Manhattan staging New Year's Eve ball drop; up to 10,000 expected in Little...
MANHATTAN — Up to 10,000 New Year’s Eve revelers are expected to turn out in the Kansas town known as the Little Apple for a ball-drop event modeled after the one in New York’s Times Square.Manhattan...
View ArticleKansas Geological Survey to study dropping groundwater levels
LAWRENCE — Crews are undertaking an annual effort to monitor changes in groundwater levels in western and central Kansas.The Kansas Geological Survey will measure nearly 570 wells beginning early next...
View Article$10K penalty ordered for Arizona company that defrauded Kansans
A Shawnee County District Court has ordered an Arizona firm to pay $10,000 in penalties and fees, as well as reimbursement to customers who purchased overpriced household items in the belief that they...
View Article5 arrests made in stabbing death of Wichita man
WICHITA — Five people have been arrested in the stabbing death of a Wichita man whose body was found in a sport utility vehicle on Christmas Eve.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1YTEgS6 ) reports that...
View ArticleKansas Highway Patrol reports no fatality wrecks over Christmas weekend; 550...
The Kansas Highway Patrol didn’t work any fatal crashes over the Christmas weekend holiday, officials said in a news release Wednesday. In 2014, there was one DUI-related fatality and one fatality that...
View ArticleTrial in attempted murder, perjury, obstruction charges postponed to March
The jury trial of a Topeka man charged with brutally beating his longtime girlfriend and trying to introduce manufactured evidence has been postponed two months to March.On Wednesday, a Shawnee County...
View ArticleChapman man linked to multiple hotel robberies in Salina, Junction City
A Chapman man sought in connection with hotel robberies in both Salina and Junction City has been booked into the Dickinson County Jail, authorities said Wednesday.The Salina Journal reported Travis...
View ArticleKansas Court of Appeals sides with Boot Hill casino on tax challenge
A Kansas Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday that Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City is not required to pay the state's “use tax” on electronic gaming machines it operates on behalf of the...
View ArticleWinner of $1 million lottery prize from south-central Kansas
The winner of a $1 million Kansas Lottery promotion bought the prize ticket in south-central Kansas.Lottery officials announced in a news release Thursday that the winning numbers for the Kansas...
View ArticleAffidavit: Slain WSU student met woman accused in death online
WICHITA - An affidavit says a slain Wichita State University student contacted a woman charged in his death about sexual services she advertised online shortly before he was killed.Rayan Ibrahim Baba,...
View ArticleAttorneys want to add new plaintiff to Kansas lawsuit
Attorneys in a federal lawsuit challenging Kansas' proof of citizenship voting law want to add another plaintiff as part of their bid to make it a class action case.The lawsuit, originally filed by...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court upholds 50-year sentence of Fort Scott child abuser
The multiple convictions of a Fort Scott man who sexually abused his 3-year-old son in the company of a 15-year-old juvenile were affirmed Thursday by the Kansas Supreme Court.The high court overturned...
View ArticleCity of Leavenworth ordered to pay $85,000 for Clean Water Act violations
The city of Leavenworth will need to spend $85,000 after the Environmental Protection Agency found it violated the federal Clean Water Act.Between 2010 and 2015, the EPA discovered the city's water...
View ArticleTopeka's Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble to re-stage WBC-inspired play in Lawrence
After producing the world premiere production of Marcia Cebulska’s award-winning, Westboro Baptist Church-inspired play “Visions of Right” in Topeka, the Ad Astra Theatre Ensemble is taking the show on...
View ArticleShobe takes up challenge of improv with TCT's Laugh Lines
It isn’t exactly stage fright, but Topeka actor Dane Shobe says he finds something terrifying about improvisational comedy.Shobe is one of the two newest members of Laugh Lines, the longest-running of...
View ArticleOut & About hot tickets, Jan. 1-7
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View ArticleOut & About calendar, Jan. 1-7
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 ArticlePanel OKs dropping Medicaid for some hepatitis C patients
People with hepatitis C who drink alcohol or stop using their medications would lose Medicaid coverage under a proposal approved by a Kansas legislative committee.The KanCare Oversight Committee also...
View ArticleKansas Bioscience Authority to become private entity
OLATHE — The Kansas Bioscience Authority says it will become a private entity this year.The Olathe-based authority was established in 2004 to attract bioscience technology to Kansas, using both state...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers approve contract for software
Kansas lawmakers have approved a six-month contract with a software company that was criticized for technical delays last year.The Legislative Coordinating Council this week approved a $293,488...
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