Two Kansans killed in Oklahoma motorcycle crash near Laverne
LAVERNE, Okla. — Two Kansans have died following a motorcycle crash in northwestern Oklahoma.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 63-year-old Bill Meggenberg of Meade, Kansas, was dead at scene of the...
View ArticleSilpada says outdated business model led to closing
LENEXA — A Lenexa-based jewelry company that was one of the Kansas City area’s more successful startups when it was founded about two decades ago has announced its plans to close.Silpada Designs Inc....
View ArticleCapital-Journal's 1966 tornado website ready for viewers
The Topeka Capital-Journal’s “Twist of Fate” website, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the deadly tornado that hit Topeka on June 8, 1966, can now be viewed at tornado.cjonline.com. New...
View ArticleKansas man rebuilding deep-diving submarine in garage
SALINA — A central Kansas businessman says he is rebuilding what will be the deepest-diving submarine owned by a private individual once it’s done.KSHB-TV (http://bit.ly/1XH6dz3) reports Salina...
View ArticleTopeka friends, relatives served in Sea Bees in Vietnam War
When Gilbert “Gib” Ramirez was a U.S. Navy Sea Bee during the Vietnam War, he worked all day in tropical heat building projects, including a bridge and a hospital.Often he couldn’t sleep at...
View ArticleShawnee Yacht Club set to celebrate 75th anniversary
About 1:30 p.m. last Thursday, when the rest of Topeka was leery of a possible tornado in the area, Shawnee Yacht Club Commodore Mark Marling was docking his sailboat, hustling to get it out of the...
View ArticleFloods in Texas and Kansas leave at least 6 dead, 2 missing
Authorities in central Texas have found two more bodies along flooded streams, bringing the death toll from flooding in the state to six.It was unclear Sunday whether a body found in Travis County near...
View ArticleSheriff: No injuries in southern Kansas house explosion
BENTON — Authorities in southern Kansas’ Butler County are trying to determine what caused an apparently unattended rural house to explode.Sheriff Kelly Herzet says the family that the blast leveled...
View ArticleColorado man killed when UTV hits deer in southeast Kansas
HOWARD — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Colorado man was killed when the four-wheeler he was driving hit a deer in southeastern Kansas’ Elk County.KAKE-TV (http://bit.ly/1WtPArz) says 29-year-old...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Jerry Moran's fingerprints on contested GOP legislative primaries
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is dabbling in Republican primary races for the Legislature by providing statements of support and forming issue-based alliances with candidates in a process critics say incites...
View ArticleGreat Plains Energy to buy Westar Energy for $12.2 billion including $3.6...
Great Plains Energy, the parent company of Kansas City Power & Light, will purchase Westar Energy in a $12.2 billion deal, Westar announced Tuesday.Westar Energy will be sold for $60 per share —...
View ArticleZach Haney, challenging Anthony Hensley, pulls campaign video that violated...
Zach Haney, a former Topeka City Council hopeful, launched a bid against Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley Tuesday – but released an announcement video filmed at Shawnee Heights High School that...
View ArticleGreat Plains Theater in Abilene set for summer season
ABILENE — The only professional theater between Kansas City and Denver is ready for a summer season in its new home.The Great Plains Theatre in Abilene has put on shows at various sites since a fire...
View ArticleKingman County cemetery with graves dating to 1800s vandalized during the...
CHENEY — Vandals hit a private cemetery in south-central Kansas with graves dating to the 1800s during the Memorial Day weekend.Kingman County Deputy Amber Barratti says about 10 to 15 headstones were...
View ArticleStudy: Haskell Indian Nations University has $23.1 million economic impact
LAWRENCE — A study commissioned by Haskell Indian Nations University says the school is good for the Lawrence-area economy.The study found the school has a $23.1 million economic impact in the area....
View ArticleConcerns raised over plans near Kansas City's jazz district
Note: This is an AP Kansas Exchange story.KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Archie Williams has lived in the Parade Park Homes complex just east of 18th and Vine for 41 years and savors the neighborhood’s proud...
View ArticleKansas teen sentenced in Salina to nearly 16 years in sister's death
SALINA — A 16-year-old Kansas girl has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of her younger sister.Sierra Neihaus was sentenced Tuesday in Saline County, Kansas. She pleaded...
View ArticleSearch continues into fifth day for Wichita boy swept away in creek
WICHITA — The search for a Kansas boy who fell into a rain-swollen creek is continuing into its fifth day.Fire and rescue teams returned to the Gypsum Creek in south Wichita Tuesday to search for...
View ArticleSpringfield, Missouri woman sentenced for posting teen's nude photos on...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Missouri woman who posted nude photos of a 15-year-old girl on Facebook has been sentenced to a year in federal prison.The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Ub3IzR )...
View ArticleSabetha police identify shooting victim; 40-year-old remains in critical...
An argument between two acquaintances Sunday in Sabetha led to one man being shot, police said.Thad Lambrecht, 40, of Bern, remains in critical condition Tuesday at The University of Kansas Medical...
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