Southern pests known as aphids that plague grain sorghum fields return to...
WICHITA — Officials say the sugarcane aphid has returned to Kansas.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2a5NSes ) reports that the tiny Southern pests have threatened grain sorghum, or milo, fields in the...
View ArticleGrand opening planned for DeBruce Center, which houses Naismith's rules
LAWRENCE — Grand opening festivities are planned for a new center built to house James Naismith’s original rules of basketball on the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus.The Lawrence Journal-World...
View ArticleSuspect in Kansas City, Kansas police captain's death appears in court
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Mourners gathered Friday at a Kansas civic center to remember a slain police captain, hours after the 20-year-old man accused of killing him made his first court appearance on...
View ArticleMan suspected of impersonating a police officer arrested in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police have arrested a man suspected of impersonating an officer during a Kansas City traffic stop.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/29Srf9T ) reports that the arrest was made...
View ArticleWichita man convicted of raping, killing 100-year-old woman
WICHITA — A southern Kansas man has been convicted in the 2014 death and sexual assault of 100-year-old woman.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/29TRQ5K ) reports that a Sedgwick County jury deliberated...
View ArticleJoplin hospital to be turned into university campus for KCUMB
JOPLIN, Mo. — A former hospital built for temporary use after a 2011 tornado in Joplin is being transformed into a new campus for the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.The original...
View ArticleAt slain Baton Rouge police officer's funeral, calls for respect and unity
BATON ROUGE, La. — When protests erupted here over a black man’s killing during a struggle with two white police officers, Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald made a promise to an old friend who...
View ArticleSt. Francis says it has begun review after sexual harassment lawsuit
St. Francis Community Services said Friday it had begun an internal review of allegations raised in a federal lawsuit that one of its caseworkers sexually harassed and coerced a mother seeking to...
View ArticleMissouri woman gets 15 years in stabbing death of boyfriend
LIBERTY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, woman has been ordered to spend 15 years in prison for the stabbing death last year of her boyfriend.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/29ZWcOp ) reports that...
View ArticleChanute performer comes to Topeka for new Last Minute Folk series
Before his touring takes him this autumn to the United Kingdom, Chanute singer-songwriter Sky Smeed will perform Saturday in his home state’s capital at a Last Minute Folk concert.Smeed’s 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleJudge to monitor Kansas' actions on gay marriage for 3 years
A federal judge told Kansas on Friday that for three more years he will monitor its compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision legalizing gay marriage across the nation.U.S. District...
View ArticleAuburn Community Theater might move to Topeka
AUBURN — Auburn Community Theater might have to change its first name.Auburn Community Center, 121 W. 11th, has said it won’t extend for another year the nonprofit civic theater company’s lease for...
View ArticleWichita Paralympics star says ring from Athens 2004 stolen
WICHITA — A three-time Paralympics gold medalist from Wichita wants whoever stole the gold ring he received during the 2004 Athens Paralympics to return the ring.Nick Taylor’s ring and other items were...
View ArticleHutchinson woman sentenced to 12 years in prison
HUTCHINSON — A Hutchinson woman has been sentenced to about 12 years in prison for the death of a 38-year-old woman.The Hutchinson News reports that (http://j.mp/2ao1zq8 ) the judge Friday sentenced...
View ArticleSlain Kansas police captain remembered as hero at funeral
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Just before the funeral of a detective who was killed by a fleeing suspect in May, the police chief of Kansas City, Kansas, asked one of his trusted veterans, Capt. Robert “Dave”...
View ArticleAnthony man gets 6-plus years in ATV crash
HUTCHINSON — A south-central Kansas man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after being convicted of charges stemming from a fatal collision.The Hutchinson News reports...
View ArticleKansas man charged with impersonating officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 51-year-old man is accused of pulling over a vehicle and acting as if he were a police officer.The Kansas City star reports (http://j.mp/2a19RRi ) Willie O. Zimmerli of Shawnee...
View ArticleWoman accused of hiding gun in Salina killing gets probation
SALINA — A woman accused of attempting to hide a gun used to kill a Salina teen has been sentenced to probation.The Salina Journal reports (http://j.mp/2aoy2wr ) that 22-year-old Mexico citizen Azucena...
View ArticleEducators cheer Kansas' planned reduction in state testing time
If seeing is believing, this school year may win over teachers and parents who remain skeptical about whether standardized test-taking is really starting to play a smaller role in public education.Next...
View ArticleBernie Sanders dominates Kansas delegation headed to DNC in Philadelphia
Kansas is sending a delegation dominated by Bernie Sanders supporters to a Democratic National Convention controlled by Hillary Clinton, and local party leaders are hoping past divisions heal enough...
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