'It's a pretty epic screw up': Kansas contractors' miscue misses 12,000 on...
An error by a contractor working for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment dramatically underrepresented — by 12,000 people — the scope of Kansas’ backlog of applications for Medicaid...
View ArticleRed Cross in Wichita cuts ride service for elderly
WICHITA — The American Red Cross in Wichita is ending a free service that provides the elderly with rides to medical appointments.Michelle Jantz, executive director of the American Red Cross Midway...
View ArticleGreat Lakes launches Salina-Denver flights
SALINA — Salina now has direct air service to Denver.Great Lakes Airlines is offering two daily nonstop flights to Denver Monday through Friday, and multiple flights each weekend. Once the schedule is...
View ArticleSci-fi writer James Gunn has been 'Star-Begotten' since youth
LAWRENCE — Well-known Kansas science fiction writer James Gunn says he borrowed the title of his memoirs, “Star-Begotten,” from H.G. Wells, a pioneer of the genre.However, Gunn said the 1937 novel...
View ArticleUS immigration agency arrests dozens in Kansas, Missouri
WICHITA — Federal immigration authorities recently arrested dozens of people in Kansas and Missouri as part of a monthlong operation.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says in a release that the...
View ArticleJohnson County reports 1 travel-related case of Zika
OLATHE — Health officials say a Johnson County resident who traveled to an area where mosquitoes are spreading Zika virus is the county’s first case of the virus.The county health department didn’t...
View ArticleDeath of Franklin County jail inmate under investigation
OTTAWA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a 35-year-old inmate at an eastern Kansas jail.Authorities said Benjamin F. Mastel, of Ottawa, Kansas, was found unresponsive in...
View ArticleKansas' construction job losses drop state ranking to 49th in nation
Construction employment in Kansas fell 3,400 over the past year to plunge the state to 49th in the nation, while all four neighboring states experienced growth in that sector by adding a combined...
View ArticleBig Slick raises $1.3M for Kansas City children's hospital
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several celebrities, including actors Paul Rudd and Eric Stonestreet, helped raised more than $1 million for a Kansas City children’s hospital.The Kansas City Star reports...
View ArticleReligious image stolen from Wichita church
WICHITA — A Wichita church is tightening its security after one of its important religious images was reported stolen.Mike McDaneld, pastoral assistant for St. Joseph Catholic Church, said a painting...
View ArticleKansas voting rules confusing for upcoming elections
WICHITA — Thousands of wanna-be Kansas voters who thought they might not be able to cast ballots for president and other federal officials this year are now eligible to vote in them — but not in state...
View ArticleFour reported dead in two-vehicle Perry collision
Four are dead in the Perry area after a two vehicle head-on collision.Jefferson County Sheriff Jeffrey Herrig said in a phone interview that a Ford Ranger pickup truck collided with a Ford Windstar...
View ArticleProsecutor, defense at odds over 'expert witness' testimony
With tight restrictions, an expert witness will be allowed to testify during the trial of a man charged in the shooting death of his former wife, a judge ruled this week.The five-day trial of Colin...
View ArticleTippin's recalls some pies because of peanut risk
KANSAS CITY — A Kansas company has recalled some of its pies because the flour may contain peanut residue.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/1PB7Ho3 ) that Kansas City, Kansas-based Tippin’s...
View ArticleVehicle reportedly overturns on I-70
A vehicle reportedly overturned about one mile west of the Carlson exit on westbound I-70 Sunday afternoon.Reached by phone, the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office declined to provide details about the...
View ArticleTopeka teen seeks to shed light on being transgender
Phoenix Nesmith attends Topeka High and speaks with palpable enthusiasm about it.Forensics, Scholars Bowl, the right friendships. The gifted 17-year-old, who once struggled to feel happy in school,...
View ArticleKHP: Extra caution needed on state roads during harvest
The Kansas Highway Patrol advised the public on Wednesday to take special care in sharing the road with agricultural vehicles as harvest season is underway.“Each traveler in Kansas needs to be more...
View ArticleKDOT issues reminder on I-70 work zone conditions
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) urged all Topeka area drivers to observe the reduced speed limit on Interstate 70 as repair and resurfacing work continues until late fall. “You must...
View ArticleHuelskamp's request schools 'stand up to the Obama administration' answered...
A letter landed in the mailboxes of more than 130 Kansas school superintendents this week, urging them to ignore guidelines put forth by two federal agencies and risk the loss of federal funds.The...
View ArticleMan suspected of multiple crimes in Jackson County arrested near Circleville
Jackson County police arrested a man Monday suspected of committing several crimes on the Potawatomi Nation near Circleville.Trenton Voss, 27, of Hays, was found in a stolen blue Chevrolet pickup on...
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