Victims of sewage trench collapse identified as 2 Hays men
HAYS — Authorities have released the names of two workers who died in a sewage trench collapse in Hays.The city said that sewer line repairs were taking place in the area at the time of Tuesday’s...
View ArticleTopeka man sentenced for using online ad in carjacking
A Topeka man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for luring a carjacking victim to a motel with an online advertisement and robbing a store.The U.S. attorney’s office says 26-year-old...
View ArticleMan charged in fatal shooting of 26-year-old man in Wichita
WICHITA — A 23-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a 26-year-old man in Wichita.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1TaDT7j ) reports that Travis Montez Johnson was charged Wednesday with...
View ArticleKU dean who was target of student protests resigns
LAWRENCE — The embattled dean of the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare is resigning to return to the faculty.Paul Smokowski says he is resigning because of declining finances for the...
View ArticleKBI takes over investigation of swim team assault allegation
GREAT BEND — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is now handling the investigation of an alleged sexual assault aboard a bus carrying the Great Bend High School boys swim team in February.Barton County...
View ArticleSanders, Rubio follow Cruz to Kansas in days before caucuses
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Republican hopeful Marco Rubio are following GOP rival Ted Cruz to Kansas in the final days before the state’s presidential caucuses.Sanders was...
View ArticleUS to pay Boeing $32.2M for pollution at Kansas plant
WICHITA — The federal government has agreed to pay Boeing $32.25 million to settle a dispute over pollution at the company’s old aircraft plant in Wichita.The proposed settlement comes in a joint...
View ArticleFormer Kansas City teacher acquitted of inappropriately touching student
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former southern Kansas City parochial school band instructor has been acquitted of inappropriately touching a student.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1TUKqlx ) reports that...
View Article2 charged in Kansas City New Year's Day slaying
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City couple has been charged in the killing of a man and the wounding of a woman after a New Year’s Day party.Twenty-nine-year-old Ramon Boyd and 19-year-old Destynie Wright...
View ArticleKansas City man pleads guilty to vandalism at Rep. Cleaver's office
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to a failed attempt to firebomb an office for U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.Eric G. King on Thursday admitted that he threw to Molotov cocktails at the...
View ArticleKC mother convicted in 2-year-old daughter's death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 37-year-old Kansas City woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter.The Jackson County prosecutor’s office said Marie Chishahayo also...
View ArticleFormer Wichita State official sues university over firing
WICHITA — A former Wichita State University vice president has sued the university alleging he was fired in retaliation for voicing his concerns about the handling of a rape accusation made against a...
View ArticleLarned State Hospital superintendent Tom Kinlen resigns
The director of Larned State Hospital has resigned, leaving a facility stunted by staff shortages without a superintendent.Tom Kinlen, who took over in 2012, is no longer with the hospital, according...
View ArticleFormer Wichita State vice president sues university over firing
WICHITA — A former Wichita State University vice president has sued the university alleging he was fired in retaliation for voicing his concerns about the handling of a rape accusation made against a...
View ArticleTopeka weather: Sunny, warm and windy Friday
Friday in the capital city will be sunny and warm, but the danger of grass fires continues. The Topeka forecast calls for a high near 70 Friday afternoon with breezy southwest winds. Skies will be...
View ArticlePolice investigate death of Wichita man as suspicious
WICHITA — Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found in a southeast Wichita yard as suspicious.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/21boeE8 ) reports that the discovery...
View ArticleMarco Rubio rallies supporters in Topeka on caucus eve
Sen. Marco Rubio, scrambling to build momentum in Kansas on the eve of the state’s Republican caucus, flew Friday into Topeka and wrapped himself in the support of the state’s GOP establishment.The...
View ArticleHoyt events March 19 to benefit woman with stage two breast cancer
Several events in Hoyt on Saturday, March 19 will benefit a local woman with breast cancer.A silent auction will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Hoyt Community Center, 8th and Highland, to...
View ArticleDonald Trump to speak in Wichita Saturday hours after misspelling Kansas'...
Donald Trump’s campaign announced the Republican presidential front-runner will hold a rally Saturday in Wichita.Trump will speak at a 9 a.m. rally at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention...
View ArticleFormer suburban Kansas City teacher accused of soliciting students
LIBERTY, Mo. — A former suburban Kansas City teacher has been charged with exchanging sexually explicit photos and messages with two high school girls.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1UErSqo )...
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