Kansas City shooting leaves man dead, 3 others wounded
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a man has been fatally shot and two other adults and a child were seriously wounded in a shooting in a Kansas City parking lot.Police said in a news release that the...
View ArticleSilver Lake students, staff grieving after Thursday's fatal wreck on US-24
Gregarious, quirky and a constant smile are just some of the words used Friday to illustrate the unique personalities of the Silver Lake students who died Thursday in a two-vehicle wreck on US-24...
View ArticleKansas police chief gets probation
WICHITA — A former Kansas police chief has been sentenced to probation for his role in a scheme to buy discounted firearms.The office of the U.S. Attorney for Kansas said in a release that former Bel...
View ArticleChildren's Palace helps students overcome homelessness-related stress
While medical issues and shaky family dynamics in the past several weeks have lead to homelessness for Ron Green, the 35-year-old single father wants to make sure his children’s educations are getting...
View ArticleKey FAFSA changes kick in this year
For more than 34,000 Kansas public and private school students, this month marks the start of their senior years. As they consider what to do after high school, they and their families should be aware...
View ArticleCrews search for Kansas man swept away by floodwaters
WICHITA — Crews searched Saturday for a Wichita man whose pickup truck was swept away by floodwaters after torrential storms dropped up to 7 inches of rain in southern Kansas on Friday night.Richard...
View ArticleLesbian pastor, United Methodist Church agree to separation
The Associated PressEDGERTON — A lesbian pastor has agreed to go on involuntary leave from her United Methodist Church in Edgerton to avoid a church trial over her sexual orientation.Cynthia Meyer and...
View Article$1.9 million grant launches Wyandotte County health effort
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Wyandotte County is using a $1.9 million three-year grant from a Minnesota-based nonprofit to try and improve the health of 10,000 residents.The county, which consistently ranks...
View ArticleTiny town of Culver logs thousands of volunteer hours to access clean water
After dealing with dirty tap water for years, residents of a tiny town in north-central Kansas now have a new water treatment system thanks to some state and federal grants and thousands of hours of...
View ArticleKansas man whose dad was killed gets death-row scholarship
A young Kansas man whose father was gunned down nearly eight years ago in a hotel parking lot is getting a tuition boost from an unusual source as he heads into his freshman year at a Missouri...
View ArticleYoung suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead
A child suicide bomber killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a Kurdish wedding party near Turkey’s border with Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, decrying the attack...
View ArticleMan dead, woman hurt in head-on I-70 collision caused by pickup driving wrong...
A man died in a two vehicle head-on collision early Sunday morning in Wabaunsee County that also hurt the driver of the other vehicle. The Kansas Highway Patrol said in an online crash log the...
View ArticleA fiscally conservative Democrat's novel approach to challenging Sen. Jerry...
On a balmy mid-August day, Patrick Wiesner is sitting in a Topeka café, sipping soda and delving into his third longwinded diatribe on federal tax enforcement. His voice rises, attracting stares from...
View ArticleCoalition aims to rid Topeka, Shawnee County of human trafficking
Advocates fighting sexual slavery and labor trafficking in Topeka and Shawnee County want the message loud and clear to traffickers: not here, not now, not ever.“We want our services so tight that it...
View ArticleOfficial: Canoeing accident leads to Arkansas river drowning
ARKANSAS CITY — Officials in southern Kansas’ Crowley County say a person has drowned while canoeing in the Arkansas River.KAKE-TV (http://bit.ly/2babdLa ) says the victim of the accident Saturday near...
View ArticleSearch continues in Kansas for suspected drowning victim
WICHITA — The search continues for a Wichita, Kansas, man whose pickup truck was swept away by floodwaters.Sixty-two-year-old Richard Lowery went missing after torrential storms dropped up to 7 inches...
View ArticleOne killed Monday on turnpike crash in southern Kansas near Haysville
HAYSVILLE — Authorities say one person has died in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in the southern part of the state.KSNW-TV (http://bit.ly/2bbfez2 ) reports that a vehicle hit a pedestrian early...
View ArticleThrill-ride accidents in Kansas, elsewhere spark new demands for regulation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb...
View ArticleBurlington mom, toddler rescued from tree after flash flood hits in Rose Hill...
ROSE HILL — A Kansas mother who was caught in flash flooding says she is “blessed” after she and her 3-year-old son were rescued from a tree.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2bbndfH ) reports that...
View ArticleTrial begins for Hutchinson teen charged with deadly fire that killed his...
HUTCHINSON — The trial is getting underway for a Hutchinson teenager charged as an adult with setting a fire that killed his mother and sister.The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/2bYnxRq ) reports that...
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