a home early Sunday. Officers talked to several...
View ArticleMan killed in two-vehicle crash in Butler County just north of El Dorado
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Butler County, authorities said.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the collision occurred at 3:54 p.m. on US-77 highway, about 14...
View Article2 in custody in fatal shooting of Garden City man
GARDEN CITY — Authorities say two people have been arrested in a fatal western Kansas shooting.Finney County Sheriff Kevin Bascue says a 22-year-old Garden City man was shot around 3 p.m. Sunday in a...
View ArticleTransCanada to replace some sections of Keystone pipeline
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Canadian-based company plans to replace sections of its Keystone pipeline so the company can begin pumping oil at higher pressure.Some of the sections of TransCanada Corp.’s pipeline...
View ArticleCitizen-scientists: Uncle Sam wants you to fight Zika!
MIAMI — The mosquitoes that can spread Zika are already buzzing among us. The U.S. government could use some help figuring out exactly where.No experience is necessary for what the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleTax fight with pizza magnate could affect whether Gov. Sam Brownback signs a...
A multimillion-dollar income tax dispute that began during the Kathleen Sebelius administration could influence whether Gov. Sam Brownback signs a bill designed to help taxpayers challenge rulings of...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback signs welfare restrictions, Medicaid drug rules into law
Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation into law Monday that further restricts welfare assistance and requires Medicaid patients to try less expensive drugs first before moving to more costly...
View ArticleKansas residents donate $1.8M to presidential candidates, FEC data shows
WICHITA — Federal Election Commission data shows that Kansas residents have donated more than $1.8 million to presidential candidates and hundreds of millions more through PACs and super PACs.Kansas...
View ArticleKansas City man shot, wounded by police accused of 7 counts of aggravated...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kan., man shot and wounded by police after allegedly pointing a shotgun at officers is accused of assault.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/257xEb0 ) reports that...
View ArticleEx-controller for a Kansas company sentenced to 1-plus year for embezzling...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The former controller of a Kansas company has been ordered to serve a year and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $135,000 from his...
View ArticleFourth defendant in Academy holdup appears in juvenile court on Monday
A Shawnee County District Court judge wants feedback from prosecution and defense lawyers on what treatment a teenager charged with robbing a sporting goods store of rifles and cash would receive in...
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