Brownback administration asks agencies to examine potential 5 percent cuts
Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration is asking state agencies to show how they would deal with a 5 percent cut during the next budget cycle.The request to agencies comes as the budgeting process begins...
View ArticleJacob Ewing, Jackson County man, arrested for fifth time on sex crime charges
Law enforcement in Jackson County arrested Jacob Ewing, a 21-year-old man repeatedly charged with rape, for the fifth time since MayEwing, who remains in jail on a $200,000 cash only bond, was arrested...
View ArticleEx-Overland Park music instructor sentenced to life in prison for molesting...
OLATHE — A former music instructor in Kansas was sentenced to life in prison for sexually molesting some of his young students.Sean Andrew Dow, of Overland Park, was sentenced Thursday for one count of...
View Article3 Kansas men charged in Illinois officer's shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Authorities say three Kansas men have been charged in connection with the shooting of a southern Illinois police officer last month.Carbondale police said in a news release that the...
View ArticleFeds charge former Lawrence mayor Jeremy Farmer with embezzlement
WICHITA — Former Lawrence Mayor Jeremy Farmer has been charged with stealing money from his old job as executive director at a food pantry.A criminal information filed Thursday in U.S. District Court...
View ArticleRepublican poll shows Clinton beating Trump in eastern Kansas
A Republican internal poll released Thursday shows Democrat Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in the state’s 3rd Congressional District, a stretch of eastern Kansas that Mitt Romney won easily four...
View ArticleMan placed on probation in disappearance of infant son in December faces new...
A Topeka man convicted of a reduced charge in the disappearance of his infant son resulting in issuance of an Amber Alert faces possible revocation of his probation after he was arrested in late July...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting at Kansas City public works crew
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities in Kansas City, Mo., have accused a man of shooting at four city workers and stealing their public works truck.Jackson County prosecutors charged 28-year-old Bertram...
View ArticleKansas exporting college graduates to other states
WICHITA — Kansas is facing the prospect of a “brain drain” as fewer people who graduate from an in-state college or university choose to stay in the state, according to Board of Regents President Blake...
View ArticleHistory museum's movie has an Olympics tie to it
Because “Unbroken” tells the story of a World War II bombardier held captive in a series of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, it was a perfect fit for the Kansas Museum of History to show in conjunction...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Aug. 12-18
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 ArticleWichita woman found dead in home; boyfriend arrested
WICHITA — Wichita police have arrested the boyfriend of a 42-year-old woman who was found dead inside a west Wichita home.Police say the woman’s body was found Thursday after her relatives in Texas...
View ArticleHearing continued for former Kansas VA physician assistant accused of...
LEAVENWORTH — A preliminary hearing has been delayed for a former physician assistant accused of sexually abusing patients at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth.Mark Wisner’s...
View ArticleUSGS reports magnitude 4.0 earthquake in northwest Oklahoma
HELENA, Okla. — The US Geological Survey reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Oklahoma.The USGS says the quake was recorded at 12:27 a.m. 12 miles northeast of Helena, about 85 miles...
View ArticleAfter Schlitterbahn death, Brownback expects Legislature to reconsider state...
Gov. Sam Brownback said Friday the Kansas Legislature will likely consider changes to state inspections of amusement rides after the death of a lawmaker’s son at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City,...
View ArticleLawsuit: Assaulted KU rowers had to cheer football team
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas’ athletic department required female rowers to attend games and encouraged them to socialize with football recruits, according to an amended lawsuit by a former...
View ArticleBrownback administration request to explore budget cuts also targets kids'...
A directive from Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration to state agencies to explore a potential 5 percent budget cut also targets early childhood programs.A panel that controls funding to the programs...
View ArticleU.S. Olympic boxing medal drought ends with bronze from Wichita's Nico Hernandez
RIO DE JANEIRO — Nico Hernandez had a gnarly gash over his left eye that left him bloodied, with blurred vision and in need of stitches.He has a better look in mind for Sunday.Hernandez will leave the...
View ArticleBrownback: Trump's track record, VP pick are proof he's better than Clinton
Gov. Sam Brownback said Friday that Donald Trump’s vice presidential choice and business acumen are indications the Republican presidential nominee is better suited to run the nation than Hillary...
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