Phase I complete in John Redmond dredging project
BURLINGTON — Crews have completed the first phase of a large-scale dredging project at an eastern Kansas reservoir.The Emporia Gazette reports (http://j.mp/2fhT3er) that the John Redmond Reservoir...
View ArticleCourt records: Before he was killed, victim told robbers he would remain silent
Moving company co-owner Curt Cochran repeatedly told two robbers he wouldn’t tell anyone about the holdup they were committing May 9 at the warehouse where he handled day-to-day operations, court...
View ArticleShawnee County candidates sense anti-Brownback vibe on door-to-door level
Polling of Kansas voters in this election year portrays Gov. Sam Brownback in politically embarrassing terms.He’s had the misfortune of being tagged as the nation’s least-popular governor in surveys by...
View ArticleLynn Jenkins and congressional challengers differ on immigration, foreign...
On such topics as foreign policy and immigration, clear policy disagreements separate the three candidates for Congress in the state’s 2nd District.U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Republican campaigning for...
View ArticleKansas poll exposes preference for raising state taxes on wealthy, big business
A statewide poll captured a reservoir of discontent with Gov. Sam Brownback’s signature income tax exemption for business owners, frustration with the Kansas Legislature’s handling of public school...
View ArticleMan, 23, booked into jail in connection with offenses including kidnapping,...
A man was booked Saturday into the Shawnee County Jail in connection with offenses including aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery. Robert Aaron Cockrell III, 23, of Topeka, is also held in...
View ArticleCat lost in June will be returned to Florida
WICHITA — A 10-year-old house cat who apparently roamed the streets of Wichita since escaping her cat carrier in June will soon be heading back to Florida to be reunited with her family.The cat, named...
View ArticleKingman settles federal lawsuit
KINGMAN — A city in south-central Kansas has settled a lawsuit involving a federal act on accessibility for the disabled.The city of Kingman recently settled the case over the Americans with...
View ArticleKansas group to explore issues faced by religious minorities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Student Senate is forming a group to explore issues members of religious minorities face on campus.The committee will create a survey to gauge students’...
View ArticleSaline County jury convicts man on abuse charges
SALINA — A Saline County jury has found a 41-year-old man guilty of sex crimes involving a juvenile under the age of 14.The Salina Journal reports (http://j.mp/2eYD7dZ) that the jury deliberated less...
View Article2 charged with beating, robbing Kansas priest, 82
KANSAS CITY — Two men have been charged with beating and robbing an 82-year-old Catholic priest in Kansas City, Kansas.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/2f1C2C7) that 19-year-old Ladarious...
View ArticleKansas City gets innovative treatment center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has a new facility for mentally ill people who might otherwise head to jails.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/2eYCa5i) that the Kansas City Triage and Assessment...
View Article3 bodies found in front of home in rural Kansas
NEWTON — Police say the bodies of three people have been found in front of a home in a rural area near Newton, Kansas.The Newton Police Department says in a news release posted on Facebook that the...
View Article3 people found shot to death Sunday night outside rural Kansas home near Hesston
HESSTON — Three people found shot to death outside a home in rural central Kansas were targeted and not victims of a murder-suicide, an investigator said Monday.Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said the...
View ArticleMassive Oklahoma manhunt ends with fugitive shot dead
LEEDEY, Okla. — A massive, weeklong manhunt for a suspect in a string of violent crimes, including the killing of two relatives, the shooting of three law enforcement officers and multiple carjackings,...
View Article2 suspects sought in robbery, shooting just south of KC
GRANDVIEW, Mo. — Authorities are investigating a robbery in which a man was shot in front of his wife and their two young children south of Kansas City, Mo.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2dUJQaY )...
View ArticleBallot selfies are legal in Kansas, elections official says after re-examination
An official with the Kansas secretary of state’s office says it has determined that ballot selfies are legal in the state after all.Elections Director Bryan Caskey said Monday that the office has...
View ArticlePolice: Kansas City 3-year-old shot to death by brother, 5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police say a 3-year-old boy who died last week was accidentally shot by his 5-year-old brother.Police say Jermone L. Green was shot Thursday at the townhouse where he...
View ArticleCase pending in Topeka traffic death of 8-year-old boy
A man charged with murder in the traffic death of an 8-year-old passenger on a moped in fall 2014 awaits jury trial while prosecution and defense attorneys consider a plea agreement.If Marvin Leroy...
View ArticleBrownback, Kansas GOP PACs key donors to anti-abortion organization
Political action committees controlled by the Kansas Republican Party and Gov. Sam Brownback provided more than 40 percent of contributions since July to the state's leading anti-abortion PAC, campaign...
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