16-year-old sentenced to prison in Kansas robbery shooting
WICHITA — The second of two teenagers accused in a Wichita, Kansas, robbery shooting that paralyzed the victim has been sentenced to prison.Sixteen-year-old Dreamis Webster of Wichita was sentenced...
View ArticleChanute fundraising for sensory playground
CHANUTE — A southeast Kansas community has been working to raise money for a public playground that would accommodate children with disabilities.“We know we’re in a society where one in 68 children are...
View Article1 killed when small aircraft crashes in Kansas
WHITEWATER — Authorities have identified a 61-year-old man killed when the gyrocopter he was in crashed in southern Kansas.The Kansas Highway Patrol says James L. Toevs, of Whitewater, was flying the...
View ArticleB-29 takes to Wichita skies after 6 decades on ground
WICHITA — The Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” took flight Sunday in Wichita for the first time in six decades.The Wichita-built bomber lifted off from a McConnell Air Force Base runway Sunday...
View ArticleNew Seaman superintendent applauds random drug testing efforts
During his first official board of education meeting as superintendent on July 11, Steve Noble told Seaman Unified School District 345 board members and staff he was reading the book, “Start with Why,”...
View ArticleKansas lags behind most states on anti-hunger program
Kansas expanded efforts to combat childhood hunger last summer, but advocacy groups want the state to do better.Eight percent or less of Kansas children from low-income families received meals last...
View ArticleAir Force captain from Kansas to compete in 621-mile horse race in Mongolia
Air Force captain Tim Finley, of Chapman, isn’t one to let life pass him by.He also isn’t one for keeping quiet on issues that matter to him. Combine those traits and you get a man who is riding in the...
View ArticleBaton Rouge police killer: A former Marine from Kansas City
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gavin Long considered himself a spiritual leader and revolutionary, a man willing to take action while others focused on protests.Long, who killed two police officers and a sheriff’s...
View ArticleJury convicts Thomas Earl Brown Jr. in 2014 fatal SUV-to-car shooting of bride
After a little more than three hours of deliberating on Monday, a Shawnee County District Court jury convicted Thomas Earl Brown Jr. of premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tiffany...
View ArticleLeavenworth college adds 3,000-piece Civil War collection
LEAVENWORTH — Confederate currency, bone dice and a memoir from a nurse who also was a Union spy are among a 3,000-piece Civil War collection that the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth is adding to...
View ArticleKansas City mother gives birth to 3 sets of twins in 26 months
KANSAS CITY — A mother in Kansas has her hands full after giving birth to her third set of twins in just over two years.WDAF-TV (http://bit.ly/29UNr5D ) reports that 20-year-old Danesha Couch of Kansas...
View ArticleSemi strikes ATV in western Kansas; 5 hurt
COPELAND — Five people are injured after a tractor-trailer struck an all-terrain vehicle in western Kansas.The Garden City Telegram (http://bit.ly/29OsjKR ) reports that the accident happened Saturday...
View ArticlePolice in Wichita gather at barbecue with community
The Associated PressWICHITA — What was originally planned as a protest march turned into a barbecue in which Wichita police and a diverse group of residents broke bread together.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleKansas man died after crash, Nebraska authorities say
AUBURN, Neb. — Authorities say a Kansas man has been fatally injured in a southeast Nebraska crash.The accident was reported a little before 5:40 p.m. Saturday, three miles south of Auburn on U.S....
View ArticleMan struck and killed by train early Monday in Osage County
A man was killed early Monday after he was struck by a train in rural Osage County, authorities said.The fatality was reported shortly after 3:30 a.m. at a railroad bridge near 269th and Stubbs...
View ArticleBob Beatty: Sole Kasich delegate from Kansas from Topeka
CLEVELAND — Topekan Ryan Kriegshauser is a loyal Republican and is happy to be in Cleveland for the 2016 Republican Convention. However, his path to the convention in many ways mirrors the contortions...
View Article9-year-old girl killed, 6 others injured, in crash near Salina
A 9-year-old girl was killed and six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening in Saline County, authorities said.The crash was reported at 5:30 p.m. at K-140 highway and Burma Road,...
View ArticleFormer transportation secretary takes job at Murphy Tractor
The former Kansas transportation secretary will be a regional director for a John Deere construction equipment dealer.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/29KEd9s ) reports that Mike King has joined Murphy...
View ArticleOffice manager pleads guilty to theft from Lawrence company
Authorities say a former office manager for a Lawrence property management company has pleaded guilty to embezzlement.The U.S. attorney’s office says 44-year-old Candy Gunderson, of Lawrence, admitted...
View ArticleKansas man gets life sentence for killing his child's mother
KANSAS CITY — A Kansas City, Kansas, man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing the mother of his child.The Wyandotte County prosecutor’s office says 27-year-old Lee Williams won’t be...
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