Planned Parenthood still gets Medicaid funds in Kansas despite threats
Kansas hasn’t cut off Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood even though Republican Gov. Sam Brownback declared two months ago that his administration would quickly end the funding, one of the...
View ArticleFriend of victim testifies at trial of man accused of killing four in Ottawa
Something at 3197 Georgia Road wasn’t quite right that spring day, Dylan Phillips said.Newly hung towels and sheets covered the windows of the modular home on April 29, 2013, and no operable vehicles...
View ArticleCalifornia man charged with bringing 15 pounds of meth to Wichita
WICHITA — A California truck driver accused of traveling to Wichita with more than 15 pounds of methamphetamine in his truck has been indicted.U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said in a news release...
View ArticleElderly pot dealer who was busted near Junction City faces sentencing in Boston
BOSTON — A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that called for a five- to seven-year prison sentence for an 80-year-old man who ran a multistate marijuana-dealing operation.Marshall Dion was...
View ArticleHouse, Senate leaders move to hire lawyer to wade into K-12 funding case
A majority of top House and Senate leaders voted Thursday to hire a private attorney to represent the Legislature in public school finance litigation pending before the Kansas Supreme Court.On the...
View ArticleWoman pleads not guilty to giving Hesston shooter guns
HESSTON — A woman has pleaded not guilty to giving her former boyfriend the guns used in last month’s mass shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1nzfFpD ) reports...
View ArticleWichita man acquitted of murder to be sentenced for abuse
WICHITA — A Wichita man who was convicted of child abuse but acquitted of murder in the death of his live-in girlfriend’s toddler is scheduled to be sentenced next month.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleSenate committee winding stem on daylight saving time repeal
Members of the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee sounded an alarm Thursday on behalf of Kansans frustrated with the tradition of moving on and off daylight saving time.The bill introduced by...
View ArticleKansas conservatives advance bill on impeachment of judges
A bill declaring that Kansas Supreme Court justices can be impeached for meddling too much in the state Legislature’s business cleared its first big hurdle toward passage Thursday.The...
View ArticleMissouri AG: Man accused of killing 5 in two states to be tried 1st in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jailed Mexican national accused of killing five men earlier this week cut himself with a safety razor in an apparent bid to take his own life, authorities said Thursday.Pablo...
View ArticleHouse debate hits on Kansas' religious freedom, capacity to absorb refugees
The House delved into contentious issues of religious freedom in Kansas and gruesome deaths among Syrian children Thursday before sending back to committee a bill designed to grant the governor...
View ArticleWestar seeks to hike residential customer costs
WICHITA— Westar Energy is seeking to hike rates for residential customers and schools while cutting rates for most businesses.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1QEhLPe ) reports that a rate request...
View ArticleAdult charges sought against teen in grandmother's death
LAWRENCE — Prosecutors are seeking to try a 17-year-old boy as an adult in the stabbing death of his grandmother.When the teen appeared in court Wednesday, a judge scheduled a hearing for March 22 to...
View ArticleHutchinson teens charged with threatening staff, school
HUTCHINSON — Prosecutors have filed juvenile charges against two teens accused of plotting to attack a Kansas high school.The Hutchinson News reports (http://bit.ly/1QHNZt4 ) that the 15-year-old and...
View ArticleTrial in 2015 slaying during botched drug robbery rescheduled to Aug. 1
The two-week trial of a 23-year-old man charged with murder in a shooting during an alleged drug sale in early 2015 was postponed Thursday for more than four months so a new attorney can prepare for...
View ArticleEvidence from slaying victim's final day heard in quadruple murder trial
Kaylie Bailey left behind a paper trail of her last day that investigators retraced from her body in Ottawa.Bank statements, receipts and a Burger King kid’s meal wrapper were among the items...
View ArticleHesston timeline, 911 tapes portray quick response amid rampage
WICHITA — A police chief who rushed without backup into a Kansas lawnmower factory amid a shooting rampage fatally shot the gunman about five minutes after he arrived, while emergency dispatchers...
View ArticleElmont Opry to recall co-founder Lawton at weekend shows
When the Elmont Opry band and singers open their weekend shows by singing “Howdy All You Friends and Neighbors,” they will welcome their audience and bid farewell to one of the show’s founders.Mildred...
View ArticleSecond City comedian eager to perform in improv-savvy Topeka
When told Topeka has three active improvisational comedy troupes that often sell out their shows, Eve Krueger, a member of a Topeka Performing Arts Center-bound touring company from Chicago’s famed The...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, March 11-17
Items for the Out & About calendar can be submitted by email to Arts & Entertainment editor Bill Blankenship at bill.blankenship@cjonline.com. The deadline is noon Tuesday for publication...
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