Wichita adviser sentenced to probation for securities fraud
A Kansas businessman who defrauded investors of more than $165,000 in an oil-and-gas lease scam was ordered to serve five years of probation and to repay individuals who lost money in the scam,...
View ArticleKansas urges court to let governor, lawmakers decide funding
WICHITA — State attorneys urged the Kansas Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow the governor and lawmakers to decide whether schools were getting enough money, not a small number of school districts...
View ArticleWichita man ordered to pay back $165,000 to investors
WICHITA — A Wichita man has been ordered to pay back more than $165,000 in funds he took from investors.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1P8h2rz ) 56-year-old Paul Carageannis also was...
View ArticleReferees in Kansas elsewhere struggle with respect amid growing hostility
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Jimmy Woods has been a youth official for nearly 30 years, and he’s lost count of how many football games he has refereed and how many times he’s been yelled at, threatened or...
View ArticleTopeka weather: Possible drizzle Wednesday morning in the capital city, but a...
Topeka temperatures remain in the low to mid 50s Wednesday morning, but the holiday will bring a chance of freezing rain.At Philip Billard Municipal Airport the temperature was 55 at 8:16 a.m. with...
View ArticleSuspect arrested after stabbing, standoff in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A standoff that began after a stabbing has ended with the suspect in custody.The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/1lhq3kT ) that police were called to the scene around 7 p.m....
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas creates diversity task force
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has created a task force on diversity efforts.The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/1Yu2lAs ) that incoming interim provost Sara Rosen announced the new...
View ArticleJunction City man gets life for operating cocaine ring
One Junction City man has been sentenced to life in federal prison and another to nearly 22 years for their roles in a cocaine trafficking ring operating in Manhattan and Junction City.Barry Grissom,...
View ArticleMcCollum Hall, a residence hall at KU, demolished Wednesday morning
LAWRENCE – Rock Chalk Demo-hawk.Explosives brought KU’s McCollum residence hall – home to decades of students – to the ground Wednesday.A quick series of loud bangs at 9 a.m. preceded the collapse of...
View ArticleOut & About calendar, Nov. 27-Dec. 3
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...
View Article'The Chocolate Nutcracker' gives the holiday classic an urban flavor
A holiday treat will come in a different flavor this year when It Takes A Village Inc. stages its inaugural production of “The Chocolate Nutcracker.”Adapted from the classic ballet, “The Nutcracker,”...
View ArticleTCT stages a true-to-the-original version of Dickens''A Christmas Carol'
When a story like Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” has been told so many times, it is a challenge to keep the classic tale of redemption fresh.However, Shannon Reilly, artistic director of Topeka...
View ArticleMore homeless people in Sedgwick County without any shelter
WICHITA - More homeless people are without a place to sleep in Wichita.U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data shows that the number and percentage of homeless in Sedgwick County without...
View ArticleTwo tigers to go on display at Sunset Zoo in December
MANHATTAN - The zoo in Manhattan has two new stripped additions.The Manhattan Mercury reports that they’re two Malayan tigers named Malik and Hakim. The 8-year-old brothers come from Cincinnati and...
View ArticleDriver runs off interstate near Junction City due to conditions
A vehicle ran off Interstate 70 due to wet conditions Thursday afternoon, but the driver didn’t appear to be seriously injured.Samantha May Hurst, 20, of Clay Center, was driving eastbound on I-70...
View ArticleKansas City police find human remains while investigating missing child
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Authorities have found human remains in Kansas City, Kansas, while investigating the disappearance of a 7-year-old boy.Police said in a news release that the investigation began...
View Article'The Chocolate Nutcracker' cast members listed
It Takes A Village Inc. will present its inaugural production of “The Chocolate Nutcracker,” an urban, multicultural adaptation of the classic holiday ballet.Here is the cast list by scene:PARTY...
View ArticleIcy roads blamed in 2 western Kansas deaths
WICHITA — Freezing rain and strong winds have moved into Kansas, causing power outages and several accidents, including two fatal crashes on Thanksgiving.The National Weather Service issued a winter...
View ArticleMenard proposes 100-job, $25M facility in Lawrence
LAWRENCE — The home improvement retailer Menard Inc. is proposing a $25 million distribution center and manufacturing facility in Lawrence.The Kansas City Star reports that the facility would bring...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating after man robs Wichita bank
WICHITA — Authorities are investigating a bank robbery in Wichita.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/21k61ar ) reports that the robbery happened Friday morning at an Intrust Bank branch. Authorities are...
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