Topeka's Erbert begins second season of 'Dancing with the Stars' on Monday
“So You Think You Can Dance” finalist Hayley Erbert once again will demonstrate to television viewers the answer is a definite “yes” on Monday night when she starts her second season as a “Dancing with...
View ArticleJEDO monitoring Westar Energy situation in wake of report regarding potential...
Westar Energy’s secrecy regarding a potential sale of the company has so far precluded the Joint Economic Development Organization from stepping forward to try to keep the Topeka-based electrical...
View ArticleFormer Topeka Mayor Joan Wagnon behind massive turnaround at YWCA of...
Much like the YWCA of Northeast Kansas’ kitchen that is currently undergoing renovations, the Topeka nonprofit’s financial house has been getting a major overhaul of its own.“It was a mess,” Joan...
View ArticleSenate bill designed to fast-track sale of 'surplus' state property
Kansas legislators serving Topekans pointed Saturday to fresh evidence the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback may sell high-value real estate to help keep state government afloat and move closer to a...
View ArticleKansas House seeks crackdown on lawsuits aimed at stifling free speech
The Kansas House of Representatives advanced an effort Monday to crack down on lawsuits that aim to stifle unfavorable speech.House Bill 2054 received early approval on a voice vote. The bill is...
View ArticleFort Riley soldier found dead in vehicle over weekend identified
Fort Riley officials on Monday identified a soldier who was found dead in his vehicle over the weekend in Manhattan.Sgt. Shaun Covington, 25, was a signal support noncommissioned officer assigned to...
View ArticleAP Investigation: Suspected rapist goes AWOL; no Army search; man now...
WASHINGTON — Army Pvt. Jameson T. Hazelbower went AWOL after learning he was suspected of raping a 15-year-old girl. Despite the potential threat to the public that he posed, the self-described sex...
View ArticleEaster egg hunt goes high-tech in suburban Kansas City with GPS
OVERLAND PARK — An Easter egg hunt has gone high-tech at a suburban Kansas City park.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/22xrkox ) reports that children used GPS devices to search for goodies Sunday in...
View ArticleRare Kansas Capitol consensus: Kansas City Royals deserving champion
The Kansas Senate and House of Representatives joined with Gov. Sam Brownback and baseball fans Monday to celebrate the 2015 World Series triumph by the Kansas City Royals.Formal festivities sparked by...
View ArticleKansas Court of Appeals: Oklahoma woman had no right to lie to Topeka police
An Oklahoma woman who lied to Topeka police officers could stand trial after the Kansas Court of Appeals overturned a Shawnee County District Court ruling Friday.Officers Michael Diehl and Matthew...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas faces second lawsuit in alleged rape case involving rower
A new lawsuit against the University of Kansas asserts the school was “deliberately indifferent” to sexual assault and failed to stop harassment of a rape victim.”Daisy Tackett, a former...
View ArticleSenate turning tap on bill to shift Missouri River water to western Kansas
The Kansas Senate began connecting dots of a strategy Monday tied to claiming water in the Missouri River or rivers crossing the state and redirecting that resource to western Kansas agricultural,...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court pot announcement extends legalization debate
DENVER — Marijuana is a political debate, not a legal one — for now.The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it won’t consider a lawsuit filed by two other states challenging Colorado’s pot law....
View ArticleKansas City-area baby sitter charged with scalding a 4-month-old child
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Authorities say a Kansas City-area baby sitter has been charged with scalding a 4-month-old girl.The Jackson County prosecutor’s office announced Monday that 23-year-old Brea White,...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court denies request that it clarify language in education ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court on Monday denied a request by the plaintiff in a school funding lawsuit asking the high court to modify and clarify language in a Feb. 11 ruling it issued in the case.Justice...
View ArticleSenate drops 'pure' K-12 school funding bill before taking formal vote
The Kansas Senate voted to return to a committee Monday legislation dictating reallocation of state aid to K-12 public school districts in response to a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that found the...
View ArticleBill targeting Planned Parenthood funding advancing in Senate
The Senate consented to advance for final action Monday a bill reinforcing a campaign by Gov. Sam Brownback to steer grant funding dedicated to family planning services away from Planned Parenthood of...
View ArticleSenate to vote on impeachment bill aimed at justices, executive branch
The Kansas Senate took a step closer to expanding Monday the roster of infractions capable of prompting impeachment proceedings against Kansas Supreme Court justices and a contingent of people elected...
View ArticleAuburn-Washburn USD 437 hears proposal for marksmanship shooting program
Members of the Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 board of education on Monday heard a proposal for a new high school-level marksmanship program. “A lot of people think we’re putting guns in...
View ArticleKansas House cranks up voting machinery to adopt nearly 30 bills
The Kansas House approved more than two dozen bills Tuesday that touched the state pension system, established a taxpayer checkoff for public schools and expressed support for free speech and...
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