Police investigate Kansas City's 88th homicide this year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating Kansas City’s 88th homicide of the year.Police said in a news release that the victim was down inside a residence when officers responded Tuesday night....
View Article12-year-old Kansan doesn't need long for hunt of a lifetime
A 12-year-old El Dorado, Kan., boy now knows what it’s like to have a huge case of buck fever, and still get the huge buck.Ethan O’Brien thought his chance at killing his first deer was gone. It was...
View ArticleDiscrimination lawsuit against Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon delayed as more cases...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A lawsuit accusing Gov. Jay Nixon of age and gender discrimination has been delayed as more cases surface.Jury selection was scheduled to begin Friday in the lawsuit of fired...
View ArticleJeremy Farmer, former Lawrence mayor, admits to stealing from food pantry
LAWRENCE — A former Lawrence mayor has admitted to stealing money from a food pantry while he served as the organization’s executive director.Jeremy Farmer, 33, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal...
View ArticleRoyal Valley eighth-graders win international Unsung Heroes award
MAYETTA — Although she died 86 years ago, the life of an American nurse who saved the lives of thousands of Armenian orphans is one that three Royal Valley Middle School students didn’t want to be...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts former Fort Leavenworth hospital employee on charges he...
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a civilian hospital employee on charges that he attacked and injured two women earlier this month at Fort Leavenworth’s Munson Army Health Center.Clifford...
View ArticleDefendant in 1988 explosion that killed 6 KC firefighters seeks prison release
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An attorney for a man serving a life sentence for his role in a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters has asked a federal judge to immediately release him.The...
View ArticleDebate scholar says U.S. presidential showdowns offer clues to leadership style
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani advised Republican Donald Trump to skip the remaining presidential debates with Democrat Hillary Clinton unless assured the moderator wouldn't serve as...
View ArticleTeen faces charges after reported assault at Shawnee Mission East High School...
PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Authorities have charged a teenager in connection with a reported sexual assault at a high school in suburban Kansas City.The Johnson County district attorney’s office said Wednesday...
View ArticleSuburban Kansas City man convicted in 2014 fatal shooting
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — An Independence man has been convicted in a deadly October 2014 shooting.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2cY9BCF ) reports that 43-year-old Melvin McCaslin was found guilty...
View ArticleGraduate student employees will lose health care subsidies, Kansas...
Graduate student employees at state universities in Kansas will lose their health care subsidies starting next year, a change that is sparking concern among graduate students, and which the Kansas...
View ArticleKansas Statehouse snack shop manager to resign next month
Statehouse snack shop manager Kathy Dawson plans to resign her position next month, less than a year into the job.Dawson replaced Don Wistuba, who operated the snack shop for 39 years. She said her...
View ArticleKris Kobach strikes Kansas voter deal, contempt hearing canceled
WICHITA, Kan. — Thousands of prospective voters who did not provide citizenship documents will be able to cast traditional ballots in the November election in Kansas, rather than being forced to use...
View ArticleMother, activists demand probe of 2013 police shooting in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clergy and community activists are joining a woman in demanding a federal investigation into a 2013 police shooting that killed her son in Kansas City, Missouri.Narene Stokes-James...
View ArticleHays officer killed unarmed man in self-defense, authorities say
HAYS, Kan. — Authorities have cleared a western Kansas police officer of wrongdoing in a shooting death.Ellis County Attorney Thomas Drees said in a release Thursday that no crime occurred because the...
View ArticleJoseph Martin named new Fort Riley commander to replace fired officer Wayne...
WASHINGTON — The Army on Thursday named a new commander at Kansas’ Fort Riley to replace an officer fired three days earlier, just weeks before soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division deploy to...
View ArticleJudge rules KC streetcar expansion election process is legal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge has agreed to allow voters to consider spending money to expand Kansas City streetcar service beyond the 2.2-mile starter line that opened this spring.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleWashburn Rural Middle School students recognized for Unsung Heroes documentary
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes recently awarded several Topeka-area students with prize money for their documentaries about historical figures whose impact haven’t received widespread...
View ArticleWashburn Rural High School student claims Unsung Heroes prize
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes recently awarded several Topeka-area students with prize money for their documentaries about historical figures whose impact haven’t received widespread...
View ArticleSeaman High School students claim second place in Unsung Heroes contest
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes recently awarded several Topeka-area students with prize money for their documentaries about historical figures whose impact haven’t received widespread...
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