Jason Nichols, accused of holding Garden City judge hostage, charged with...
A man accused of breaking into the home of a western Kansas judge and holding him hostage for six hours in Garden City has been charged with terrorism.Jason Linn Nichols, 33, knocked on the door of...
View ArticleMissouri's Platte County gets some money back from scam that also hit Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A western Missouri county has gotten back more than half of the $48,200 it lost after one of its officials fell for an email scam.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1TUaXfY )...
View ArticleWichita police: Body identified as that of 11-year-old boy swept away in high...
WICHITA — Authorities say a body found in a Kansas creek has been identified as that of an 11-year-old boy swept away by high waters late last month.Crews had been searching since May 27 when Devon...
View ArticleWar of words fought at Fort Riley after controversial speaker is dropped
Fort Riley has become a verbal battleground in the past week after an outspoken retired Army officer was uninvited from a prayer breakfast at which he was set to speak.Retired Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin...
View ArticleFederal judge releases video of KC-area officer using force, stun gun on teen...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has released a police dash cam video showing a Missouri police officer using force and a stun gun on a teenager who went into cardiac arrest.Former Independence...
View ArticleKris Kobach predicts massive voter confusion in November in seeking stay of...
DENVER — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach contends massive voter confusion will occur if an appeals court doesn’t block a lower court’s order to register thousands of state residents for...
View ArticleCircus settles federal complaint over elephant incident involving Missouri show
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A circus has agreed to pay a $16,000 fine to settle a federal complaint alleging animal-welfare violations involving Missouri and Pennsylvania shows where elephants were allowed to...
View ArticleMan killed in shootout with DEA agents after KC standoff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man is dead after an early morning shootout with federal drug agents who went to a Kansas City home to serve a warrant.Kansas City Police Capt. Tye Grant says the man opened fire...
View ArticleSpirit CEO Larry Lawson, highest paid CEO in Kansas, to retire in July
WICHITA — Spirit AeroSystems announced Wednesday that the aviation company’s CEO is retiring next month.Larry Lawson, president and CEO of Wichita-based Spirit, plans to retire July 31. Lawson has been...
View ArticleTree-killing pest confirmed in Omaha, first case in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. — State officials say an invasive insect that kills ash trees has been confirmed for the first time in Nebraska.The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says Wednesday the beetle was found in...
View Article'War Horse' leads Kansas History Museum's Sundown Film Festival
“War Horse,” the Oscar-nominated movie about a young Englishman who enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry, will be shown Friday to begin this summer’s Sundown...
View ArticlePolice investigating about 30 egrets found dead in Wichita
WICHITA — The Wichita police department is investigating after about 30 egrets were found dead in a residential area.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1XGc9dp ) reports that egrets are protected by...
View ArticleFort Riley soldier hospitalized and one man jailed after early-morning...
One man was in a Topeka hospital and another man was in custody after an early-morning shooting Thursday in Junction City.Lt. Jeff Childs, with the Junction City Police Department, said officers were...
View ArticleLeavenworth guard again indicted in latest accusation of prison smuggling
For nearly a decade a guard smuggled tobacco into the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth in exchange for more than $200,000 in bribes, an indictment alleges.Marc Buckner, 46, was indicted...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers will discuss constitutional amendment aimed at court next week
Lawmakers will consider a state constitutional amendment limiting the Kansas Supreme Court’s power when committees meet next week ahead of a special session on school finance.The House and Senate...
View Article21 states, including Kansas, suing Delaware over abandoned money orders
WASHINGTON — Twenty-one states on Thursday sought more than $150 million in uncashed money orders from Delaware, where more than 1 million businesses take advantage of friendly incorporating laws and...
View ArticleEPA's plan to boost ethanol use in gasoline gets hearing in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Obama administration’s proposal to boost the amount of ethanol and other renewable fuels blended into gasoline produced at least one consensus Thursday during the matter’s only...
View ArticleMeasure to improve Kansas City's Jazz District stalls
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A proposal to invest up to $27 million to improve Kansas City’s 18th and Vine jazz district stalled after it didn’t get sufficient support from a city council committee.After a...
View ArticleSaline County investigating high lead level in 30 children
SALINA — Kansas health officials say they are investigating after 30 Saline County children were found to have high levels of lead in their blood.Saline County Health Department Director Jason Tiller...
View ArticleSheriff: Tests don't indicate cause of Abilene man's death
ABILENE — Dickinson County authorities say laboratory tests found no evidence to indicate how an Abilene man died.The skeletal remains of 42-year-old Jason Southern were found northwest of Abilene in...
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