Topeka bank seized in 2008 continues quest for court hearing
An insolvent Topeka bank seized by the federal government during the 2007-08 financial crisis could receive a court hearing after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on its case Tuesday.According...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers mull limiting session length after record 114 days in 2015
After 2015’s record-length legislative session, some lawmakers want to dial things back a bit.Legislation in the House Appropriations Committee would limit session lengths.Under House Bill 2315, the...
View ArticleTopeka dog owner makes pleas tied to 2015 dog attack in Chesney park
The owner of two pit bull-type dogs pleaded no contest on Thursday to three city infractions, all tied to the biting of an 11-year-old boy and two adults in August at a central Topeka park.In Topeka...
View ArticleFire smolders for hours at landfill near Kansas City suburb
SUGAR CREEK, Mo. — A fire at a northeast of Kansas City burned for hours and prompted officials to ask nearby residents to keep their windows and doors closed.The fire at the privately-owned Courtney...
View ArticleGun industry to Kansas lawmakers: Protect us from discrimination
If you don’t want to be in a business relationship with a gun seller or manufacturer because they deal in firearms, you could be sued under legislation before a House committee.The bill — the Kansas...
View ArticleFloyd Bledsoe, exonerated in 1999 murder: 'The death penalty is unjust'
Fifty-one days after he was released from prison, his conviction for a murder he didn’t commit wiped from the record, Floyd Bledsoe urged Kansas legislators to repeal the state’s death penalty law...
View ArticleJeremy Lindsey trial Day 8: Prosecution rests; jurors to hear closing...
After eight days, prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning in the trial of Jeremy James Lindsey, 29, of Topeka, who is charged with kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old girl in September...
View ArticleKHP brass requests $2 fee hike to hire 75 more troopers
The Kansas Highway Patrol's request for a $2 increase in the state vehicle registration fee Thursday earned support of law enforcement groups and blanket opposition from the state's most influential...
View ArticleSecond defendant in Academy holdup waives preliminary hearing
A second teen charged in the holdup last summer by three youths armed with pistols of the Academy Sports and Outdoor store, 1133 S.W. Wanamaker Road, waived a preliminary hearing on Thursday.The case...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers switch seats after alleged fistfight
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two Missouri lawmakers have switched seats in the House chamber after one filed a restraining order against the other because he says they got in a fistfight.Rep. Courtney Allen...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers send judicial funding fix to governor
The Legislature approved a fix Thursday to prevent a possible showdown with the judicial branch over funding after a discussion of the separation of powers between the two branches.The Senate passed...
View ArticleMissouri bill no longer targets Kansas City earnings tax
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has been dropped from a bill targeting a 1-percent tax that people who work or live there and in St. Louis must pay.Under changes made Thursday, the bill focuses...
View ArticleCapitol draws competing private, public school rallies
Participants at side-by-side Statehouse rallies -- one in support of school choice, one on behalf of public schools -- on Thursday offered conflicting perspectives on future financing of K-12 education...
View ArticleNew Hilton Garden Inn slated for construction near Topeka's Wanamaker corridor
Site preparation has started for a new Hilton Garden Inn in Topeka.The hotel will be located on S.W. Arvonia Place behind the Walmart Supercenter complex on Wanamaker.Co-owner and developer Mitesh...
View ArticleBarack Obama nominates Lawrence attorney to federal bench
WICHITA — President Barack Obama’s nomination of a Lawrence attorney to serve on the federal bench got a warm reception in Kansas, including the crucial support of his home state senator.The president...
View ArticleDouble-fatality victims identified in crash near Cimarron
CIMARRON — Authorities say a motorist has slammed into and killed two people as they stood on the shoulder of a southwest Kansas highway.The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as 27-year-old...
View ArticleBrownback fills vacancy on western Kansas district court
Gov. Sam Brownback has filled a vacancy in a district court judgeship in southwest Kansas by promoting a local magistrate judge.Brownback on Friday announced the appointment of Ricklin Pierce of Garden...
View ArticleKansas City woman admits setting house on fire for insurance
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman has admitted to helping to burn down one home and plotting to burn another for insurance money.The U.S. attorney’s office says 35-year-old Tina Shonk pleaded...
View ArticleManhattan man sentenced for attempted murder
MANHATTAN — A 31-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for stabbing a woman.Samuel Dartez was sentenced Friday in Riley County to 22 ½ years. He was convicted of...
View ArticleSgt. Joseph Stifter, former Fort Riley soldier, dies in Iraq
A soldier assigned to Fort Riley died Thursday in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense has announced.Sgt. Joseph F. Stifter, 30, died from wounds suffered when his armored vehicle was involved in a...
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