Man sentenced in death of Kansas legislator's wife
WICHITA — A motorist who had drugs in his system when he struck and killed a Kansas lawmaker’s wife in a supermarket parking lot has been sentenced to five years and nine months in...
View ArticleMan charged in deadly crash; victim's baby survived delivery
OLATHE — A fleeing motorist is charged with causing a suburban Kansas City crash that injured a pregnant woman so severely that she died soon after her baby was delivered.Twenty-one-year-old Raphael...
View ArticleKansas to start measuring academic readiness of kindergartners
The Kansas State Board of Education took the first step Tuesday toward measuring the academic preparedness of 5-year-olds as they embark on their educational careers.In a 9-to-1 vote, the board...
View ArticleWoman who tried to flush drug money sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
A woman who attempted to flush thousands of dollars in drug funds down a cellblock toilet was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Marisela Ramirez, 26,...
View ArticleSouth Dakota top sunflower-producing state; Kansas gets record-high yields
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The National Sunflower Association says South Dakota is the top sunflower-producing state for the third straight year.The state’s 1.23 billion pounds of production is the highest...
View ArticleLansing Correctional Facility prisoner who shot at law officers given 128...
PLATTE CITY, Mo. — A man who escaped from prison and then shot at law enforcement officers who were chasing him has been sentenced to 128 years in prison.Scott Gilbert was sentenced Friday for 10...
View ArticleUdall man, 24, dies in industrial accident in southeast Kansas
ROSE HILL — A southeast Kansas man has died in an accident at his workplace.Rose Hill police say 24-year-old Robert Haigler of Udall died Tuesday morning at Viking Blast & Wash Systems.Police say...
View ArticleWichita police seek driver in deadly hit-and-run crash
WICHITA — Wichita police are asking the public for help finding a driver in a deadly hit-and-ran crash.Police Lt. Godd Ojile says the 65-year-old victim was hit by a vehicle Monday night as he was...
View ArticleIowa panel to look into state lotteries' jackpot-fixing case that involves...
DES MOINES, Iowa — A legislative committee in Iowa will look into the jackpot-fixing scandal that started in that state and has spread to several other state lotteries, a lawmaker says.The Iowa House...
View ArticleReport: U.S. farmers, including in Kansas, plant fewer acres into winter wheat
WICHITA — U.S. farmers planted fewer acres into winter wheat last fall as growers in top-producing states, including Kansas, cut back on the crop, a government report released Tuesday shows.read more
View ArticleState of the State: Sam Brownback defends policies, strikes at Planned...
Gov. Sam Brownback devoted much of his State of the State speech Tuesday to defending his accomplishments as governor, seeking more money to go to classroom instruction and calling for changes to the...
View ArticleHouse Democratic leader Tom Burroughs calls Sam Brownback experiment a 'failure'
House Minority Leader Tom Burroughs responded Tuesday to the State of the State message by declaring the five-year leadership experiment with Gov. Sam Brownback a “failure” epitomized by misguided tax...
View Article2016 State of State speech from Sam Brownback (complete transcript)
The following text is the complete transcript of Gov. Sam Brownback’s 2016 State of the State speech made available to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The speech was given at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12,...
View ArticleKansas school boards reject school finance argument in court brief
Attorneys for dozens of school boards suing the state filed a court brief Tuesday countering the state’s latest arguments that Kansas’ funding for schools is adequate.The attorneys reject the state’s...
View ArticleTopeka activist helps draft federal disability rights legislation
A Topeka disability rights activist worked with a New York senator to draft legislation aimed at improving the Americans with Disabilities Act.Mike Oxford, director of the Topeka Independent Living...
View ArticleWhat words were used most in Sam Brownback's State of the State speech?
Here’s the word count, via wordclouds.com, from the official transcript of Tuesday night’s State of the State speech given by Gov. Sam Brownback at the Capitol. The number of times the word is used is...
View ArticleSen. Pat Roberts: State of the Union 'yet another campaign speech' by Obama
Members of the Kansas congressional delegation chided President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday as void of proposals and solutions.The president’s speech touted economic growth...
View ArticleBrownback administration unveils budget changes as lawmakers question revenue...
Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration on Wednesday proposed steps to generate about $116 million during the next fiscal year and reduce spending by about $105 million in response to a budget...
View Article3 Junction City men arrested in kidnapping, robbery where victim was shot in...
Three men were behind bars Wednesday in a Geary County jail following their apprehension and arrest in conjunction with a kidnapping and robbery in which the victim was shot in the head.Geary County...
View ArticleSam Brownback expects sale of Kansas Bioscience Authority to secure $25...
Gov. Sam Brownback responded to a projected deficit in the next fiscal year Wednesday by proposing sale of all investment assets of the Kansas Bioscience Authority to score $30 million for the state...
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