Lawrence man found guilty of threatening officer
LAWRENCE — A 26-year-old Lawrence man shot and wounded by police in 2014 was found guilty of charges stemming from when he leveled a loaded shotgun at the officer.Zachary James Ortiz was convicted...
View ArticleFair crowns county king and queen
Topeka may be the state capital, but the real rulers of the county took office Sunday afternoon.The Shawnee County Fair King and Queen Crowning, held in the Exhibition Hall of the Kansas Expocentre...
View ArticleAppeals attorney for double slaying client can raise new issues, seek more...
The new attorney appointed to defend Dana Lynn Chandler in her appeal of a 2012 conviction in Shawnee County District Court for a cold case double slaying will have until late September to decide what...
View ArticleYWCA of Northeast Kansas back on solid ground as CEO role shifts from Wagnon...
After several recent years of fiscal uncertainty caused by financial mismanagement, choosing the new leader for the YWCA of Northeast Kansas had to be done with an abundance of careful thought and...
View ArticleKansas man faces child porn charge
WICHITA — A Kansas man faces federal charges accusing him of having sex with a minor in the Philippines.Anthony Shultz of Lindsborg appeared in federal court in Wichita on Friday. Charges against him...
View Article'Hell no': Kansas district attorney candidates reject idea of legal pot
The candidates for Shawnee County District Attorney promise to prosecute marijuana crimes and colorfully denounced — “hell no,” one said — the idea of legalizing the drug.Republican candidates Mike...
View ArticlePolice book Shane Sibert on first-degree murder in weekend shooting death in...
A 24-year-old Topeka man has been arrested in connection with the weekend shooting death of a man whose car struck a building early Saturday in southwest Topeka.Shane Sibert was booked into the Shawnee...
View ArticleIowa, Oklahoma congressmen stump for Rep. Tim Huelskamp in St. Marys
ST. MARYS — The cavalry arrived Monday for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp.With eight days remaining in his dead-heat race for re-election, the three-term congressman brought some of the U.S. House’s most...
View ArticleFatal stabbing reported Sunday night in Wichita
WICHITA — Police are investigating a deadly weekend stabbing in Wichita.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/29ULbfT ) reports that the stabbing happened just after 9:10 p.m. Sunday, a few blocks west of...
View ArticleAMC makes final $1.2B bid for Carmike Cinemas
NEW YORK — AMC Theatres is making its final bid for Carmike Cinemas Inc., offering to buy the movie theater operator in an approximately $1.2 billion deal including debt.AMC, which was bought by...
View ArticleKansas campaign sign law raises concern in Wichita, Haysville
WICHITA— Officials in two cities in Kansas say they have concerns about the constitutionality of a state campaign sign law.The law requires cities and counties to let campaigns post yard signs on...
View ArticleMan sentenced in Kansas for one of the most devastating identity theft cases...
WICHITA — A Texas man whose life was ruined by a convicted child sex offender who stole his identity saw his impostor sentenced Monday in Kansas, a final courtroom step as he repairs the havoc the...
View ArticleVandals mar cemetery sign with paint
Vandals used red paint to deface a sign marking the Topeka Cemetery. The vandalism was discovered on Monday.Marred was the sign at S.E. 10th and California, which reads “Topeka Cemetery: where history...
View ArticleTopeka births for July 25, 2016
Stormont-VailBrian and Emily Hess, Topeka, girl, July 23. Jerell Henderson and Zadaya Goodwin, Topeka, girl, July 24. Hunter Leifried and Leslie Eisermann, Valley Falls, girl, July 24. Ryan and Regan...
View ArticlePolice: Man found dead in Kansas City parking lot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating after a man was killed in a Kansas City parking lot.Police said in a news release that officers found the victim dead Monday night while responding to...
View ArticleMan with KC ties gets life in prison for woman's 2013 sledgehammer death
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for helping kill his cousin’s great-grandmother with a sledgehammer in her suburban Portland home.Micus Ward was given the...
View ArticleLawrence police: Stepfather of infant found in trash receptacle to face...
Lawrence police said Tuesday they arrested a man wanted in connection with a recent discovery of an infant inside a trash receptacle.Marquis Jamall Young, 27, of Lawrence, the child’s stepfather, is in...
View ArticleGeneral Mills expands flour recall after 4 more illnesses; CDC says KC plant...
MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills is expanding a flour recall issued over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak after four new illnesses were reported.The recall announced Monday covers several varieties of...
View ArticleAtheists sue Kansas City officials over planned use of $65K to aid Baptist...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group of atheists has sued Kansas City, Mo., officials over the planned use of $65,000 in tourism tax dollars to aid an upcoming Baptist convention.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleFlock of nearly 5,000 egrets causes problems at Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita
WICHITA — Officials at a Kansas zoo say a flock of nearly 5,000 egrets is causing problems.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2aeAfc7 ) reports that the federally protected birds have taken up residence...
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