Man charged in Kansas City-area bank robbery after leading police on a high...
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A man has been charged with robbing a bank in Blue Springs after police say he led authorities on a high speed chase.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2ehDPBN ) reports that...
View ArticleCongressional candidate Alan LaPolice sees an opening as Kerry Burt drops out
Libertarian congressional candidate Kerry Burt said Tuesday he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Alan LaPolice, giving the independent candidate hope in his dark horse bid to defeat Republican...
View ArticleKCC warns Westar-Great Plains merger at risk
State regulators on Tuesday warned they could halt the $12.2 billion sale of Westar Energy if they don’t get details on cost savings and other information.Kansas Corporation Commission filings by Great...
View ArticleGarden City plot reflects larger trend among anti-government circles
A recently foiled southwest Kansas terrorist plot fits a trend in recent years in which experts say surging anti-government extremist and Islamophobic extremist ideologies are melding. The three men...
View ArticleWichita shooting victim who underwent quadruple amputation takes questions...
WICHITA — A retired Kansas guidance counselor who underwent a quadruple amputation after a cellphone store shooting had to take questions from the man charged with attacking her.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticlePolice investigate suburban KC shooting death as a homicide
BELTON, Mo. — Police are investigating a suburban Kansas City shooting death as a homicide.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2egEjLb ) reports that the shooting happened about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday in...
View ArticleFederal appeals court: Right to vote constitutionally protected
WICHITA — A federal appeals court laid out on Wednesday the legal reasoning behind its decision earlier this month that allowed thousands of Kansas residents to register to vote without providing...
View ArticleLeawood businesswoman sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for tax evasion
LEAWOOD — A Leawood businesswoman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for tax evasion.U.S. Justice Department officials announced Wednesday that 58-year-old Kathleen Stegman diverted...
View ArticlePolice: Stranger chokes 4-month-old baby at Overland Park Walmart
OVERLAND PARK — Police say a man is in custody after being accused of trying to choke a 4-month-old baby he didn’t know at a Kansas City-area Walmart.Overland Park police say the man walked up to a...
View ArticleKansas education officials address trauma's impact on student learning
The impact of adverse childhood events, or ACE, on a person’s ability to learn from an early age needs to be addressed sooner rather than later, a state education official told the Kansas State Board...
View ArticleWashburn Opera Studio to sing concert version of Puccini's 'Suor Angelica'
Because a heartfelt prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary plays a crucial role in Giacomo Puccini’s “Suor Angelica,” it seems fitting the Washburn Opera Studio invited a children choristers...
View ArticleStatehouse regulars warn Kansas fiscal knots may take years to untangle
Statehouse regulars and political insiders are warning that Kansas’ fiscal problems may take years to solve, tamping down expectations a wave of new lawmakers can turn around in a single legislative...
View ArticleKansas senator defendant in lawsuits filed amid business bankruptcy
Republican Sen. Rob Olson's campaign came under fire Wednesday from the Democratic candidate in that race due to a pair of lawsuits filed against Olson and others linked to bankruptcy of a Missouri...
View ArticleNumber of comedy shows increase in Topeka
Topeka is about to get funnier.TopCity Comedy, which has made stand-up comedy part of the First Friday Artwalk, this week will launch a Third Friday Series at the Break Room, 911 S. Kansas Ave.The...
View ArticleKansas cites slavery-era Dred Scott decision in abortion case, backpedals
WICHITA — Kansas’ attorney general withdrew on Wednesday a court brief that cites the slavery-era Dred Scott decision to support the state’s position that the Kansas Constitution does not guarantee a...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts 3 Kansans in possible Somali immigrant attack in Garden City
A federal grand jury has indicted three Kansas men who are suspected of plotting to attack Somali immigrants in Garden City.Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says the grand jury indictment returned...
View ArticleRemains of possible victim of a serial killer exhumed from Abilene Cemetery
ABILENE — The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office says investigators exhumed the remains of a person believed to be a possible victim of a serial killer.Sheriff Gareth Hoffman said in a news release the...
View ArticleFort Riley holds change of command ceremony for new general Joseph Martin
FORT RILEY — The new leader of Fort Riley has taken command.The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/2eihPbL ) reports that Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin was named commanding general of Fort Riley and the 1st...
View ArticleShawnee County legislative candidates pile on tax reform bandwagon
A flurry of House and Senate candidates seeking to represent Shawnee County vowed Wednesday to advocate reform of the state's tax code to rectify persistent revenue shortfalls and to inject more...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder in unsolved 1989 killing in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 48-year-old Missouri woman has been charged in the death of a woman whose body was found nearly 30 years ago in Kansas City, Kansas, authorities announced Thursday.Carolyn J....
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