Kansas State Board of Education approves $7.2M in extra aid to districts
The Kansas State Board of Education has approved a total of $7.2 million in additional state aid to 31 public school districts.But it isn’t clear how much money the districts actually will receive...
View ArticleAmtrak chief heralds Southwest Chief route in Kansas
NEWTON — The head of Amtrak celebrated the salvation of Newton’s passenger rail service and said there’s a possibility Wichita could get passenger rail service.Joe Boardman, Amtrak’s president and CEO,...
View ArticleWoman linked to Topeka homicide case placed on probation
A woman who hid a gunman Topeka police were seeking in a fatal shooting in October was placed on 18 months of probation on Thursday in Shawnee County District Court.Andrea Nichole Godfrey, 28,...
View ArticleTopeka mother to be sentenced in September for attempted poisoning of two...
Sentencing will be on Sept. 2 for a 44-year-old Topeka mother, who pleaded guilty Feb. 11 to two counts of attempted murder for giving her daughters, then 14 and 9, Kool-Aid laced with prescription...
View ArticleAd Astra Theatre Ensemble offers some summer camp with 'Psycho Beach Party'
Mix “Beach Blanket Bingo,” “Mommie Dearest” and Hitchcock’s “Marnie” and you have some of the plot lines of Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble’s summer offering, “Psycho Beach Party.”The campy comedy, which...
View ArticleChicago returns to Topeka as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
Chicago will perform Sunday night at the Topeka Performing Arts Center with an honor the nearly 50-year-old “rock band with horns” didn’t have when it played TPAC two years ago: induction into the Rock...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Aug. 5-11
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, Aug. 5-11
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View ArticleApollo 11 bag used for lunar samples focus of Kansas Cosmosphere legal dispute
WICHITA — A bag carried to the moon aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft and used for the first sample of lunar material is at the center of a legal fight after the government mistakenly sold it during the...
View ArticleTwo sentenced in 2015 death of elderly Wichita woman
WICHITA — Two Kansans have been sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of a 66-year-old Wichita woman killed during a home invasion.The Wichita Eagle (http://j.mp/2azZbcC) reports Jacob Strouse was...
View ArticleJudge: 'Special accommodation' for Oregon standoff accused
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge said in court papers that he has allowed six of the defendants accused in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge earlier this year to meet with their...
View ArticleCandidate blames Kansas Democratic Party mailers for loss in 4th...
A retired court services officer blames a mailer paid for by the Kansas Democratic Party for his defeat in the 4th Congressional District Democratic primary.Robert Tillman lost the primary Tuesday to...
View ArticleKansas legislators denounce 4 percent cut, reform plan for disability services
Republicans and Democrats on a Medicaid oversight committee shared displeasure Friday with a funding cut to service providers and plans by Gov. Sam Brownback to consolidate seven distinct programs...
View ArticleBlue Cross, Blue Shield of Kansas City reports data breach
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City says about 790,000 of its members are being notified that some of their personal information has been compromised in a data breach.The...
View ArticleReport: Value of Kansas farm land, buildings down in 2016
WICHITA — A new government report shows the value of land and buildings on Kansas farms fell 7 percent last year.The National Agricultural Statistics Service said Friday farm real estate value in 2016...
View ArticleMother, daughter rely on mental health nonprofit to battle schizophrenia
Nearly 23 years ago, Rebecca Phillips was in and out of hospitals, on and off different medications and experiencing severe symptoms of schizophrenia.Now, Phillips, 41, is leading an independent...
View ArticleNew Army National Guard general assumes command of forces in Kansas
The solemn drill and ceremony Saturday morning at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard almost belied the bond between the guard’s commanders, until Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli stepped out of formation...
View ArticleKansas mental health cuts spawn more than 200 layoffs
WICHITA — Funding cuts to mental health services in Kansas have spawned layoffs at some of the state’s 26 health centers, many of them positions that help families in crisis manage day-to-day care,...
View ArticleWyandotte County to get new DA for 1st time in years
KANSAS CITY — Wyandotte County will have a new district attorney for the first time in more than a decade.Complete but unofficial returns show Mark Dupree, a criminal defense attorney, upset incumbent...
View ArticleUnion leaders criticize Kansas City police chief for remarks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s police chief has taken some criticism from area police union leaders for his recent comments about shootings of black men by officers.“There is an issue with too many...
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