Hawaii's lack of mental health care forces teens from state to other places...
HONOLULU — Within months of starting the process of adopting her son, Susan Callahan knew something was wrong.Aron, who was 7, had trouble communicating and started getting violent at home and school,...
View ArticlePrince's death: Key players in investigation and aftermath, including...
MINNEAPOLIS — Prince died of an accidental overdose of the powerful painkiller fentanyl, autopsy results released Thursday show. Since his death at age 57 on April 21, a host of figures have emerged as...
View ArticleJudge rules addition to Hays millionaire's will was faked
HAYS — A judge has ruled that a purported updated will from a Kansas multimillionaire was not valid, meaning most of the man’s $21 million estate will go to the Fort Hays State University Foundation...
View ArticleMichelle Filby's preliminary hearing in 2007 Topeka cold-case slaying to be...
The preliminary hearing of a woman charged with the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in 2007 in Topeka will be on July 29, a Shawnee County District Court judge ruled Thursday during a scheduling...
View ArticleKDOT reverses course, finds $25 million to start US-69 widening
A Republican senator engaged in a re-election campaign Thursday disclosed the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback would rescind part of a deficit-busting order by earmarking $25 million to jump start...
View ArticleFrom $40M to contempt of court: What could happen in a Kansas school finance...
At one end of the spectrum, the Legislature boosts school funding by $40 million and everyone gets to go home. On the other, state officials are held in contempt of court.Kansas may be inching closer...
View ArticleMotorist to make plea July 8 tied to car explosion in which his son was injured
A motorist whose car exploded on the morning after the Fourth of July when explosives in a sack detonated, injuring his 4-year-old son and peeling back the vehicle roof, will make a plea on July 8.The...
View ArticleUSD 501 board president to Kansas lawmakers: 'Uphold the Constitution you...
Topeka Unified School District 501 doesn’t yet have a plan in place in the event schools close July 1.That would be the case if a resolution isn’t reached regarding the Kansas Supreme Court’s recent...
View ArticleWeekend brings to Topeka a First Friday Artwalk and Mulvane Art Fair
Art lovers can shop till they drop this weekend as this month’s First Friday Artwalk ushers in the 24th annual Mulvane Art Fair.There are nearly 60 stops listed on the June First Friday Artwalk guide...
View ArticleMan falls for robot in TCT's 'Comic Potential'
Robotic acting is a plus in Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Comic Potential,” a romantic sci-fi comedy in which a man falls in love with an actoid, an android...
View ArticleLawrence woman pleads guilty to killing woman who helped her
LAWRENCE — A woman has admitted that she killed a Lawrence woman who had given her a place to live.Angelica Kulp pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in a plea...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 23 years in prison for fatal Lawrence stabbing
LAWRENCE — A man convicted of fatally stabbing a man outside a fast-food restaurant in northeast Kansas has been ordered to spend 23 years in prison.The Lawrence Journal-World reports that 34-year-old...
View ArticleU.S. hiring grinds to a near-halt in May; many stop looking for work
WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring slowed to a near-standstill in May, sowing doubts about the economy’s health and complicating the Federal Reserve’s efforts to raise interest rates.While unemployment slid from...
View ArticleKansas declares itself drought free for first time since 2011
Kansas is now drought-free for the first time since April 2011, the state said Friday.All counties are now free of drought, Gov. Sam Brownback’s office said. In response to the development, Brownback...
View ArticleManhattan fire Thursday near K-State ruled arson
A Manhattan fire near the Kansas State University campus has been ruled an arson, investigators said Friday.The blaze occurred at 801 Moro Street Thursday morning. Investigators from the Manhattan Fire...
View ArticleOSHA plans probe of Kansas worker's scaffolding death
LEAWOOD — A federal workplace safety investigation is planned in the case of a man who fell to his death from scaffolding during an apartment renovation site in suburban Kansas City.The U.S. Department...
View ArticleKansas attorney general to review judge hostage case from earlier this week...
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office says it will review the investigation of man accused of holding Finney County’s chief judge hostage.Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a statement...
View ArticleRetired executive tapped to review Kansas revenue estimating
Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed the retired chief financial officer of an advertising and public relations agency to lead a review of the state’s revenue-projecting process.Brownback announced Friday...
View ArticleTop Kansas education official predicts resolution to funding dispute without...
The state’s top education official predicted Friday the Legislature and governor will resolve an impasse with the Kansas Supreme Court over education funding ahead of a deadline that could result in...
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