Play about a century-old Hawaiian leper colony to get staged reading
Topeka playwright Doug Goheen and six other actors will give a staged reading Sunday of Goheen’s “Unclean in Molokai,” a play with music that explores the history of an isolated peninsula of the...
View ArticleCharges filed in Wichita woman's death
WICHITA — A 27-year-old man has been charged in the death of a Wichita woman.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/2e2Je3w ) that Dane Thomas Owens is charged with first-degree premeditated murder in...
View ArticleKansas to face challenges as population ages
Kansas is growing grayer day by day.The 155-year-old state is home to about 2.9 million people, of whom more than one half-million are over age 60, statistics from the Administration on Aging indicate....
View ArticleC-J seeking wedding/reception venue information for bridal magazine
The Topeka Capital-Journal is publishing its first bridal magazine — 785 Weddings — later this year. In addition to stories about wedding gowns, cakes, flowers and gifts, the magazine will feature a...
View ArticleC-J introduces general election voter guide
With a little more than one week left to register to vote in the general election, The Topeka Capital-Journal is introducing an online voter guide complete with the latest election news, candidate...
View ArticleJudge: lawsuit against Wichita police can proceed
WICHITA — A widow can proceed with a $5 million lawsuit accusing Wichita police of wrongdoing when they rushed into her home and shot and wounded her husband, a federal judge has ruled.According to the...
View ArticleAgreement moves Missouri utility closer to merger
JOPLIN — A Joplin-based utility has announced an agreement with Kansas regulators that could remove a final hurdle to the utility’s planned $2.4 billion merger with a Canadian company.Empire District...
View ArticleKansas sheriff's deputy kidnapped, sexually assaulted
OLATHE — A Kansas sheriff’s department says it’s investigating after one of its deputies was kidnapped and sexually assaulted.The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department says the deputy was abducted late...
View ArticleOsage Gardens recalls micro greens in Kansas and Colorado
NEW CASTLE, Colo. — Osage Gardens is recalling two-ounce packages of Micro Greens after a routine sampling by the FDA found salmonella bacteria in the product.The company based in New Castle...
View ArticleWeather officials say 8 tornadoes hit Kansas
WICHITA — Weather officials say early information shows that more than a half-dozen tornadoes touched down in Kansas last week.Damage surveys conducted by National Weather Service meteorologists have...
View ArticlePunished payday loan executives gave big to the congressmen with oversight of...
James Carnes and Scott Tucker, two Kansas City-area businessmen ordered by federal judges to pay restitution for duping payday loan customers, donated more than $160,000 to federal candidates and...
View ArticleDonald Trump's shadow hangs over Kansas Statehouse candidates, but effect...
A presidential candidate like no other — Donald Trump — has created an unpredictable political mix in Kansas ahead of the November general election.No one knows how exactly the bragging businessman...
View ArticleArson of DEA vehicle in Wichita being investigated
WICHITA — Authorities are investigating after a fire was set in a vehicle belonging to the Drug Enforcement Administration in Wichita.KSNW-TV (http://j.mp/2e2LuaV) reports that the fire happened early...
View ArticlePolice: Fatal Wichita shooting suspect broke into apartment
WICHITA — Authorities say a man suspected in the deadly shooting of a 55-year-old Wichita woman broke into her apartment.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2dRIH3i) reports that a police report released...
View ArticleDriver swerves for 2 deer before getting stuck on railroad tracks; train...
AUGUSTA, Kan. — Authorities say a Kansas driver had to flee from an approaching train after he swerved to avoid two deer and became stuck on a stretch of railroad tracks.The Kansas Highway Patrol says...
View ArticleMany Kansas lawmakers able to benefit from business-tax cuts
WICHITA — A tax exemption enabling business owners to pay no state tax on business income is a boon to many Kansas lawmakers.Nearly 70 percent of lawmakers or their spouses own a business or property...
View ArticleCorn disease, weather affect crop yields in Kansas
HUTCHINSON — A corn disease that is new to the heartland is infecting Kansas crops and may be contributing to this year’s decline in yield.The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health...
View ArticleColorado marijuana has 'permeated nearly all parts of Kansas,' report from...
Colorado marijuana appears to be replacing marijuana supplies from Mexico and homegrown marijuana, and has “permeated nearly all parts of Kansas,” the Kansas Attorney General’s Office said Monday.Derek...
View ArticleKansas road fatalities up 25 percent; half of victims weren't buckled in
Fifty percent of traffic fatalities in Kansas involve people who were not buckled up. About a third involve people who are driving while distracted, and a third involve driving while drunk or otherwise...
View ArticleFormer Kansas Senate president hopeful GOP moderates will prevail in November
There will not be a coalition of moderate Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas Senate during the 2017 legislative session, Senate President Susan Wagle declared on a Kansas City radio station over...
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