Sexual assault is focus as Kansas researchers join study
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers will join a research project that aims to help schools in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri adopt campus sexual assault policies and prevention strategies.The...
View ArticleChild, 3, fatally struck by car in Olathe
OLATHE — Police are investigating after a vehicle struck and killed a 3-year-old girl in Olathe.Police said the accident occurred Saturday afternoon, and the child was pronounced dead at the scene.The...
View ArticleCharlotte protests remain peaceful outside Carolina Panthers NFL game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nightly protests have shaken the city of Charlotte since the shooting death of a black man by police last week, but Sunday’s NFL game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota...
View ArticleIndecision, Sen. Jerry Moran's albatross, hangs over him in 2016
In 2002, the famously dry-witted U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts stood before a gathering of Kansas Republicans and deadpanned that he was only invited because pop stars were unavailable.“Actually,” he said,...
View Article1 dead in fire in Burrton
BURRTON — Authorities say a fire broke out in a building in south-central Kansas, killing one person.The fire broke was reported at about noon Sunday in the town of Burrton, which is about 40 miles...
View ArticleColorado man killed on I-70 in Kansas
GRINNELL — A 67-year-old Colorado man has died in a truck accident on Interstate 70 in western Kansas.The Kansas Highway Patrol says Donald E. Jones, of Broomfield, Colorado, lost control of his semi...
View ArticleTopeka man arrested following domestic altercation, manhunt in Jackson County
A Topeka man was arrested Sunday afternoon after leading authorities on a manhunt in Jackson County. Benjamin W. Braden, 42, was arrested in connection with possession of stolen property and criminal...
View ArticleTeen killed in 1-car crash Sunday in southeastern Kansas
An 18-year-old Afton woman was killed early Sunday in a one-vehicle crash in extreme southeast Kansas, authorities said.The crash occurred at 6:50 a.m. Sunday on northbound K-7 highway, about three...
View ArticleKansas City police investigate a homicide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating a homicide in Kansas City. Police said in a news release that officers responded around 2:30 a.m. Monday and found a man in his 20s suffering from an...
View ArticleWet summer erases drought from Kansas
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Wichita Eagle.WICHITA — What would eventually become Kansas was once described as an arid region barely hospitable enough for habitation.“These vast plains ....
View ArticleLarned hospital unaware of federal probe when it hired CFO
WICHITA — Officials at a state psychiatric hospital in Larned weren’t aware that the man hired as its chief financial officer in 2015 had been the focus of a federal investigation, according to the...
View ArticleKansas law requiring the budget to have leftover cash often ignored. Should...
Kansas has a law that would ensure the state has leftover cash each year and would insulate government from all but the most drastic revenue fluctuations.Lawmakers frequently ignore it.State law...
View ArticleFederal judge orders Kris Kobach to explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt
A federal judge on Monday ordered Secretary of State Kris Kobach to appear at a hearing later this week to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court.U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson...
View ArticleWayne Grigsby, Fort Riley commander, fired by Army as investigation continues
The Army has fired Fort Riley’s top officer, just days after he was suspended.The Army on Monday said Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby had been relieved of command. The Army cited a “loss of confidence” in his...
View ArticleWashburn, KU enrollments up; K-State and Emporia State numbers drop
Enrollment at Kansas State University and Emporia State University has decreased over the past year while the numbers of The University of Kansas and Washburn University students have increased over...
View ArticleOfficials select Kansas City firm to study upgrades to Pawtucket Red Sox stadium
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A Kansas City, Missouri-based architecture firm has been tapped to study possible upgrades to McCoy Stadium, the home of the Pawtucket Red Sox.PawSox Chairman Larry Lucchino,...
View ArticleTopeka's Polo Custom Products to expand factory in Mississippi, hiring 30
LOUISVILLE, Miss. — Polo Custom Products, a Topeka-based company, is expanding its Winston County, Miss., factory, investing $150,000 with plans to hire 30 people.The company, based at 3601 S.W. 29th,...
View ArticleReport: Kansas growers planting wheat, harvesting corn
WICHITA — Kansas growers made some progress this past week planting winter wheat and harvesting corn.The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that wheat planting is 20 percent done...
View ArticleKansas universities outline fallout of potential 5 percent cut in state aid
A reduction of $28 million in state appropriations to universities in the Kansas Board of Regents' system would be necessary to meet a potential 5 percent reduction outlined in documents requested by...
View ArticleClinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, terror
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump Monday night for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters and...
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