Kansas Supreme Court weighs Mission's 'driveway tax'
The Kansas Supreme Court is weighing the legality of a Kansas City suburb’s so-called “driveway tax” in a case that has statewide implications. The court heard arguments Wednesday about Mission’s...
View ArticleBig Head Blues Club to honor blues legend Willie Dixon at TPAC
Todd Park Mohr, the Todd of the band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, says being a lifelong fan of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf made him a fan of Willie Dixon, whose songs his side project, the Big...
View ArticleBroadway theater-set horror comedy to be shown in Topeka's Grace Cathedral
Seventeen years after the second Silents in the Cathedral featured German director Paul Leni’s “The Cat and the Canary,” its companion film, “The Last Warning,” will be the main attraction at the 19th...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Oct. 28-Nov.3
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Oct. 28-Nov. 3
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View ArticleCharge filed in Wichita crash that killed man, 91
WICHITA -- A man has been charged with crashing into and killing a 91-year-old driver while fleeing from police in a stolen car.Alex Davis, 18, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the...
View ArticleSedgwick County deputy who faces aggravated assault charge retires
WICHITA -- A Kansas sheriff’s deputy who faces two criminal charges after an altercation at his home has retired.The Wichita Eagle reports Burton Garrett faces charges in Sedgwick County District Court...
View ArticleKansas consumers to see premium spikes under health law
An analysis for The Associated Press shows Kansas consumers next year will see their premiums soar by 46 percent in health insurance markets created by President Barack Obama’s overhaul.That exceeds...
View ArticlePolice: 2 suspects spotted fleeing from Kansas City homicide
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in Kansas City. Police said in a news release that officers responding to the shooting found the victim in the front yard of a home...
View ArticleNational gun-control group targets Laura Kelly, Jan Pauls on legislative votes
A national gun-control organization sent attack mailers to Kansas voters in the Legislature districts of a Topeka Democrat and a Hutchinson Republican to criticize a 2015 state law allowing concealed...
View ArticleTim Huelskamp, defeated Kansas congressman, eyes possible 2018 comeback
HUTCHINSON — U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp is eyeing the 2018 election in a move to possibly reclaim the Kansas congressional seat he lost in the Republican primary.The Hutchinson News reports...
View ArticleEducation gap divides white voters in Kansas, elsewhere
DODGE CITY, Kansas — At 18, Mike Smith chose trucking over college. Hauling cattle feed was lucrative for a teenager, and it seemed he could have a pretty good life without a degree. Now, 40 years...
View ArticleTPAC-bound Caputo doesn't fear the dead but is scared of the dark
Theresa Caputo ain’t afraid of no ghosts, but she is of the dark.“I sleep with a night light,” the star of TLC’s “Long Island Medium” said in a telephone interview during which she talked about her...
View ArticleSalina zoo prepares for birth of giraffe
SALINA — The Rolling Hills Zoo near Salina has announced that it is preparing for the birth of a baby giraffe.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/2feoXc0 ) reports that Zuri, a 6-year-old giraffe, is...
View Article$2M lawsuit filed in Hutchinson store robbery
HUTCHINSON — A convenience store clerk has filed a $2 million civil lawsuit against four men serving prison time for a Hutchinson robbery in which the clerk says she was beaten.The Hutchinson News...
View ArticleGovernment resists paying expert in Kansas prison recordings case
KANSAS CITY — Government attorneys say a federal judge exceeded her authority when she ordered the Department of Justice to pay an expert to investigate possible breaches of attorney-client privilege...
View ArticleKansas GOP focuses on Islamic State in legislative mailers
The Kansas Republican Party is sending out mailers in legislative races depicting explosions and Islamic State fighters to help GOP candidates potentially caught in a backlash against Gov. Sam...
View ArticleUSD 437 Hispanic students to attend "Sí Se Puede" STEM event on Saturday
Jose Marquez believes he’s being called to encourage Hispanic and Latino children to take an interest in STEM careers long before they go to college.“My interest is very much related to my own...
View ArticleWichita installs warning signs at dam where man drowned
Wichita has installed new, larger warning signs at an Arkansas River dam where a 24-year-old man drowned earlier this year.Brian Bergkamp drowned in July at Wichita’s 21st Street dam as he tried to...
View ArticleMissouri woman charged in Kansas death now jailed in Kansas
KANSAS CITY — A Missouri woman recently charged in the 1989 death of a woman in Kansas City, Kansas, has been moved to a Kansas jail.Carolyn Heckert was arrested in Smithville, Missouri, earlier this...
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