Topekan Kia McClain chosen to promote NASA journey to Mars online
Topekan and social media influencer Kia McClain will get the inside scoop on NASA’s upcoming journey to Mars Wednesday and Thursday in New Orleans.McClain, co-owner of Shenomenon Corp., a digital...
View ArticleRep. Scott Schwab says thanks for support after 10-year-old son's death on...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas lawmaker whose 10-year-old son was killed on the world’s tallest waterslide thanked supporters Tuesday, joining two others who were in the ill-fated raft in hoping that...
View ArticleMan killed Tuesday when cement truck plunges over bridge in western Kansas
A cement truck driver was killed late Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his vehicle, which went over a bridge rail and crashed in western Kansas, authorities said.The crash was reported at 4:20...
View ArticlePolice identify person of interest in Emporia stabbing
Emporia police are looking for a man in connection with a stabbing Tuesday night at an apartment complex just west of Emporia State University.Robert Hinojosa IV, 20, was identified as a person of...
View ArticleBoy dies while swimming in neighborhood lake in Shawnee
SHAWNEE — Authorities say a juvenile has died while swimming and paddle boarding with friends at a neighborhood lake in suburban Kansas City.Shawnee police said in a news release that officers were...
View Article74-year-old victim of fatal crash outside Kansas City, Kansas hospital...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police say a woman has died after a rear-end collision outside a Kansas City, Kansas, hospital.Police said in a news release Wednesday that the victim of Monday night’s crash...
View ArticleFederal judge designates Kent Lindemuth bankruptcy fraud case to be 'complex'
Topeka real estate developer Kent E. Lindemuth, who is charged with more than 100 counts of bankruptcy fraud, will return to federal court in late August.Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge...
View ArticleNew hearing date for Kansas woman accused of supplying gun to Hesston shooter
WICHITA — A plea hearing date has been changed for a woman accused of giving her former boyfriend guns that he used in a shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory.The Wichita Eagle reports...
View ArticleHow a prison drug smuggling case in Kansas led to a showdown over recordings...
When attorneys said in court Tuesday that phone calls between lawyers and inmates at Leavenworth Detention Center had been recorded and obtained by federal prosecutors, the development was just the...
View ArticleKansas judge throws out indictment against former Bel Aire policeman
WICHITA — A federal judge has thrown out the indictment against a former Bel Aire police officer accused of making a false statement during a federal investigation.The move Wednesday is at the request...
View ArticleChild sex crimes case against ex-Wichita teacher dismissed
GARDEN CITY — Authorities have dismissed child pornography charges against a former teacher but the investigation is continuing.Finney County authorities said Wednesday that three counts of sexual...
View ArticleBrownback endorses reversing Medicaid cut he ordered earlier this year by...
Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday endorsed reversing a cut to Medicaid reimbursement rates that he ordered earlier this year, saying he wants lawmakers to instead increase a tax on hospitals.The...
View ArticleOverland Park accountant who embezzled more than $4M from company gets 9...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 42-year-old Kansas accountant faces nine years in prison for defrauding clients of more than $4 million.Thomas Hauk, of Overland Park, Kan., was sentenced Wednesday in federal...
View ArticleProsecutor of prison smuggling case: Evidence suggests 'significant number'...
An attorney prosecuting an alleged drug and contraband smuggling conspiracy at the Leavenworth Detention Center has said evidence suggests a “significant number” of workers were involved, indicating...
View ArticleTwo Kansas independents running for Congress for the first time in 80 years
For the first time since 1936, two independent candidates are running for Congress in Kansas.The Kansas Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday that Alan LaPolice obtained the 5,000 valid signatures...
View ArticleFamily, friends remember Kansas boy who died while swimming in neighborhood...
SHAWNEE — Family and friends have gathered to remember a teen who drowned at a neighborhood lake in suburban Kansas City.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2bvw75z ) reports that more than 100...
View ArticleMan sentenced to federal prison in string of watch-store burglaries; man had...
HARTFORD, Conn. — A 40-year-old Cuban national will serve time for a string of outlet store break-ins that targeted watches.Alionis Perez was sentenced Thursday to five years in federal prison after...
View ArticleFederal investigators looking at five bi-state labor deaths in the past week
Federal labor officials are investigating the deaths of five laborers during the past week in Kansas and Missouri.“I am deeply concerned about the number of workplace fatalities that have occurred in...
View ArticleFour charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery in Geary County
The final two suspects in a kidnapping case in Geary County were arrested Tuesday.Randy Carroll Fetters Jr., 36, of Herington and Story Lee Blocker, 36, of Herington, were located and apprehended...
View ArticleFour women testify about rape, attempted rape during Jacob Ewing preliminary...
HOLTON — Four women who say Jacob C. Ewing raped or attempted to rape them testified Thursday at the Jackson County man’s preliminary hearing.After the judge amended counts Thursday, Ewing was charged...
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