Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference eliminates its rule on roster,...
WICHITA — An athletic conference composed of 19 Kansas community colleges has dropped a rule adopted during the desegregation era to limit out-of-state players on basketball and football teams.The...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court drops charge against man who decapitated housekeeper
A Kansas truck driver convicted of killing a Wichita housekeeper and cutting off her head should not have been convicted of attempted rape because prosecutors used that act to land a capital murder...
View ArticleHaskell says federal investigation of nepotism is ongoing after saying...
LAWRENCE — Haskell Indian Nations University is now saying a federal investigation into alleged nepotism at the school is not completed.On Tuesday, Haskell administrators said the Federal Office of...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court upholds Gary Kleypas' death sentence in 1996 slaying
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas’ highest court on Friday upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of killing a college student 20 years ago.The Kansas Supreme Court let stand Gary Kleypas’ death sentence...
View ArticleCable, telecom and internet provider in Lawrence area sold
LAWRENCE — A company that provides cable, telecom and internet services in the Lawrence area has been sold.Officials with WOW announced Friday that the Lawrence system will be acquired by Midco, which...
View ArticleKansas City man accused in drive-by death sentenced for gun violation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 26-year-old Kansas City man who is facing state charges for the death of a 3-year-old boy killed in a drive-by shooting has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for...
View ArticleLawrence couple develops reading pen for people with dyslexia
LAWRENCE — There are few things stronger than a mother’s love and perseverance.Taking an entrepreneurship class at The University of Kansas and simultaneously getting a diagnosis for her dyslexia,...
View ArticleMoney rolls in to rescue Smithsonian's ruby red slippers
WASHINGTON — People are pledging lots of green to restore a pair of famous red slippers.On Monday, the Smithsonian launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $300,000 to preserve its pair of the ruby...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas sees energy conservation savings
LAWRENCE — At home, you might swap out a few lightbulbs for energy efficient ones and save a few cents a year on your electric bill.At the University of Kansas that’s happening on a much larger scale:...
View ArticleEmails show Clinton campaign attention to black voters.
WASHINGTON — Hacked emails from the personal account of Hillary Clinton’s top campaign official show some of the attention her team paid to courting black voters.There were worries about Vermont Sen....
View ArticleDemocrats focus Kansas congressional race on Trump, governor
OVERLAND PARK — Democrats believe Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder is vulnerable in his suburban Kansas City district because Donald Trump and the state’s GOP governor are seen as unpopular there, so...
View ArticleGreensburg prepares for tornado anniversary next year
GREENSBURG — The party isn’t until May, but many Greensburg residents are deep into planning a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the 2007 tornado that destroyed 95 percent of the town and...
View ArticleFormer Emporia driving instructor charged
EMPORIA — A former Emporia driving school instructor faces charges accusing him of sexually abusing a teenager.The Emporia Gazette reports (http://j.mp/2eSZKDV) that Robert L. Jones of Emporia was...
View ArticleOverland Park fire crews rescue 4 children, 3 adults
OVERLAND PARK — Firefighters have rescued seven people, including four children, from a burning apartment building in suburban Kansas City.The fire at an Overland Park apartment building started early...
View ArticleAssistance dogs change lives of both those who train them and those who get them
WASHINGTON, Kan. — Coleena Post had reason to be emotional as she participated in the fall graduation program of KSDS Assistance Dogs Inc.Post was there to watch Strong, a black Labrador retriever, she...
View ArticleBob Dole visits KU Homecoming tailgate
Kansas icon and former Sen. Bob Dole visited the Homecoming 2016 Gameday Tailgate on Saturday morning held before the game at the University of Kansas’ Memorial Stadium.Dole appeared with Republican...
View ArticleAmbiguity in 'stand-your-ground' law leads Kansas court to send two to trial
As showcased by two opinions this month, Kansas’ so-called “stand-your-ground” statute is in a state of legal limbo while lower courts await direction from the Kansas Supreme Court on how to determine...
View ArticleMan, 27, faces Douglas County charges after abandoning baby
LAWRENCE — A 27-year-old man faces charges after his 9-month-old stepdaughter was abandoned in Lawrence.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/2eTy29S) that Marquis Young is charged in Douglas...
View ArticleMaking Strides 3-mile walk to be held to raise funds for treatment and...
The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of Topeka will be held Sunday at Lake Shawnee.Registration for the noncompetitive 3-mile walk begins at noon at 3400 S.E. Leisure Lane. The walk will begin...
View ArticleKansas coyote hunt organizers settle animal-rights lawsuit
WICHITA — Organizers of a Kansas coyote hunting contest have settled a lawsuit filed by an animal rights group that sought to stop them from holding another one.read more
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