Computer guru rebuilds his health as a woodworking pecan farmer in...
PAOLA — Brad Carter employed centuries-old construction techniques to not only erect his home but to rebuild his health.The Independence native’s path to becoming a woodworking pecan farmer in Miami...
View ArticleHow a Kansas Powerball jackpot winner could boost the state's bottom line
As the Powerball jackpot climbs to an astronomical $1.3 billion, a Kansas winner wouldn’t only experience instant wealth — but also could transform the state’s financial health overnight.That is...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans huddling day before 2016 session
Kansas Republicans and Democrats huddled separately Sunday away from the Capitol before start of a legislative session falling between passage of the largest tax increase in state history and opening...
View ArticleRossville residents gain cultural perspective through interactions with...
For a 3A Kansas high school with an average of about 250 students, hosting nine to 10 foreign exchange students in one academic year is a little unusual.But Toby McCollough, principal of Rossville...
View ArticleNew administrative judge to review Municipal Court 'top to bottom'
After he takes his oath of office, Administrative Judge Jason Geier’s first order of business will be a “top to bottom review” of the Topeka Municipal Court based on a 2015 audit.“If something is not...
View ArticleLate KU librarian's estate gives $655K to former workplace
LAWRENCE — The estate of a late manuscripts librarian at the University of Kansas in Lawrence is doling out another gift of hundreds of thousands of dollars, this time to the place where she worked for...
View ArticleFeds to Sedgwick County Commission: Don't ask WIC participants about...
WICHITA — Federal officials have told Sedgwick County it could lose federal grant money for its health department if it insists on asking health clinic clients about their immigration or citizenship...
View ArticleBaby delivered, mother dies after traffic accident in Olathe
OLATHE — Police say a pregnant woman who was injured in a traffic accident delivered her baby before dying at a hospital.The accident occurred Sunday evening in Overland Park when a car ran a red light...
View ArticleRay Merrick in response to Hillary Clinton's call on Kansas to expand...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday called on Kansas to expand Medicaid to more than 130,000 underserved residents under provisions of the Affordable Care Act embraced by 30...
View ArticleA look at the 10 highest U.S. lottery jackpots
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing will be an estimated $1.4 billion — the largest lottery jackpot in the world.Not that there aren’t large jackpots elsewhere. Spain’s massively...
View Article$7.5 million Union Station project to start this month in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Work is scheduled to begin this month on a $7.5 million project at Kansas City’s Union Station that will expand Science City and add a bridge from the front of the station to the...
View ArticleKansas City couple gives $2 million to University of Kansas
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas will use a $2 million donation from a Kansas City, Mo., couple to establish an architecture scholarship and to help a reading program for children.The university...
View ArticleArmy acting secretary steps aside, waits Senate confirmation; Pat Roberts...
WASHINGTON — Acting Army Secretary Eric Fanning is stepping aside, at least temporarily, because the Senate hasn’t confirmed his nomination, officials said Monday.The Army’s No. 2-ranking civilian,...
View ArticleAP News Guide: A look at the record Powerball drawing
Buying a Powerball ticket now offers the chance to daydream about spending the largest lottery jackpot in the world — some $1.4 billion.Ticket sales were brisk before Saturday’s $949.8 million drawing,...
View ArticlePowerball jackpot increases to $1.4 billion as ticket sales surge
OMAHA, Neb. — The Powerball jackpot has grown to $1.4 billion, and the drawing is still two days away.The prize was already the world’s largest before lottery officials increased it Monday.And the...
View ArticleIcy roads contribute to fatal crash in Salina
One person was killed after the car he was driving crashed head-on into a semi-trailer Monday morning on an ice-slickened highway in Salina, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.The fatality victim...
View ArticleKHP, KBI searching for answers to personnel shortages
The Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Bureau of Investigation searched Monday for creative sources of funding to hire staff to cover 35 counties currently without an assigned trooper, as well as to add...
View ArticlePowerball prize invites myths, misconceptions about lottery
DES MOINES, Iowa — With up to $1.4 billion at stake in Wednesday’s Powerball, questions about the drawing seem to be as abundant as the convenience-store kiosks offering tickets for the record-breaking...
View ArticlePerry-Lecompton to begin testing students for drugs, alcohol
PERRY — Students at a northeast Kansas high school must undergo random drug testing to participate in extracurricular activities.The Lawrence Journal-World (bit.ly/1mQKHJj) reports that the policy took...
View ArticleMurder trial of Daris Holliday to be twice as long as most trials
The trial of a man accused of murder in the shooting of another man who disregarded eight warnings to stop approaching will be about twice as long as most murder trials in Shawnee County District...
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