Shawnee Mission East students wear black to support schoolmate who says she...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Students throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area dressed in black to support a Kansas girl who says she was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleKansas man pleads not guilty in death of his son, 7, whose remains were found...
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Kansas man has pleaded not guilty to charges in the death of his 7-year-old son whose remains were found near the family’s pigs.Michael Jones pleaded not guilty Wednesday to...
View ArticleKansas City man accused of sexually attacking, suffocating to death his...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man accused of sexually attacking and suffocating his high school honors student daughter and leaving her body in a motel room was jailed Wednesday on $750,000 cash...
View ArticleBrownback asked to take school funding leadership role
Two members of the Kansas State Board of Education believe Gov. Sam Brownback needs to take an active leadership role in crafting of the state’s next school finance funding formula.Board chairman Jim...
View ArticleCharlotte sees 2nd night of violence over police shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Violent protesters rampaged through parts of downtown Charlotte as anger continued to build over the deadly police shooting of a black man and the wildly different stories about what...
View ArticleWednesday crash on I-70 near Junction City sends 6 to area hospitals
Six people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon following a crash on Interstate 70 in Geary County that occurred when traffic was slowing to allow a Kansas Department of Transportation dump truck to...
View Article'Karma' statement by Quentin Lawton chills deputy U.S. Marshal's deputy
Federal investigators simply wanted to know whether Orlando Collins -- "a dangerous person" -- was inside in a motel room when they stopped Quentin Kirk Lawton to question him about Collins'...
View ArticleBernadette Gray-Little, University of Kansas chancellor, to step down in 2017
University of Kansas chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, who championed the school’s $1.6 billion Far Above campaign in recent years, will resign next summer, the school announced Thursday.Gray-Little...
View ArticleYahoo says hackers stole info from 500 million user accounts
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo said hackers stole personal information from 500 million of its user accounts, a massive security breakdown it attributed to a “state sponsored actor.” The breach disclosed...
View ArticleSatellite-based radar confirms 5 man-made Texas earthquakes
WASHINGTON — Scientists used radar from satellites to show that five Texas earthquakes, one reaching magnitude 4.8, were caused by injections of wastewater in drilling for oil and gas.read more
View ArticleKansas man dies after vehicle rolls while fleeing police in Pomona in...
POMONA — A 29-year-old Kansas man is dead after a vehicle in which he was riding crashed while fleeing from police.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reports officers with the Quenemo Police...
View ArticleTopeka father Jacob Schell sentenced to 18 months probation in fireworks...
A Shawnee County District Court judge told Jacob Daniel Schell he hoped Schell would always remember the severe injuries his then 4-year-old son, Roman, suffered when illegal fireworks blew up in the...
View ArticleRecord $3.16M Super Kansas Cash jackpot drawn in northeast Kansas
The Kansas Lottery says a ticket worth $3.16 million has been sold in northeast Kansas.Lottery officials announced Thursday that the winning numbers of the Super Kansas Cash jackpot are 07-08-14-28-29...
View ArticleJudge: Resentencing of doctor George Tiller's killer won't be 'a circus'
WICHITA — A Kansas judge says he won’t allow the resentencing of a man convicted of killing abortion provider George Tiller to turn into a “political forum on abortion” or “a circus.”The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleKansas Correctional Mental Health Facility warden steps down
LARNED — State officials say the warden at the Kansas Department of Corrections mental health facility in Larned has left the position, but offered no details.The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/2cwq5Ef...
View ArticleKansas City police investigate 'good shoot' Facebook post
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are trying to determine whether an officer posted on Facebook that the killing of an unarmed black man by a white Oklahoma police officer was a “good shoot.”The...
View Article2 in custody after suburban KC shooting death, standoff
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A standoff that started after police found a fatally wounded man has ended with two arrests in suburban Kansas City.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2cWhT0R ) reports that the...
View ArticleA closer look at voter ID laws across the U.S.
Details of voter identification laws in the U.S. and how they differ across states. Thirty-two states have such laws, while the other 18 use other methods, such as signature verification, to confirm a...
View ArticleNew laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion for voters
ATLANTA — With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with potential for confusion come...
View ArticleWayne Grigsby, Fort Riley commanding general, suspended pending investigation
The Army has suspended the commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, the highest-ranking officer at the facility.The Army has initiated an investigation into Maj. Gen. Wayne...
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