Motorist's version of Topeka police shooting him differs from victim...
A motorist who fled questioning by Topeka police officers with one officer's arm tangled in the driver's steering wheel told a detective he had stopped the vehicle, and she stepped off before shooting...
View ArticleKansas sets date for closing Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility
The state plans to close a juvenile correctional facility in western Kansas in March. The Kansas Department of Corrections earlier this year announced plans to close the Larned Juvenile Correctional...
View ArticleGuilty plea in shooting that led to death of Kansas City, Kansas captain
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a shooting that a Kansas City, Kansas, police captain was investigating when he was killed. DaQon Sipple pleaded...
View ArticlePolice report gives new details on racial dustup at University of Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Witnesses told police a racial slur that rekindled unrest at the University of Missouri came from a white woman walking with a group of seemingly intoxicated students toppling trash...
View ArticleTopeka Symphony, Festival Singers begin new seasons
The Topeka Symphony Orchestra and the Topeka Festival Singers will begin new seasons with the orchestra presenting “A Night of Passion” on Saturday and the Singers offering “This and That” on Monday...
View ArticleFall fun continues with four more autumn events in Shawnee County
Another autumn weekend brings to Shawnee County another round of fall festivals, three long-established ones — the Auburn Fair, the Fairlawn Plaza Oktoberfest and Old Prairie Town’s Apple Festival —...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Sept. 30-Oct. 6
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View ArticlePittsburg man arrested for possession of controlled substances
A Pittsburg man was arrested for possession of illegal substances on Thursday morning, according to a Kansas Bureau of Investigation news release. At approximately 8:40 a.m., law enforcement officers...
View Article2 killed in suburban Kansas City murder-suicide identified
PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Authorities have identified two people killed in a murder-suicide in a suburban Kansas City home.Prairie Village police said Thursday that 48-year-old Richard Glenn is suspected of...
View ArticleSedgwick County deputy hospitalized after car chase
WICHITA— Authorities say a Kansas deputy is hospitalized after flipping his car while chasing a fleeing driver.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2dfcCBR ) reports that the pursuit started around 1:30...
View ArticleBlaze destroys house in west central Topeka neighborhood; no one injured
Firefighters manning eight apparatuses including a ladder truck battled a fire that destroyed a two-story frame house in the 1100 block of S.W. Woodward on early Friday.The fire was “intentionally...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds convictions of gunman in Natalie Gibson slaying in 2011
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld the convictions of the gunman in the killing of Topeka attorney Natalie Gibson, who was fatally shot during an attempted holdup behind her central Topeka home...
View ArticleKansas, contractor to pay $412,000 settlement in death of 4-year-old boy
A bipartisan council of top legislative leaders and Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday approved payment of $100,000 of a total $412,000 settlement inspired by a lawsuit against a state agency and a...
View ArticleBrownback not inclined to outline new Docking, budget strategies
Gov. Sam Brownback said no plan had been developed for the Docking State Office Building following action by the Legislature blocking demolition of the structure and construction of a new energy center...
View ArticleWichita State student being treated for tuberculosis
WICHITA — Health officials say a student at Wichita State University has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.The Sedgwick County Health Department says although the student lived in a dorm, the risk of...
View ArticleJudge takes hands-on approach to Kansas voter notice
KANSAS CITY — A federal judge is taking a hands-on approach to the notice Kansas will send to thousands of voters informing them of their eligibility to cast a ballot in November.U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleNursing home provider sues Kansas over Medicaid applications
WICHITA — A skilled nursing home provider has sued Kansas on behalf of 21 patients it claims are at risk of being thrown out of its facilities because the state has allegedly not processed their...
View ArticleHaskell ignoring principles of open government, lawyer says
Positions taken by Haskell University administrators in response to public scrutiny in recent weeks run counter to principles of open government, a first amendment lawyer said Friday.Haskell Indian...
View ArticleDemocrat sees Kansas tapping road funds; governor won't say
While Republican Gov. Sam Brownback avoided the issue Friday, a Democratic legislator said Kansas is likely to divert millions of additional dollars from highway projects to cover short-term funding...
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