Kansas to seek partial recertification of Osawatomie soon
Kansas plans to ask the federal government soon to recertify part of its state mental hospital in Osawatomie, a top social services official said Wednesday, a move that would restore less than half of...
View ArticleAtchison man sentenced to life for sex crimes against children
An Atchison man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for sex crimes against children.Heath Umphenour, 42, was found guilty in May by a jury in Doniphan County of one count of aggravated indecent...
View ArticleOdalis Sharp, Auburn woman accused of abusing several children, loses custody
A judge has ruled that Kansas child welfare officials will keep custody of the younger children of a woman who took them to sing for the Oregon wildlife refuge occupiers and is accused of abusing...
View ArticlePolice investigate woman's death in Kansas City apartment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead inside a Kansas City apartment.Police said in a news release that the discovery was made early Thursday after officers were...
View ArticleSuburban KC man sentenced to 7 years for fire that killed 14-month-old baby,...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A suburban Kansas City man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after a house fire killed his 14-month-old daughter and a friend.Thirty-five-year-old Stephen Elijah of...
View ArticleTim Kaine, VP candidate, speaks to Missouri Democratic delegates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine is seeking to rally support in Missouri, where he attended school as a young man.Kaine was a featured breakfast speaker Thursday...
View ArticleMan charged in June 2014 cold-case murder of Topeka man
A 27-year-old man was charged with murder Wednesday in the 2014 slaying of a man who was tied to another killing — the shooting death of a woman just hours after her wedding in Topeka.The defendant in...
View ArticleShannon Meyer picked as Topeka Correctional Facility's new warden
Shannon Meyer has been named warden of the Topeka Correctional Facility, said Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood on Thursday.Meyer replaces outgoing warden Hope Cooper, who was...
View Article3 black women's basketball players from KC sue Cottey College, a women's...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three black women’s basketball players are suing a small southwest Missouri college, alleging they were treated differently than white players before they were kicked out of the...
View ArticleRepair work underway at castle at Coronado Heights historic site in central...
LINDSBORG — Work is underway to repair a national historic site that marks a spot where Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s expedition visited in 1541.Project manager Bill Shipley says...
View ArticleJacob Ewing, charged four times for sex crimes, is free again
HOLTON — A preliminary hearing for Jacob C. Ewing, a Jackson County man arrested in connection with four separate sex crimes, has been continued until August, and the 21-year is again out of jail.Ewing...
View ArticleAbout 800 Fort Riley soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan
About 800 soldiers from Fort Riley’s 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, will be deployed to Afghanistan. The deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation...
View ArticlePickup truck strikes, kills toddler in suburban Kansas City
OLATHE — Authorities say a pickup truck has struck and killed a toddler in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/2adkWPa) that police identified the child as...
View ArticleACLU: Army investigating Manning after suicide attempt
LEAVENWORTH — The transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for sending classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks now faces possible punishment for offenses stemming from a suicide...
View ArticleBody found in Arkansas river near Herman Hill Park
WICHITA — A body has been found in the Arkansas River in Wichita.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/2aANcyT ) that kayakers found the body near Herman Hill Park on Thursday afternoon. Authorities...
View Article2 Kansas teens to address pay inequality at DNC
KANSAS CITY — Two teens whose firing from a Kansas pizza restaurant touched off a discussion about pay inequality are in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention.read more
View ArticleObama touts virtues of Kansan grandparents in DNC speech
PHILADELPHIA — President Barack Obama forcefully made the case Wednesday night that Hillary Clinton has the tenacity, heart and temperament to guide the nation as commander in chief, while painting...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, July 29-Aug. 4
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment Editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, July 29-Aug. 4
Big Head Blues Club tickets on sale at TPACread more
View Article2 treated for smoke inhalation after inmate sets fire at Segwick County Jail...
WICHITA — Authorities say two inmates were treated for minor smoke inhalation after a fire was started inside a cell at the Sedgwick County Jail.The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news...
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