San Bernardino shooting victims to be honored as flags fly at half-staff in...
Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday ordered flags in Kansas to be flown at half-staff to honor victims of the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif.The flags are to be at half-staff from sunrise to sundown...
View ArticleSix Republican candidates in Kansas presidential caucus; Democrats' roster...
Presidential candidates and aides are searching in unlikely places for delegates and sparking optimism greater political significance may be attached to the Kansas caucuses among Republicans and...
View ArticleJermaine Thomas Brown sentenced to nearly 24 years for 2012 Topeka killing of...
Jermaine Thomas Brown — who was convicted of the 2012 killing of a Topeka restaurant server — was sentenced Thursday to 23 years and 11 months in prison.Shawnee County District Court Judge Cheryl Rios...
View ArticleWichita woman given 6 years in prison for daughter's death
WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita woman was sentenced to six years in prison in the death of her 3-year-old daughter.Monica Krueger was sentenced Thursday for second-degree reckless murder and obstruction of...
View ArticleDuane Richey, convicted in crimes linked to 2011 Topeka killing of Natalie...
A man sentenced in 2013 for his role in the homicide two years earlier of Natalie Gibson was bound over Thursday for trial on four felonies linked to two alleged beatings this past summer of his then...
View ArticleDevelopment of Kansas-owned casino delayed for second time
PITTSBURG — The Kansas Lottery has granted an extension to a planned state-owned casino for a second time due to a lawsuit filed by Cherokee County and another casino company that wanted the contract...
View Article40 Kansas State University professors sign letter seeking halt of concealed...
MANHATTAN — Forty distinguished professors from Kansas State University have signed a letter to the state Legislature, seeking a halt to plans to allow concealed weapons on campus.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleJudge's ruling blasted DCF as same-sex couples point to pattern of...
A Johnson County District Court judge chastised the Kansas Department for Children and Families for discriminating against a lesbian couple who wanted to adopt, a court ruling shows, an official...
View ArticleJeff Dunham, Expo's top act, returns for a fourth time
It should come as no surprise in Topeka that roughly 5 percent of U.S. televisions were tuned Sept. 7 to NBC stations for the debut of “Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood,” the ventriloquist and...
View ArticleWell-traveled troubadour makes his Topeka debut
Hiroya Tsukamoto will express musical influences from three continents when he makes his Last Minute Folk concert series debut Saturday night.The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Dec. 4-10
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View ArticleFamilar characters return in two musical sequels in Topeka
The holidays are a time people like to gather with old friends, and two Topeka theaters are staging musicals that will allow audiences to spend time with some familiar characters.read more
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Dec. 4-10
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 ArticleFlames destroy house near downtown Topeka
A fire early Friday destroyed a two-story house just west of downtown Topeka. No firefighters were injured while extinguishing the fire, said Rusty Vollintine, fire investigator for the Topeka Fire...
View ArticleSecond man convicted in 1997 killing of Kansas City woman
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A second man has been convicted in the 17-year-old killing of a Kansas City, Kan., woman.The Wyandotte County prosecutor's office said in a news release that 35-year-old Jason L....
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court overturns 'Hard 50' sentence of Saline County man
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction but vacated the “Hard 50” life sentence of a Saline County man for the July 2010 murder of his wife.The court ordered a Saline County District...
View ArticleAllison Schumm wanted bond temporarily altered so councilman husband could be...
Allison Schumm had sought a court order to allow her husband and co-defendant in a child abuse case, Topeka City Councilman Jonathan Schumm, to be present when she delivers the couple’s child, a court...
View ArticleThree U.S. House members from Kansas join minority opposing transportation bill
A largely bipartisan bill to fund the nation’s transportation projects for the next five years garnered the support of half of Kansas’ six-member congressional delegation Thursday as Congress sent the...
View ArticlePre-trial hearing in sex assault case postponed
Just a few days short of one year since a sex assault jury trial slid to a halt when the defendant is alleged to have severely punched his attorney in open court, a hearing in the retrial case was...
View ArticleFrom O'Reilly and Grace to '48 Hours' and robotic cameras, court...
In 2007, Cathy Leonhart had agreed to fill in for a co-worker whose Army National Guard unit was activated for a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.On her first day, Leonhart, then chief court services...
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