Regents approve $18 million Pittsburg State planned project
PITTSBURG — The Kansas Board of Regents has approved Pittsburg State University’s plan for an $18 million multi-use project.The Joplin Globe reports (http://j.mp/2eSTv2X) that the Regents approved...
View Article1 remains hospitalized after chemical spill in Kansas
ATCHISON — One person remains hospitalized a few days after a chemical spill sent a noxious chemical cloud over a northeast Kansas town.The spill occurred Friday morning after two chemicals were...
View ArticleKansas Memorial Union proposes $45M renovation
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Memorial Union is proposing a $45 million renovation, and asking for a fee increase.Kansas students will vote this spring on whether to add the 30-year $50 per...
View Article#KansansCan vision for state's education passes first-year mark
“Kansans Can,” the vision state education officials unveiled in 2015 to lead the world in the success of each student, has been a “culture shift,” according to the state’s education commissioner.“You...
View ArticleKansas agency settles lawsuit filed in wake of 2011 lake death
Kansans Tony and Pauletta Bieker settled into a low-key weekend respite with camping, boating and fishing on Antelope Lake.Events of late July 16 and early July 17, 2011, spiraled into a nightmare for...
View ArticleFor Kansas police, handling mental illness a matter of training
LENEXA — At first, the man appears drunk.He’s walking along an on-ramp from Lackman Road onto Interstate 435, a major highway snaking through the Kansas City metro area. At 1 p.m., traffic is heavy.The...
View ArticleBallot selfies are illegal in Kansas: A look at where they are allowed or not
Ballot selfies: A look at where they are allowed or not The Associated PressSecrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social...
View ArticleDreams do come true: 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers project passes $300K goal
WASHINGTON — Smithsonian officials are “over the rainbow” after reaching their fundraising goal to help preserve the ruby slippers from “The Wizard Oz.”The Smithsonian launched a Kickstarter campaign...
View ArticlePolice seek driver who nearly hit mounted Wichita officers
WICHITA — Authorities are seeking a Wichita woman who is accused of nearly hitting a group of mounted police officers.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/2exJgkI ) reports that a collision was narrowly...
View ArticlePush for sexual assault notation on transcripts dropped in Kansas
LAWRENCE — A proposal that would require all state universities to add a notation on a student’s transcript if the student is expelled for sexual violence has been dropped.The Lawrence Journal-World...
View ArticleFederal prosecutor will be on call for Kansas election complaints
The top federal prosecutor in Kansas says a member of his staff will be on call to handle complaints about potential election fraud or violations of voters’ rights on Election Day.Acting U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleGreensburg prepares to mark 10-year anniversary of EF5 tornado
GREENSBURG — The western Kansas town of Greensburg is preparing to mark the 10-year anniversary of a massive EF5 tornado wiping out much of the rural community.The storm that hit Greensburg on May 4,...
View ArticleKansas legislative hopefuls voice support for transparency measures
Confronting a frustrated electorate that has given the Legislature low marks, statehouse candidates are promising a greater focus on transparency and improvements to open government laws.Most Shawnee...
View ArticleKansas GOP portrays Topekan as ISIS foe; Democrat says tactic avoids real issues
The Kansas Republican Party sent postcards to voters proclaiming Topeka Rep. Ken Corbet’s opposition to settling Muslim refugees in Kansas and transferring terrorism suspects from Cuba to a federal...
View ArticleKansas man to stay in jail until trial in Somali bomb plot
WICHITA — A Kansas man will stay behind bars until trial for his role in an alleged conspiracy by a militia group to detonate truck bombs at an apartment complex where 120 Somali immigrants live.Curtis...
View ArticleKansas State Fair attendance in 2016 third highest ever
HUTCHINSON — The Kansas State Fair recorded its third highest attendance ever this year.General Manager Susan Sankey said 359,808 people visited the 10-day fair, the third highest number in the event’s...
View ArticleDry conditions spur harvest activity in Kansas
WICHITA — Fall harvest has made some good progress in Kansas this past week amid dry conditions and warm temperatures.The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 87 percent of the...
View ArticlePolice investigating death of boy at Eudora day care
EUDORA — The license for a Eudora day care is under emergency suspension after a 9-month-old boy died there last month.Eudora Police Capt. Daniel Flick says officers received a report Sept. 29 of an...
View ArticleAdvocates of Kansas' mental health courts say lives improved, taxpayer...
WICHITA — Municipal Judge Bryce Abbott slid into a high-backed leather chair behind a stack of bloated manila files documenting the dilemma of adults seeking refuge in Kansas’ groundbreaking mental...
View ArticleU.S. research points to potential of mental health courts
Health advocate Mary Giliberti stands convinced lack of awareness about consequences of throwing mentally ill Americans into jail ranks as a disgrace crying out for understanding and...
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