Judge gives Kansas, Secretary of State Kris Kobach a bit more time to...
WICHITA — A federal judge has denied a request to put on hold pending appeal an order requiring Kansas to add to voting rolls for federal elections thousands of eligible voters who did not provide...
View ArticleOklahoma, Kansas-Missouri Planned Parenthood groups to merge, open new clinic
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri announced plans Wednesday to merge with the abortion provider’s central Oklahoma affiliate in July and open a new Oklahoma City clinic, even as political...
View ArticleDid Prince help conceive a kid in KC in 1976? Here are the secret kids of...
A 39-year-old man currently imprisoned in Colorado for unlawfully transporting a gun claims he is Prince’s son.Carlin Q. Williams is seeking DNA testing to confirm whether he’s the pop superstar’s...
View ArticleMissouri man hired to work at KDHE lab in Topeka after being charged with...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment assigned a Missouri man recommended by a temporary employment agency to work in a secured laboratory in Topeka after he was charged with first-degree...
View ArticleTornado tears up homes, property east of Abilene: 'It was chaos'
ABILENE – A large tornado ripped across the countryside Wednesday evening, threatening to lash towns but ultimately focusing its fury onto a long, narrow tract of land where it battered homes and...
View ArticleKansas Senate to debate resolution condemning federal directive on...
The Senate will debate a resolution next week that condemns a federal directive to schools over treatment of transgender students and calls for Kansas to join a lawsuit in response.The decision by...
View ArticleDickinson County tornado classified as 'strong EF3': 'We're damn lucky to be...
NORTHERN DICKINSON COUNTY — Tom and Janet Whitehair saw the twister in the distance, maybe a half-mile away, barrelling down on their ranch home Wednesday night in fury of dark dust and clouds.They...
View ArticleMarcas McGowan pleads guilty to Atchison kidnapping that killed 5-year-old
An Atchison man who kidnapped a 5-year-old girl, fired at police officers and led them on a high-speed chase pleaded guilty Thursday to two felonies that could send him to prison for life.Marcas...
View ArticleProsecutor, defense attorney in Pritchard murder case disagree on whether...
Prosecution and defense attorneys argued Thursday whether a defense witness should be allowed to appear as an expert during the trial of Colin Edward Pritchard who is charged with fatally shooting his...
View ArticleRobert Gates, a Kansas native, leaves Boy Scouts presidency, defends gay...
DALLAS — Robert Gates became the Boy Scouts of America’s president facing deep divisions within the organization’s membership over whether to let gays serve openly in its ranks.On Thursday, Gates...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to charge linked to Pittsburg State student's death from 2014
PITTSBURG — A man has pleaded guilty in southeast Kansas to a charge linked to the 2014 shooting death of a 20-year-old Pittsburg State University student.The (Pittsburg) Morning Sun...
View ArticleWichita indictment accuses 13 in $3.5 million ID theft scheme
WICHITA — A federal indictment in southern Kansas accuses 13 people of roles in an identity-theft ring involving more than $3.5 million of thievery.The 50-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Wichita...
View Article90-minute tornado that hit Wednesday in central Kansas a rarity, even where...
A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic “wedge” shape and its sheer endurance — staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the...
View ArticleWichita teachers vote for shorter school year, longer day
WICHITA — Union officials say Wichita teachers have approved a plan to lengthen the school day and shorten the year.United Teachers of Wichita president Steve Wentz told The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for KC deadly wreck after chase
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A suburban Kansas City, Mo., man has been ordered to spend two decades in prison for causing a deadly 2014 car wreck while fleeing police.Twenty-six-year-old Drew Ryland of...
View ArticleKansas launches new campaign finance website amid criticism
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission has launched a new campaign finance website that officials say might not address the public’s needs.The website aimed to give people easier access to...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, May 27-June 2
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View ArticleOut & About calendar, May 27-June 2
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleFree State Base Ball Festival, movie in Topeka celebrate baseball's impact
Fans of both sports and history will have the opportunity this weekend to learn about baseball when it was spelled base ball and played without gloves or fences.Six teams, some with players from as far...
View ArticlePop singer-songwriter Roger Ortega to have a musical homecoming in Topeka
Roger Ortega Jr., who was 14 when he made his stage debut at the Topeka Fiesta Mexicana, had hoped this summer to return to the festival to share the stage with his father and uncles, whose Paradize...
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