Crash led to the newly crowned Miss Kansas' platform against texting, driving
PRATT — The newly crowned Miss Kansas says a personal experience inspired her platform to combat texting and driving.The Hutchinson News reports that 22-year-old Kendall Schoenekase, of Overland Park,...
View ArticleJudiciary, budget committees to take lead in K-12 special session
A joint meeting of House and Senate judiciary committees Thursday ahead of the Legislature’s special session on education finance will allow lawmakers and the public to dive into strategies to fix a...
View ArticleTopeka births, June 13, 2016 update
These are the birth announcements received as of Monday evening by The Topeka Capital Journal from area hospitals.BirthsStormont VailDoyle Pike and Cheryl Taylor, Topeka, girl, June 12Joshua and...
View ArticleCrash led to Miss Kansas' platform against texting, driving
PRATT — The newly crowned Miss Kansas says a personal experience inspired her platform to combat texting and driving.The Hutchinson News reports that 22-year-old Kendall Schoenekase of Overland Park...
View ArticleEmporia 33-year-old sentenced to 6 years for distributing child porn
A eastern Kansas man has been sentenced for distributing child pornography, acting Kansas-based U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said on Monday.Zachary E. Krueger, 33, of Emporia, was sentenced to six years in...
View ArticleFirst resettled Syrian refugee family in US faces challenges
A Syrian man whose family was the first to be resettled in the U.S. as part of the new U.S. “surge” refugee program has faced several challenges since arriving in Kansas City — from trying to learn...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest suspect in southwest Kansas killing in Liberal
LIBERAL — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding another in southwest Kansas.Liberal police said the man was arrested Friday at a Wichita residence on a...
View ArticleKansas State Board of Education allows KCK to hire 15 unlicensed teachers
The Kansas State Board of Education voted Tuesday to allow Kansas City, Kan., schools to hire 15 unlicensed candidates as teachers to address a shortage of licensed applicants.Board members...
View ArticleState Board rejects federal guidance on transgender students
The Kansas State Board of Education unanimously rejected federal guidance on the rights of transgender students Tuesday afternoon in a motion asserting that Kansas schools already handle the matter...
View ArticleKTWU earns four regional Emmy Award nominations
KTWU, the Topeka public television station licensed to Washburn University, has earned four regional Emmy Award nominations, including two more for its most-nominated program, its annual special...
View ArticleKansas City leaders ask Gov. Jay Nixon to veto wide-ranging gun bill
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City leaders are calling on Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a wide-ranging gun bill that would establish a “stand your ground” law and eliminate the need for a permit to carry a...
View ArticleKansas House member drafts proposal on transgender students
A Kansas House member says he has drafted a proposal that would prevent transgender students from using school bathrooms that do not match their birth genders.But Republican Rep. John Whitmer of...
View ArticleLawrence Public Library unveils new book bike
LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Public Library is introducing a new book bike to bring its books and programming to the community.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1UxRKQT ) reports that the library...
View ArticleKansas roofing company accused of forced labor, kickbacks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two owners of a longtime Kansas City-area roofing company forced workers who are in the U.S. illegally to either pay kickbacks and obey other demands or be reported to immigration...
View ArticleKansas drops Planned Parenthood providers from funds cutoff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas is abandoning plans to block 11 people who have provided services to Planned Parenthood from participation in its Medicaid program, though the state still intends to cut those...
View ArticleGrammy winner Klein to solo at Sunflower Music Festival concert
As the 30th Sunflower Music Festival reaches is midpoint, audiences can hear Grammy Award-winning oboist Alex Klein demonstrate his virtuosity when he solos at Wednesday night’s chamber orchestra...
View ArticleDemocratic Rep. Tietze's replacement to emerge at special meeting
Democratic Party precinct committee members will gather Monday night to select a replacement for Topeka Rep. Annie Tietze in advance of the special legislative session on school finance.The person...
View ArticleDA seeks to prosecute 17-year-old as adult in April slaying
A Topeka defendant who was 16 years old when a 20-year-old man was shot to death in April should be treated as an adult, not a juvenile, in Shawnee County District Court, a county prosecutor said in a...
View ArticleTopeka area births, June 14, 2016, update
These are the birth announcements received as of Tuesday evening by The Topeka Capital Journal from area hospitals.BirthsSt. FrancisBrent and Elizabeth Hall, Topeka, girl, June 12Aurora Logan, Topeka,...
View ArticleFlavor: Barbecue guru Raichlen to talk smoking at KTWU fundraiser
Where there’s smoke, there’s flavor.And barbecue expert Steven Raichlen is coming to northeast Kansas to share his tips on getting the exhaust of burning wood to delight the taste buds instead of just...
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