House panel looks at compensating people wrongfully convicted of felonies
The House Judiciary Committee gathered testimony Monday on legislation establishing a system in Kansas to compensate individuals wrongly convicted of felony crimes, with payment of $15,000 for each...
View ArticleSen. Pat Roberts: Next president should select Scalia replacement to U.S....
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts said the Senate should postpone replacing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia until after the 2017 presidential inauguration.“I do not support rushing through a nominee...
View ArticlePolice: Man, 38, found dead in Kansas City house
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police say a 38-year-old man has been found dead in a home.According to authorities, police were called to a house around 5:50 p.m. Saturday and found the body of Durron...
View ArticleAndover teen to distribute shoes after getting star-studded help from Kim...
ANDOVER— A south-central Kansas teenager is donating shoes to the needy after getting some help collecting them from Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1Xv3LtJ) reports...
View ArticleClay Center mom dies after giving birth to triplets
CLAY CENTER — A Kansas mother has died just more than a week after delivering triplets.KWCH-TV (http://bit.ly/20pQl21 ) reports that Casi Rott of Clay Center delivered the babies Jan. 29 at a Wichita...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas confirms case of tuberculosis
LAWRENCE — Health officials say about 50 University of Kansas students have been screened for tuberculosis after a case was confirmed.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1Qjtf7v ) reports that...
View ArticleAnimal-rights group moves to block elephant import into Kansas zoo, others
WICHITA — An animal rights group has sued to stop zoos in Kansas, Nebraska and Texas from bringing in new elephants from Africa.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/247fUcQ ) reports that the Friends of...
View Article'Songs, Stools & Stories' concert set for March canceled at TPAC
“Songs, Stools & Stories,” a concert tour featuring Lonestar frontman Richie McDonald, award-winning Suzy Bogguss and Larry Stewart, the voice of Restless Heart, has canceled its March 21 stop at...
View ArticleGov. Brownback defends STAR bonds amid growing lawmaker demand for oversight
Gov. Sam Brownback defended the value of sales tax revenue bonds Tuesday, arguing they have been successful amid a growing desire among lawmakers for increased oversight of the economic development...
View ArticleMelissa Click, suspended University of Missouri professor, apologizes
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri assistant professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists in November is apologizing again after a new video from October...
View ArticleCity Councilman Jonathan Schumm's preliminary hearing on Friday postponed to...
Topeka City Councilman Jonathan Robert Schumm’s preliminary hearing on Friday tied to charges he allegedly abused a son was postponed on Tuesday.The postponement came just three days before the...
View ArticleBill would allow Kansas police officers to cross state lines
Kansas law enforcement officers would be permitted to help officers across state lines during emergency situations under a bill approved by a House committee. Law enforcement officers in Kansas now are...
View ArticleMore than 40 Kansas lawmakers seek Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook's reinstatement as...
More 40 Republican legislators are asking Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle to reinstate the former chairwoman of her chamber’s health committee. Seventeen of the Senate’s 32 Republicans signed a...
View ArticleKansas bill: Authorities would be required to file missing persons report...
Kansas law enforcement would be required to file a missing person report within two hours of receiving a minimum amount of information under a bill approved by a Senate committee. The measure that...
View ArticleSenate GOP memo offers glimpses of internal political strategy
A memorandum from Kansas Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce shared with Republican allies outlines strategy for dominating the 2016 legislative session and transitioning to re-election campaigns based...
View ArticleRep. Tim Huelskamp endorses Ted Cruz for president
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp has endorsed U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas for president.“Ted Cruz is a full spectrum conservative that the people of Kansas should rally behind,” Huelskamp, a Republican, said in...
View ArticleHouse panel debates possible reforms of Kansas welfare law
Consequences of a House bill drafted to expand restrictions on allocation of welfare assistance Tuesday dominated debate in a House committee working to advance reforms on eligibility for public aid in...
View ArticleMan sentenced in Winfield shooting
WINFIELD — A man has been sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison in the shooting death of a Winfield man last year.KWCH-TV (http://bit.ly/1mGE384 ) reports that Timothy Boyd was sentenced Tuesday in Cowley...
View ArticleMan shot in back in east Wichita
WICHITA — A 23-year-old man has been taken to the hospital after being shot in the back in east Wichita.Wichita police Lt. James Espinoza said that the man was emptying the trash at his home about 2:35...
View ArticleSouth-central Kansas parents arrested on suspicion of child abuse
NORTH NEWTON — The head of a south-central Kansas home for the aging and his wife have been charged with abusing three children they adopted from Peru.Jim and Paige Nachtigal, of North Newton, were...
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