Suspect in burning of missing woman's car in different jail in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man considered a person of interest in his ex-girlfriend’s 2007 disappearance has been returned to Kansas City, Mo., to face charges that he burned another missing woman’s car.Kylr...
View ArticleMagnitude 3.8 earthquake recorded in northwestern Oklahoma
FAIRVIEW, Okla. — A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has been recorded near Fairview in northwestern Oklahoma.The U.S. Geological Survey reports the earthquake was recorded at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday 19 miles...
View ArticleSandy Praeger advocates expansion of Medicaid to 150,000 poor Kansans
A former Kansas insurance commissioner Wednesday said the financial struggle of Kansas hospitals and the state's tradition of providing meager Medicaid coverage to its poorest residents were persuasive...
View ArticleTeen pleads guilty to three felonies in Topeka's Academy Sports holdup from 2015
The last of four juveniles charged with the armed robbery in 2015 of the Academy Sports + Outdoors business in Topeka pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three felonies.Defendant Joshua Weaver, 18, said...
View ArticleKansas regents call for restoration of higher education funds
The Kansas Board of Regents is asking the governor and Legislature to restore funds cut earlier this year.The regents Wednesday approved a proposal to do so, unanimously and without comment.For fiscal...
View ArticlePlanned smoking areas at Kansas State Fair delayed by funding
HUTCHINSON — Implementation of a plan to restrict smoking at the Kansas State Fair has been delayed because of funding concerns, but backers say designated smoking areas should be established in time...
View ArticleCountry Stampede headliners are Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Alan Jackson
MANHATTAN — Chris Stapleton, the big winner at the CMA Awards, will make his Kicker Country Stampede debut next summer as one of the headliners at the 22nd annual music and camping festival, organizers...
View ArticleAmelia Earhart didn't die in a plane crash, investigator says
As America endured the drab years of the Great Depression, Amelia Earhart’s exploits were a bright spot.She broke gender barriers by completing solo flights most male pilots hadn’t accomplished and...
View ArticleFormer Washburn University graduate assistant football coach to plead in...
A former Washburn University graduate assistant football coach charged with sexually assaulting a woman is scheduled to make a plea in the case in October, according to Shawnee County District Court...
View ArticleKansas school boards' group calls for adequacy, equity in new funding formula...
OLATHE – A group representing school boards on Thursday stressed the importance of adequacy, equity and efficiency in any new school finance formula, and urged educators to answer Gov. Sam Brownback’s...
View ArticleMan accused in deadly drunk driving crash in Wichita gets 15 months in prison
WICHITA — A man accused of driving drunk and killing two people when he crashed into a van that was transporting people with developmental disabilities has been ordered to serve 15 months in prison for...
View ArticleMan dies in south Wichita house fire
WICHITA — Authorities say a Wichita house fire has left one person dead and another critically injured.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2cA69xx ) reports that the fire was reported Wednesday night in...
View Article'The Toxic Avenger' prowls Topeka's Helen Hocker Theater
Something stinks in New Jersey, but that’s old news. What’s new is a super hero is about to emerge from the rot and sniff out the root of the corruption in Helen Hocker Theater’s presentation of “The...
View ArticleKansas State University distances itself from racist post
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University is distancing itself from a derogatory photo tagged to its Facebook site that depicts two young women in apparent blackface along with a racist slur.University...
View ArticleJohn Buzbee, a Kansas native and veteran U.S. diplomat, dies at 50
WASHINGTON — John Buzbee, a veteran Foreign Service officer who served across the Middle East, including two stints in Iraq after the 2003 U.S. invasion, died Thursday from complications from...
View ArticleEx-Lawrence police officer charged with battery after hitting a man during an...
LAWRENCE — A Lawrence police officer has been charged with battery after authorities say he beat a man in the face during a domestic disturbance investigation last month.Frank McClelland, resigned Aug....
View Article'Ice Age on Ice' melts down, cancels Topeka shows
The North American tour of “Ice Age on Ice,” including its Jan. 24-26 stop in Topeka, has melted down.The Kansas Expocentre in an email Friday morning announced the cancellation, citing “unforeseen...
View ArticleKansas trooper shoots machete-wielding man in Sherman County
EDSON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a trooper shot a man who was armed with a machete in northwest Kansas.The patrol was notified around 8:10 a.m. Friday that a man standing near a vehicle on...
View ArticleJudge denies defense motion to order prosecutor to investigate cell phone...
A judge declined Friday to order a prosecutor to investigate where a murder defendant's cell phone was during the victim's slaying, which the defense contends would provide the defendant with an...
View ArticleWichita judge delays proceedings against former NFL running back Joseph Randle
WICHITA — A judge has agreed to halt court proceedings against former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle until he receives another mental evaluation.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2cCcv2P )...
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