Records: Suspect in crash that killed Johnson County deputy was drunk with...
OLATHE — Court documents allege that a man’s blood-alcohol level was double Kansas’ legal threshold when he caused a crash that killed a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleOSHA: 28-year-old man loses left leg after co-op auger accident in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH — Federal workplace safety officials are investigating a Kansas grain bin accident in which a worker’s leg got caught in a running auger and was later amputated.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
View ArticleDeputies arrest man paroled in robbery of slain football fan from Wichita
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — A man on parole for a robbery that was tied to the 2010 shooting death of a Missouri football player’s cousin has been arrested on drug charges.The Columbia Daily Tribune...
View ArticleEllsworth man wounded during law enforcement chase faces charges
ELLSWORTH — A man who was shot and wounded during a central Kansas law enforcement chase faces multiple felony charges.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/2d1TXLb ) reports that 35-year-old Alberto J....
View ArticleMachinists ban former Wichita president from holding union office
WICHITA — The former president of a troubled union district office in Wichita has been banned from holding an officer position for five years.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2d1LozR ) reports that the...
View ArticleWoman enters plea in deadly Missouri wrong-way crash on I-70
MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. — A Columbia woman whose lawyer claims she was drugged before a deadly wrong-way crash on Interstate 70 has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and two years of probation.The Kansas...
View Article16-year-old fatally shot in suburban KC
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Suburban Kansas City police are investigating the shooting death of a 16-year-old in the driveway of a home near his high school.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2cMTmep )...
View ArticleEarthquake with 4.3 magnitude strikes northern Oklahoma
WAKITA, Okla. — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck extreme northern Oklahoma late Monday and was widely felt throughout parts of Kansas. No injuries or damage were...
View ArticleTopeka area births for Sept. 20, 2016
The following infants have been born at Topeka area hospitals. This is the most recent accounting of area births as of 7 p.m. Tuesday.St. FrancisJustin and Jessie Revell, Topeka, girl, Sept. 18....
View ArticleKC police investigating gunfire find 1 man dead, another hurt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say one man has been killed and another injured in Kansas City.Police say officers responded Tuesday night after hearing gunfire and found the two victims suffering from...
View Article2 bodies found inside suburban Kansas City home in Prairie Village
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — Police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a suburban Kansas City home.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2clSn1e ) reports that officers...
View Article2 die in single-engine plane crash at Lee's Summit airport
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Authorities say an Iowa pilot and his passenger have died after a single-engine plane crashed at a suburban Kansas City airport.Lee’s Summit police Sgt. Chris Depue says the crash...
View ArticleFriend says woman found in ditch in KC area was preparing for wedding
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. — A friend of a 32-year-old western Missouri woman whose body was found along an interstate highway says she was preparing to get married and seemed to be happy.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleKris Kobach, ACLU clash in court over proof of citizenship voting law
Secretary of State Kris Kobach said in court Wednesday an elderly couple challenging Kansas’ proof of citizenship voting law hadn’t demonstrated they are citizens – and therefore eligible to sue.At the...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court takes up adequacy part of school-finance appeal
The Kansas Supreme Court peeled back layers of constitutional complexity Wednesday during oral argument in a school-finance lawsuit challenging adequacy of state funding to public education.Tentacles...
View ArticleProsecutor: Before 3 agents shot, agents questioned Lawton whether gunman was...
Shortly before three law enforcement officers searching for suspected robber Orlando J. Collins were shot, a man who earlier was in Collins' motel room told federal agents he didn't know anything about...
View ArticleEducators react to Gannon arguments: Not opposed to targeting funding for...
School districts do not oppose the idea of targeting an influx of K-12 education dollars toward academically struggling students, educators said Wednesday after observing the latest chapter in a...
View ArticleFormer Kickapoo firefighters indicted for intentionally setting fires
The former chief of the Kickapoo Tribal Volunteer Fire Department and another firefighter intentional set blazes the federal government paid to be put out, an indicted Wednesday alleges.Former chief...
View Article6 from KC indicted in conspiracy to arrange fake marriages
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five women and a man from Kansas City have been indicted in a conspiracy to arrange fake marriages for immigrants wanting to live in the U.S.The U.S. attorney’s office says the...
View ArticleRiley man sentenced to more than 17 years in Kansas crash that kills 6-year-old
MANHATTAN — A Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed his 6-year-old daughter.The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/2cUYhGX ) reports that...
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