15 states, including Kansas, to appeals court: Overturn endangered frog ruling
NEW ORLEANS — Fifteen states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a Louisiana landowner’s attempt to keep the government from listing 1,500 forest acres as essential to an endangered frog.A...
View ArticleFormer Kansas teacher from Derby pleads guilty to child solicitation
WICHITA — A former Kansas middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to electronic solicitation of a child after swapping explicit messages with an undercover Wisconsin law enforcement officer.The...
View ArticleTopeka births for August 9, 2016
These are the births announced to The Topeka Capital-Journal as of 8 p.m. Tuesday. St. FrancisKyle and Kaylyn Bruns, Topeka, girl, Aug. 8.Chris and Amanda Broxterman, Topeka, girl, Aug. 8.Scott and...
View ArticlePoll: Donald Trump's lead over Hillary Clinton shrinks in Kansas
New polling reveals Donald Trump holds a shrinking lead over Hillary Clinton in Kansas, a typically conservative state, amid near-daily provocations from the GOP presidential nominee that break the...
View ArticleLow ticket sales cancel Orchestra on the Oregon Trail
Low ticket sales have forced cancellation of the Orchestra on the Oregon Trail event planned for Labor Day weekend in September, it was announced Wednesday morning.A news release Wednesday announced...
View ArticleWith highway deaths up 34 percent, Kansas Highway Patrol to step up...
Motorists on the state’s roads can look for stepped-up traffic enforcement on Friday and Saturday as the Kansas Highway Patrol tries to put a dent in the higher than usual number of fatal crashes that...
View ArticleExtent of Kansas boy's injuries emerge after waterslide tragedy at Schlitterbahn
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world’s tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. Authorities have...
View ArticleEarthquake with 4.0 magnitude hits central Oklahoma
LUTHER, Okla. — Another earthquake has rattled central Oklahoma, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 4.0....
View ArticleActivists protest Chelsea Manning's treatment at Fort Leavenworth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Advocates for a transgender soldier imprisoned for sending classified information to an anti-secrecy website presented more than 115,000 petition signatures to the Army’s chief...
View ArticleGroup linked to Carr brothers' victims pushes to oust Kansas Supreme Court...
A group with ties to victims of the Carr brothers kicked off a push Wednesday to oust several Kansas Supreme Court justices, whom they fault for overturning the death sentences of the two men before...
View ArticleKansas Board of Regents urged to discuss state dental school
WICHITA — With Kansas facing a shortage of dentists, the state should consider establishing its own school of dentistry, with the most likely site at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the state...
View ArticleHutchinson teens sentenced for plot to detonate bombs at school
HUTCHINSON — Two Kansas teenagers have been sentenced to 45 months in a juvenile correctional facility after planning to detonate pipe bombs at their high school.The Hutchinson News...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: Report says alleged lottery fixer acted alone
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An internal investigation into a national jackpot-fixing scandal has concluded that a single former lottery employee was responsible for any drawings that were manipulated, but it...
View ArticleProsecutor: Missouri police officers made up shooting story; both on leave
MARSHALL, Mo. — A Missouri prosecutor has dropped charges against a man who was accused of trying to shoot a police officer to avoid arrest, saying he thinks the two officers who were there lied about...
View ArticleTopeka man who severely beat woman to pay more than $25,000 in restitution
The former boyfriend of a woman who was severely injured when he beat her in January 2015 agreed Wednesday in Shawnee County District Court to pay her more than $25,000 in restitution linked to her...
View ArticleSen. Pat Roberts makes clear he still supports Donald Trump: 'He's unique,...
OSKALOOSA — During a town hall meeting Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts was asked several times about his support of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and said he still supports the divisive...
View ArticleTopeka births for Aug. 10, 2016
St. FrancisRoman Wahquahboshkuk and Shanna Greemore, Mayetta, girl, Aug. 10.Stormont VailAaron and Katie Elwell, Topeka, boy, Aug. 8.
View ArticleMore teachers coming to Kansas than leaving, district data shows
More than twice as many educators enter Kansas each year than leave the state, and the number leaving the teaching profession hasn’t increased dramatically, state data indicates.That is, at least, what...
View ArticleKansas state employee health insurance costs to rise for thousands in 2017
Health insurance premiums for thousands of state government employees in Kansas would rise under fee schedules developed for 2017, state documents showed Thursday.The State Employee Health Plan...
View ArticleKansas lauded for tanning ban, faulted for weak anti-smoking funding
The nonpartisan political arm of the American Cancer Society released a report Thursday praising Kansas for banning minors from using indoor tanning booths while castigating the state government for...
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