Photographer seeking $1 billion from Getty Images agency
NEW YORK — An accomplished photographer who lets the public use thousands of her images of America for free has sued the Getty Images photo agency for more than $1 billion, saying it's improperly...
View Article6-year-old hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself Thursday in Lawrence
A 6-year-old child is expected to recover after accidentally shooting himself Thursday morning.The child was playing with a firearm in a Lawrence residence in the 500 block of Wisconsin Street, when...
View ArticleK-State cuts library hours, staff and subscriptions; school cites budget cuts...
Kansas State University students who once worked into the wee hours of the night at Hale Library won’t have that option this year. The all-night access they used to enjoy five nights a week has...
View ArticleDefense lawyer: Try Detective Erin Thompson one perjury charge at a time
Rather than trying Shawnee County sheriff’s Detective Erin Marie Thompson on three perjury charges in one jury trial, the defendant should be tried one count at a time in three distinct trials, defense...
View ArticleKansans touched by KanCare fill void left by cancellation of public forums
If given an opportunity to share with Gov. Sam Brownback her personal opinion about the state’s privatized Medicaid system, Topeka resident Jill Bronaugh would speak of the struggle to care for her son...
View ArticleWichita man charged with kidnapping St. Louis teen
WICHITA — A Kansas man has been charged with kidnapping a teenage girl from St. Louis after meeting her on Facebook.The U.S. attorney’s office says 49-year-old Johnny Angel Vallejo, of Wichita, was...
View ArticleKansas City Council panel discusses incentive limits
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City Council committee is considering economic development incentive limits.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2bRVLTo ) reports that the Planning, Zoning & Economic...
View ArticleKC-area man who drove 115 mph and used marijuana before a deadly crash gets...
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A man who drove 115 mph and used marijuana before a deadly suburban Kansas City crash has been sentenced to two and a half years in Missouri prison.Julian Melissinas of Blue Springs...
View ArticleTopeka's Alexander Blair faces September sentencing for aiding in Fort Riley...
A federal judge has set a new sentencing date for a Kansas man who has admitted aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist’s plan to detonate what they thought was a bomb at a Kansas military post.U.S....
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas announces program cuts totaling nearly $1.3 million
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has announced cuts to several programs, totaling nearly $1.3 million in an effort to deal with a $7 million cut in funding by the state.Provost Neeli Bendapudi...
View ArticleKansas State policy would allow guns in all buildings
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University would allow concealed firearms in all campus buildings and require them to be kept in a holster under guidelines it’s developing in order to comply with a state...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Aug. 26-Sept. 1
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 ArticleMusic will be main attraction of Jayhawk Theatre's 90th Birthday Bash
Music filled the Jayhawk Theatre when it opened 90 years ago, even though the first movie shown then was silent.And on Friday night, a celebration of the venue’s 90th anniversary will feature a...
View ArticleTPAC books tribute of concert that ended on 'The Day the Music Died'
Topeka Performing Arts Center patrons will get a chance to relive a night of rock ’n’ roll joy that preceded the sadness of “The Day the Music Died.”Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for a 7:30...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Aug. 26-Sept. 1
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View ArticleEllsworth pilot hurt in small plane crash in central Kansas
BUSHTON, Kan. — Authorities say a Kansas pilot has been hurt in a small plane crash in central Kansas.Kansas Highway Patrol Master Trooper Dave Jacobs says 51-year-old Bradley Fitchett, of Ellsworth,...
View ArticleTwo charged in Leawood bank robbery
Two Kansas City, Mo., men were charged with robbing a Leawood bank on Thursday.Terry Lovelady, 57, and Chad English, 42, were arrested Wednesday after robbing the Central Bank of the Midwest, said...
View ArticleMurder defendant-defense attorney questions witnesses, cites case law, calls...
A man charged with fatally knifing what he thought was a gunman about to shoot him in a convenience store parking lot acted as his own defense lawyer on Friday, cross-examining prosecution witnesses,...
View ArticleKansas commission struggles to secure match for $800,000 in arts grants
The Kansas arts commission embraced strategy Friday for the urgent identification of partnerships within state-financed agencies to gain monetary leverage necessary to secure $800,000 in external...
View ArticleKansas City groups YouthBuild KCK builds tiny house duplex for homeless
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Members of a Kansas City group are building a tiny house duplex to be used as transitional housing for homeless people.YouthBuild KCK members are building the tiny house as part of...
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