Helping Hands Humane Society animal intake report for Oct. 10, 2016
The following animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 S.W. 21st. The telephone number is 233-7325.CatsMale, black, 5 months old, found in the 3200 blk. of S.W. Burlingame...
View ArticleTopeka area birth announcements for Oct. 10, 2016
The following infants have been born to area families at Topeka hospitals.Stormont VailAmber Hale, Topeka, boy, Sept. 25.Evan and Jaci Firner, Topeka, boy, Oct. 8.Semaj Gupton and Daisy Parrish,...
View ArticleDriver swerves for 2 deer before getting stuck on railroad tracks; train...
Car hit by train after missing deerAUGUSTA — 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...
View ArticleCongressional candidate Jay Sidie not registered in Kansas to provide...
Congressional candidate and investment adviser Jay Sidie isn’t registered with the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a requirement under Kansas law for most people who provide investment...
View Article2 arrested in kidnapping, sexual assault of Kansas sheriff's deputy
OLATHE — Authorities say two Missouri men are now charged in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a Kansas sheriff’s deputy.The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that 24-year-old...
View ArticleCoast Guard says 100-gallon diesel fuel leak in Missouri River cleaned up
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Coast Guard says work to clean up 100 gallons of diesel fuel in the Missouri River is complete.A towing vessel released the diesel fuel Monday after a fuel tank ruptured. A boom...
View ArticleHaskell faces federal lawsuit claiming it retaliated against rape victim,...
Haskell Indian Nations University faces a federal lawsuit accusing top administrators of retaliating against an employee who was trying to help a student who reported being raped by two football...
View ArticleGoNoodle online videos spur activity for Topeka students
For Elena Velez, being able to transition students smoothly from one activity to the next is important to the flow of their day.The Meadows Elementary third-grade teacher said using GoNoodle Plus, a...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in sex slaying of daughter in KC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually attacked and suffocated his daughter, a high school honors student, at a motel.Forty-year-old Jerry Bausby entered...
View ArticlePolice in Cherryvale, Kansas use Facebook in hunt for owner of meth
CHERRYVALE, Kan. — Police in the tiny town of Cherryvale, Kansas, looking to track down the owner of an abandoned gram of crystal meth have taken their case to social media.A bag with methamphetamine...
View ArticleKansas' Gardner Edgerton school district settles with 3 former administrators
GARDNER — The Gardner Edgerton School District has agreed to a $1.8 million settlement with three former top administrators who sued the district after they were fired in 2014.Former superintendent...
View ArticleKansas AG Derek Schmidt: University areas containing combustibles must allow...
LAWRENCE — The Kansas attorney general says the University of Kansas can’t ban handguns from areas on campus that contain combustible materials.Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little told the University...
View ArticleTopeka woman pleads to abusing 2 mentally challenged men
LAWRENCE — A Topeka woman pleaded no contest to abusing two mentally challenged men. Twenty-one-year-old Brooke Shinn entered the plea Tuesday to two felony counts of attempted mistreatment of a...
View ArticleThousands of would-be voters have window of opportunity, but it is closing fast
Thousands of Kansans who submitted incomplete applications to vote may cast their ballots in local, state and federal elections this November by filling out a federal form — but they have just one week...
View ArticleThree Topekans honored at minority and women-owned business event
Three Topekans — a digital and social media influencer, a construction company owner and a photographer — were among 16 Kansans honored Tuesday during the 32nd annual Minority and Women Business Awards...
View ArticleHelping Hands Humane Society animal intake report for Oct. 11, 2016
The following animals have been brought to the Helping Hands Humane Society, 5720 S.W. 21st. The telephone number is (785) 233-7325.CatsUnknown gender black and white, unknown age, found in Gage Park....
View ArticleTopeka area births for Oct. 11, 2016
The following infants have been born to area families at Topeka hospitals as of 6 p.m. Tuesday.St. FrancisGeorge Howard Jr. and Egypt Walker, Topeka, boy, Oct. 5. Gary Wabskie Jr. and Krista Schmidt,...
View ArticleCourt enters default judgment in Kansas voting rights case
The Associated PressWICHITA — A federal court clerk entered a default judgment Tuesday against Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for failing to file a timely response to a lawsuit challenging the...
View ArticleGardner Edgerton School District settles with 3 former administrators for...
GARDNER, Kan. — The Gardner Edgerton School District has agreed to a $1.8 million settlement with three former top administrators who sued the district after they were fired in 2014.Former...
View ArticleKansas Legislature plans for an extra 10 work days in 2017
Republican leaders already are conceding that the Kansas Legislature won’t stick to a traditional 90-day schedule for its annual session next year because of contentious budget and school funding...
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