Man convicted in Topeka beating in 2000 pleads guilty last week in aggravated...
A defendant, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated assault in connection with pointing a firearm at a victim in December 2014, was sentenced 15 years earlier for beating another victim's head on...
View ArticleKansas GOP leader: Talk of defying schools ruling 'serious'
A Republican leader in the Kansas Senate says talk among legislators about defying a recent state Supreme Court ruling on education funding is serious.Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce said Tuesday...
View ArticleTopeka weather: Warm and dry Wednesday and Thursday, chance for rain Friday...
Wednesday starts a series of sunny and warm days in the Topeka area giving the region to a chance to dry.Wednesday should bring a high near 81 degrees with mostly clear skies and a 5 to 10 mph breeze....
View ArticleLawsuit in pregnant Kansas City inmate's treatment settled
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A settlement has been reached in a former Jackson County inmate’s lawsuit accusing county employees of cruel and unusual punishment for shackling her while pregnant and transporting...
View ArticleKansas Senate condemns federal transgender guidance as state joins lawsuit
The Senate approved a resolution Wednesday condemning a federal directive over the use of school restrooms by transgender students as the final act of the 2016 legislative session.The Attorney...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas seeks dismissal of rape lawsuit filed by former...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The University of Kansas has asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former student who alleges she was raped by a football player on the Lawrence campus.In a filing...
View ArticleEx-officer from suburban Kansas City sentenced to 4 years in stun gun case
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A former suburban Kansas City police officer was sentenced to four years in federal prison after a confrontation that nearly cost a teenager his life.Timothy Runnels, a former...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to fatal beating at Arrowhead Stadium from 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man was sentenced to five years of probation for the beating death of a man in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.Joshua Bradley of Independence was...
View ArticleMexican national charged in 2-state rampage pleads not guilty; man accused of...
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — A Mexican national charged with five shooting deaths pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of a Missouri man.KRCG-TV (http://bit.ly/1TJY1sR ) reports Pablo...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers anxious about possible $70 million revenue shortfall in May
A shortfall in state corporate and individual income tax collections drove revenue for the month of May about $70 million below estimates and could trigger another round of spending cuts by Gov. Sam...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers hear plans to lower Docking Building to a few floors
A legislative committee heard testimony Wednesday on plans to improve the Docking State Office Building by lowering it to four stories, three stories or a single story.Sarah Shipman, secretary of the...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers opt for no action on school finance as session ends
Lawmakers ended their regular session Wednesday without responding to a Kansas Supreme Court decision that school funding is unconstitutional – raising the prospects of a special session or a...
View ArticleUCLA shooting latest: Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead, police say
LOS ANGELES — A shooting that left two men dead at UCLA on Wednesday and led to a massive response on the campus in a bustling part of Los Angeles was a murder-suicide, authorities said.Police Chief...
View ArticleFormer Bel Aire, Kansas police chief John Daily admits role in gun scheme
WICHITA — A former police chief near Wichita has admitted in federal court that he played a role in a scheme to buy and sell discounted firearms by falsely claiming they would be used for law...
View ArticleCongressmen question voter registration actions by Brian Newby; Newby used...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Democratic U.S. congressmen on Wednesday asked a federal agency to provide information regarding whether a top federal elections official had the right to unilaterally change...
View ArticleAnnie Tietze drops re-election bid; all Shawnee County GOP candidates face...
Composition of August primary campaigns for the Kansas Legislature took final shape Wednesday with a surprise withdrawal among candidates prepared to compete in nine House districts serving some...
View ArticleKansas Legislature overrides veto of bill that might aid in $40 million tax...
The Legislature voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of legislation that might aid a former pizza baron in a $40 million tax dispute.The House and Senate voted nearly...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts man for assaulting two Veterans Affairs police officers in...
A federal grand jury indicted a Yates Center man for assaulting two U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs police officers in Topeka, it was announced Wednesday.John McNett, 50, assaulted the officers on...
View ArticleTopeka Sen. Vicki Schmidt in six-person race; two Democrats draw GOP foes
Topeka Republican Sen. Vicki Schmidt wound up in a six-person race for re-election Wednesday, while the two incumbent Democrats representing Shawnee County each attracted a Republican opponent in the...
View ArticleRep. Lynn Jenkins drops a challenger, Sen. Jerry Moran gains one at the...
As the state’s June 1 filing deadline for candidates came and went Wednesday, a U.S. House candidate dropped out and a U.S. Senate candidate stepped in.Mike Pryor, 76, withdrew Tuesday from a...
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