Kansas House committee takes aim at air-gun ban, right to hunt and fish
A House committee waded into legislation Tuesday requiring public school districts to remove a ban on use of school property for air-gun shooting events and to amend the Kansas Constitution for...
View Article'Nosy' motorist identifies defendant as the man he saw near site of child's rape
Nosiness prompted Terry Hampton to look closely at a man who hopped a fence while leaving an abandoned southeast Topeka house police later determined to be the site where a child was raped, Hampton...
View ArticleLottery renews effort to bring electronic dispensers to Kansas
The Kansas Lottery resumed a pitch to legislators Tuesday on behalf of a reform that would allow 325 retailers to make use of electronic dispensers to market tickets in a manner similar to stores in...
View ArticleKansas bill aims to ban discrimination against gun dealers
A Kansas Senate panel will consider a measure aimed at banning discrimination against gun dealers and manufacturers.The measure would function like laws that prevent religious or racial discrimination...
View ArticleMan charged with 18 felonies, including aggravated human trafficking
A 26-year-old man has been charged with 18 felonies, including aggravated human trafficking, and many of the remaining felonies allege sexual offenses in which the victims are teens.On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleParents of suicide victims urge Kansas lawmakers to require teacher training
Sara Prideaux was a vibrant 16-year-old at Shawnee Mission South in Overland Park — in the top of her class with an infectious smile.But this past July, Prideaux was dead. She had killed...
View ArticleTrial begins in robbery shooting of Wyandotte County deputy
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A trial has begun for two men charged with shooting a Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy.The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1PAvG5k ) that 25-year-old Dyron King and...
View ArticleBrownback administration delays construction of controversial $20M Capitol...
Members of Gov. Sam Brownback's administration met with lawmakers Tuesday night, senators said, leading to the decision to delay a new Capitol complex power plant to give the Legislature time to review...
View ArticleJeremy Lindsey trial: Attorney questions whether defendant's photograph was...
An attorney defending a man charged with raping an 8-year-old girl questioned a Topeka police detective about whether a photograph of the defendant shown to an eyewitness was the same one distributed...
View ArticleKansas State, Fort Hays State presidents shine a light on higher education
The veteran president of Kansas State University and relative newcomer leading Fort Hays State University shared Wednesday with state representatives nuggets of achievement and future plans for those...
View ArticleKansas voting machine lawsuit: Statistician's lawyer says votes audit is...
WICHITA — A Wichita mathematician who found statistical anomalies in 2014 election counts will dispute efforts by election officials to block her request to audit voting machine results because all...
View ArticleKansas City Council has 2 proposals for Kemper Arena future
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two businessmen from Wichita are offering a competing vision for repurposing Kemper Arena.The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1Tnrzja ) the Kansas City Council will consider...
View ArticleKansas City business owner sentenced 2-plus years for tax fraud
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City business owner was sentenced to federal prison for failing to pay federal taxes he collected from his employees.Joseph Patrick Balano was sentenced Tuesday to two years...
View ArticleBill to remove candidate's city from Kansas ballots critiqued by House committee
Legislation to remove a candidate’s city of residence from Kansas ballots was met with skepticism from a Topeka Democrat on Wednesday.The House Elections Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2507,...
View ArticleWal-Mart's shutdown of 154 stores creates 3 new food deserts, including one...
FAIRFIELD, Ala. — Wal-Mart’s decision to shutter 154 stores across the country means that, starting Thursday, residents without cars in a neighborhood near a historically black college outside...
View ArticleKU unblocks limited info about 2 disciplined fraternities
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has unblocked limited information about two fraternities that were placed on probation for hazing.But the Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1no2qZ7 ) reports...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas Hospital plans more expansion
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — University of Kansas Hospital officials say they are already planning to expand a new patient tower, even before the structure is built.Construction of the Cambridge North Patient...
View ArticleHutchinson man pleads no contest to 15 counts after shooting during police...
HUTCHINSON — A Hutchinson man has pleaded no contest to charges resulting from a standoff with law enforcement officers last August.Joseph Roman entered the plea Tuesday to 15 counts of aggravated...
View ArticleSenate committee explores 'fail-first' policy for Medicaid drugs
The medical establishment in Kansas attempted laser surgery Wednesday on a bill that would repeal a state law prohibiting Medicaid patients from enduring failure of low-cost medicines before gaining...
View ArticleFamily: Salina man who died during booking was a drug, alcohol addict
SALINA — The sister of a Salina man who died after an altercation at a county jail said he fought drug and alcohol addiction for most of his adult life and that it contributed to his death.Scott...
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