Man dies, another injured in single-vehicle Southeast Kansas wreck outside...
A man died and another suffered serious injuries in southeast Wilson County when their vehicle ran off the road and hit an embankment, ejecting both, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.As described...
View ArticleFamily: 18-year-old killed by Kansas deputy troubled
WICHITA — The family of an 18-year-old killed last week by a sheriff’s deputy after authorities say he pointed a gun at the officer during a traffic stop says the driver’s “own actions ended his life...
View ArticleWells closing after Oklahoma quake fraction of state's total
OKLAHOMA CITY — The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state’s total number.There...
View ArticleKansas Libertarians hope election bolsters future prospects
While Kansas Libertarians acknowledge their candidates have little chance of winning any state or federal races this year, they say the November elections are hugely important as they claw for greater...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider killed Sunday when bike collides with SUV on I-70 in western...
A motorcycle rider was killed Sunday afternoon on Interstate 70 in western Kansas after his bike collided with a sport utility vehicle in the westbound lanes of the roadway, authorities said.The crash...
View ArticleTexas man injured early Monday in 1-vehicle crash on turnpike south of Emporia
A Pharr, Texas, man was injured early Monday in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 on the Kansas Turnpike in south-central Kansas.The Kansas Turnpike Authority said the crash occurred at 3:25 a.m. in...
View ArticleGirl, 15, killed in Kansas City, Kansas, drive-by identified
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Police in Kansas City, Kansas, say a 15-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting last week has been identified.Police said Monday that Brannae Brown died at the scene of the...
View ArticleMan arrested after confrontation with Wichita firefighter, officer
WICHITA — Police in Wichita, Kansas, say a man is in custody after assaulting a police officer and firefighter at a building doubling as a police and fire station.Wichita police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow...
View ArticleShawnee County judge overturns man's conviction of murder citing previous...
Ten years after the body of fire victim Marvina Washington, 53, was lowered from a second-floor window of her burned-out central Topeka apartment, the conviction of defendant Frank Jerome “Chicago”...
View ArticleIn response to audit, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon touts state's college costs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon is doubling down on his stance that Missouri is a “national leader in college affordability” in response to a recent state audit that found in-state and...
View ArticleMan loses bid to withdraw plea in double Kansas killing
A southern Kansas judge has denied a man’s push to withdraw his guilty plea for his alleged role in the 2014 killings of an elderly couple in Wichita.Sedgwick County District Judge Bruce Brown last...
View Article2 children die in 5-vehicle crash in suburban Kansas City
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Authorities say two children have been killed in a five-vehicle crash in suburban Kansas City.The pileup happened around 6 p.m. Monday on Interstate 70 near Blue Springs in Jackson...
View ArticleMan's body recovered after flooding in northwest Kansas near Lenora
LENORA — The search has ended for the body of a man who disappeared during flooding in north-central Kansas.Norton County Emergency Management says the body of 58-year-old Bobby Morris was found Monday...
View ArticleTopeka teen motorist fined in car-bicycles wreck in 4400 block of S.W. Wanamaker
A teen driver cited in connection with a wreck in which two bicyclists were injured in April was fined $150 on Tuesday and charged $108 in court costs.The driver, Sofia N. Kennedy, 18, who was cited on...
View ArticleTickets on sale for Wichita stop of Cirque du Soleil's 'Toruk - The First...
WICHITA — Ticket sales have begun for the Jan. 26-29 stop in Wichita of “Toruk — The First Flight,” the new Cirque du Soleil touring show inspired by James Cameron’s movie “Avatar.”“Toruk” will be...
View ArticleEx-Kansas governors urge voters to retain justices despite anger over Carr...
Four former Kansas governors on Tuesday urged voters to retain state Supreme Court justices in the November election, arguing against ousting justices over the Carr brothers’ death penalty case, which...
View ArticleFormer Frontenac city clerk in southeast Kansas faces felony charges
FRONTENAC — A former city clerk in southeast Kansas has been charged with misusing public funds and several other felonies.The Pittsburg Morning Sun (http://bit.ly/2cxvGeL ) reports that Doug Sellars,...
View ArticleSource of water leak at Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington found
BURLINGTON — Staff members at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation near Burlington have located the source of a minor water leak and are working to repair it.Communications director Jenny...
View ArticlePolice say Lawrence man harassed New Zealand blogger, others
LAWRENCE — A Lawrence man charged with harassing a New Zealand blogger online also sent sexual pictures to other people, police said.A recently released arrest affidavit says the social media accounts...
View ArticleLegislators push back against Gov. Brownback's personnel policy changes
Bipartisan skepticism surfaced Tuesday among legislators on a regulatory advisory committee studying the Kansas Department of Administration’s plan for altering policy on employee layoffs and rehiring,...
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