Trump rally in KC interrupted by protestors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amidst another rally gone awry in the Midwest, Donald Trump on Saturday night blamed Bernie Sanders’ supporters for recent violence and disruptions, prompting him to go after the...
View ArticleKansas City group opens rare LGBTQ domestic violence center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship.read more
View ArticleSalina man accused of holding woman captive, assaulting her
SALINA — A central Kansas man is accused of holding a woman captive for six hours, threatening her with a knife and choking her.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/22buvpo) reports that 31-year-old...
View ArticleWichita looks to limit free VIP parking at airport
WICHITA — More than 90 people could lose their special parking privileges at the airport in Wichita, Kansas, under a measure about to be decided by city leaders.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleAmtrak derailment west of Dodge City injures at least 32
CIMARRON — An Amtrak train carrying more than 140 people derailed in rural Kansas early Monday, moments after an engineer noticed a significant bend in a rail and applied the emergency brakes,...
View ArticleWichita State University students report attack from man shouting 'Trump'
WICHITA — Wichita police are investigating a report that two college students were attacked by a man shouting racial epithets and the name of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.Wichita...
View ArticleProposal to create state hospital oversight panel welcomed by advocates
Lawmakers would meet regularly to review Kansas’ psychiatric hospitals and the problems facing them, under legislation promoted on Monday by advocates for state workers and the mental health...
View ArticleHouse panel adds E-Verify to bill dropping due process at community,...
The House Education Committee approved a bill Monday repealing a state mandate that guarantees due process rights for Kansas’ two-year community college and technical school employees targeted by...
View ArticleKansas bill would lower sales tax on food, drop business tax break
A Wichita legislator is trying to persuade his colleagues to roll back a tax exemption for some Kansas business owners in order to reduce the state’s sales tax on groceries.Republican Rep. Mark Hutton...
View ArticleSenator tells GOP caucus he advised Brownback to withhold credit rating...
Sen. Ty Masterson told a fiery Senate GOP caucus meeting Monday he advised Gov. Sam Brownback to conceal warnings that legislation designed to preserve the Docking State Office Building could harm the...
View ArticleFather begins hunger strike in response to alleged harm of children under DCF...
On Sunday evening, Raymond Schwab sat down to eat a meal of beans, rice, fried plantains and a salad.He suspects it may be his last meal for awhile. Schwab, whose children have been under the...
View ArticleJurors shown photographs of crime scene in Kyle Flack trial
Jurors were first shown a photo of a blue tarp followed by an image of the body underneath.Three photographs of one victim in the spring 2013 quadruple homicide at a rural Ottawa property were...
View ArticleMissouri primaries: A look at the presidential race in the Show Me State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The top presidential contenders have been targeting Missouri in the final days before Tuesday’s primary elections.Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and Democrats Hillary...
View ArticleMissouri voters get a say in big presidential primary day Tuesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters are making their presidential choices Tuesday in what could be a pivotal primary election day for some candidates looking to solidify their front-runner status or...
View ArticleKansas House committee mulls changes to state's concealed carry laws
A Kansas House committee considered several pieces of legislation Tuesday to expand the state’s concealed carry laws, making it easier for public employees and members of the military to carry handguns...
View ArticleTopeka schools would see aid boost under House equity fix measure
Topeka public schools stand to receive nearly $2 million in additional state aid under legislation put forward to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court order that the Legislature enact an equitable school...
View ArticleAdvocates rally for mental health funding at Kansas Statehouse: 'We're here...
Sporting large yellow buttons emblazoned with the words “Talk About Mental Health,” a few hundred advocates for mental health programs gathered Tuesday morning at the south steps of the Kansas...
View ArticleWichita Eagle to transfer printing to Kansas City Star
WICHITA — The Wichita Eagle plans to transfer its printing and packaging operations to the Kansas City Star and sell its property in Wichita.Roy Heatherly, president and publisher of the Eagle, said...
View ArticleBritish codebreakers show Dwight D. Eisenhower letter on their success
BLETCHLEY PARK, England — British codebreakers cracked Nazi Germany’s encrypted secrets but did such a good job of keeping silent that their work was nearly lost to history.Now a letter from Gen....
View ArticleSenate advances STAR bonds override, falls short on Docking
Senators failed to advance an effort Tuesday to overturn Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill preserving Docking State Office Building, but voted to override a veto restricting STAR bonds.Administration...
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