Kansas works to secure voter database
Kansas has partnered with federal agencies to try to ensure the security of the state’s voter database, as the FBI investigates security breaches in other states.Kansas director of elections Bryan...
View ArticleJudge narrows ex-employee's lawsuit against Kris Kobach's office
A federal judge has narrowed a lawsuit filed by a former employee of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office who claims she was fired for refusing to attend prayer services there.But Topeka...
View ArticleKansas one of only two states to increase obesity rates, according to 13th...
Kansas was one of only two states in which adult obesity rates increased in 2015, a new report said, and the Sunflower State adult population is ranked as the seventh most obese in the country.read more
View ArticleJacob Ewing served warrant for sixth set of sex crimes; victim under 14
Authorities in Jackson County on Thursday served an arrest warrant on Jacob Ewing, accused of raping multiple women, making it the sixth time sex crime accusations have been leveled against the...
View ArticleKansas tax revenue falls $10.5 million below estimates in August
Kansas tax revenue fell $10.5 million below estimates in August, continuing a rough start to the fiscal year.The figure represents a miss of about 2.4 percent for the month. As it released the numbers,...
View Article18-year-old dead after pointing handgun at Kansas deputy
WICHITA — An 18-year-old is dead after pointing a gun at a Sedgwick County deputy who pulled him over for driving erratically.Sedgwick County Jeff Easter says the deputy spotted a possible impaired...
View ArticleRecord company president guilty in aspiring Kansas rapper's death
OLATHE — A Kansas City rapper and record company president is guilty in the killing of an aspiring rapper from Kansas.A Johnson County District Court jury on Thursday found 33-year-old Dale “Poppa...
View ArticlePolice: Man dies in drive-by shooting in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a man has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Kansas City.Police said in a news release that the shooting happened Wednesday night. The release said responding...
View Article3 sets of twins bring a joyous challenge to Kansas mother
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Kansas City Star.KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It’s not unusual for young mother Danesha Couch to vacuum her living room three times a day. She’s constantly changing...
View ArticleBoard hires Kansas attorney to investigate North Dakota State president
FARGO, N.D. — A Kansas investigator has been hired to look into whether embattled North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani violated state Board of Higher Education policy, university...
View ArticleKansas saw voter turnout of 23.5 percent in August primary
Kansas saw 23.5 percent of its registered voters cast ballots in its Aug. 2 primary election.Final election results presented Thursday showed that 411,552 voters cast ballots out of nearly 1.75 million...
View ArticleKris Kobach: Only 73 of the 17,600 Kansas voters covered by lawsuits voted in...
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says only 73 of the 17,600 Kansas voters at the center of legal fights over the state’s proof of citizenship requirements actually cast ballots in the August...
View ArticleJudge says Tesla can't sell directly to Missouri customers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Electric car maker Tesla Motors cannot bypass dealerships and sell vehicles directly to Missouri customers, a judge ruled Wednesday in another setback to the company’s efforts to...
View ArticleEconomist: Phasing in tax changes better than sudden shift; Kansas used as...
JACKSON, Miss. — As Mississippi lawmakers evaluate the state tax system, they should look at Indiana, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., as success stories, an economist said Thursday.Nicole Kaeding...
View ArticleLabor Day weekend in Topeka offers powow, cat show and art walk
Labor Day weekend, the traditional last long weekend of summer, will offer opportunities to see Native Americans dance, learn about the varieties of breeds of cats and discover some of the city’s best...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Sept. 2-8
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 ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Sept. 2-8
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View ArticleLawyer for embattled former Kickapoo leader calls recent filings in lawsuit...
Clifford “Steve” Cadue, the former Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas leader beset with a lawsuit alleging he tampered with records to hide failing finances, believes due process rights are at risk in the tribal...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to five years for giving children drug-laced Kool-Aid
A woman convicted of giving her daughters Kool-Aid laced with prescription drugs in 2015 was sentenced Friday to nearly five years in prison for attempted murder.Defendant Shakina Dauniel Lawton, 44,...
View ArticleAppeals court rules against Missouri in execution drug case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s order that Missouri identify to two Mississippi death row inmates the name of any supplier of Missouri’s lethal injection drug,...
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