Kansas think tank ranks state legislators on key votes
A Kansas public policy organization awarded a Palco representative and a Shawnee senator — both Republicans — the highest marks in their respective chambers on a scorecard charting votes on a bundle of...
View ArticleContributions continue in honor of fallen firefighters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Organizers of several charitable drives say that people have continued to give in honor of two Kansas City firefighters who died while battling an October fire.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleAudit finds closed Kansas City charter was overpaid $4.3M
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City charter school was overpaid at least $4.3 million in the two years before it closed because administrators falsified and inflated student attendance, according to a...
View ArticleMan charged in death on Wichita State student
WICHITA — A Wichita man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Wichita State University student.Isaiah Copridge also was charged Friday with aggravated robbery in the...
View ArticleHuman remains near Wichita are those of parolee
WICHITA — Sedgwick County authorities said human remains found near Wichita earlier this week were those of a man released from prison in June.Sheriff’s Capt. Greg Pollock said Friday the remains of...
View ArticleBrownback lights Statehouse Christmas tree in short ceremony
Gov. Sam Brownback often hears visitors exclaim about the beauty of the Kansas Statehouse, he said Friday.“They love the Capitol and the beauty of it. And, this time of year, they love the Christmas...
View ArticleWichita teenager in critical condition after being shot by police
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wichita police say a black 17-year-old who was shot by a white police officer as he ran with a gun toward a high school gymnasium was a documented gang member who was registered as a...
View ArticleConstruction disputes delay Fort Riley hospital opening
WICHITA — The U.S. Army took possession in July of a new hospital at Fort Riley, a project put on the fast track after its 2009 groundbreaking to replace Irwin Army Community Hospital, the oldest Army...
View ArticleA schedule to the sounds of the season in Topeka
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, and it isn’t just the holiday tunes playing in nearly every shopping venue packed with gift-seekers.read more
View ArticleShawnee Choral Society to sing 'Gloria!' at annual holiday concert
Strings, trumpets, drums and a flute will add to the sounds of the season Monday night when the Shawnee Choral Society presents “Gloria!” this year’s edition of its annual holiday concert.Admission is...
View ArticleTragic deaths of home-schooled kids rarely lead to new rules
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Detroit brother and sister vanished more than two years before they were found dead in a freezer in their home, and an 11-year-old Florida girl disappeared more than a year before...
View ArticleDisability groups urge Legislature to study vocational budget actions
Advocates for Kansans with disabilities want the Legislature to review a decision by the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback to turn aside $22.5 million in federal grants for job-training programs...
View ArticlePrison overcrowding plaguing facilities
Kansas’ adult prisons are projected to be nearly 1,700 inmates over capacity by the middle of the next decade, forcing corrections officials and state lawmakers to look for ways to slow growth and ease...
View ArticleMen charged in Wichita double shooting homicide from last week
WICHITA — Police have arrested two men in connection with a double homicide that occurred in Wichita last week.KAKE-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1RyW9p9 ) that 24-year-old Brent Carter and 19-year-old...
View ArticleWichita man killed in 1-car crash
A 41-year-old man was killed late Sunday in a one-vehicle crash in central Wichita, authorities said.The crash occurred at 11:30 p.m. as the driver of a 2001 Ford Escort was taking the Lincoln Street...
View Article'Bike box' installed at downtown Kansas City intersection
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City bicyclists have a new amenity to help them safely navigate a busy downtown intersection.The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1RyQqiV ) that a lime green “bike box”...
View ArticleVictims, insurers ask Kansas legislative committee to increase limits on car...
Tommie Burton was driving through Wichita one night during a power outage when he witnessed an elderly man and his grandson on horseback get hit by a car.As the driver fled the scene, Burton and...
View ArticleElkhart man, 69, pleads guilty to possessing, distributing child porn
A 69-year-old Elkhart man is facing five to 20 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to child pornography charges Monday in federal court in Wichita.The...
View ArticleReport: 2 KC firefighters were in 'collapse zone' when they died
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two Kansas City firefighters who were killed in October when a building collapsed had been positioned in a dangerous place where debris could fall, a newspaper analysis shows.The...
View ArticleFew University of Kansas students use free gun storage school provides
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is one of two universities in the state that provides storage for guns on campus, though only a handful of students use the service.The Lawrence Journal World...
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