Military spouses, A.G. Derek Schmidt push for rule change on Kansas law licenses
Sarah Ikena, the spouse of a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Riley, has passed two bar exams and is waiting to find out if she passed a third.Ikena, 38, is licensed to practice law in Virginia and...
View ArticleFostering a relationship with displaced children offers rewards, challenges...
For almost four years, Abram and Sarah Chrislip continuously have opened their doors — and their hearts — to children in need of a foster home.Since their first placement in June 2012, they have had 13...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback signs 34 bills this session, school finance fix pending
The Legislature’s response to the Kansas Supreme Court’s declaration of an unconstitutional inequity in state aid to public schools is expected to become law by Friday, with or without signature of...
View ArticleSex, hope and prosecution: Topeka Rescue Mission restores hope for victims of...
Jane remembers how a sex trafficker choked her, raped her and smiled sadistically as he attacked her in 2014.But Jane also remembers Sarah, the woman she credits with saving her life. Sarah is the...
View ArticleTopeka weather: Highs in upper 60s Monday
A pleasant spring day is on tap for the Topeka area on Monday, with sunny skies and highs near 70 degrees.Look for a warm-up on Tuesday, when the mercury should rise to the mid- to upper 70s with winds...
View ArticleJunction City woman killed in Geary County crash
A woman was killed after being injured in a one-car crash Sunday afternoon in Geary County, authorities said.The crash occurred at 2:50 p.m. Sunday in the 12000 block of Clarks Creek Road, about two...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback names Joseph Norwood new corrections secretary
Gov. Sam Brownback named Joseph “Joe” Norwood as corrections secretary Monday, ending a search process that began after the last secretary left in December.Norwood currently serves as the northeast...
View ArticleShrinking farm incomes pressure Kansas co-ops to consolidate
GARDEN PLAIN — Kansas farm co-ops are feeling pressure to merge as shrinking farm incomes have producers looking for ways to cut their costs.In about six weeks, Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Garden...
View ArticleBicyclist dies in hit-and-run crash in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police say a bicyclist has been killed in a hit-and-run crash in Kansas City.The crash happened Sunday when an eastbound motorist struck the westbound cyclist. Police said in a news...
View ArticlePolice investigate fatal shooting in Kansas City parking lot
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Kansas City shopping center.Police said in a news release that an off-duty officer walked outside Sunday night after...
View ArticleWichita man pleads guilty in investment fraud scheme
WICHITA — A Kansas man has been sentenced to five years of probation in an investment fraud scheme.Kansas Securities Commissioner Josh Ney announced in a news release Monday that 44-year-old Jeffrey...
View ArticleNew Kansas City schools superintendent signs contract
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The incoming superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri, public schools says he has begun drafting a 100-day transition plan to ease into his new job that begins in July.The Kansas City...
View ArticleEx-husband of Kansas lawmaker Rep. Kasha Kelley sues over family business
ARKANSAS CITY — The ex-husband of state Rep. Kasha Kelley alleges in a lawsuit that a family business owes him money.The Arkansas City Traveler (http://bit.ly/23b04fQ ) reports that Scott Margolius...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court sides with Kansas sex offender in dispute over registry
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that a convicted sex offender did not have to update his status on the federal sex offender registry after moving to a foreign country.The...
View ArticleKeystone pipeline shut down as possible leak investigated
FREEMAN, S.D. — TransCanada Corp. has shut down the Keystone pipeline while it investigates a possible spill in southeastern South Dakota.The company says the potential leak was first reported Saturday...
View ArticleJudge's ruling clears way for $70M Kansas Crossing Casino construction near...
PITTSBURG — Developers say a judge’s ruling last week clears the way for construction to begin on a $70 million casino project in southeast Kansas that should be ready for business in a year.Kansas...
View ArticleMan, 30, to be sentenced in kidnapping, rapes of 8-year-old girl
A 30-year-old Topeka man convicted in the kidnapping and multiple rapes of an 8-year-old girl will be sentenced later this month after a judge last week denied defense motions for a new trial.Following...
View ArticleSex, hope and prosecution: Prosecutors target sex traffickers, johns
If someone sells a child for sex to a customer, the man or woman convicted of sex trafficking in a Kansas court will face a prison sentence the same as a conviction for second-degree murder, according...
View ArticleKansas Rep. Mike Pompeo slams Sen. Jerry Moran, sparking talk of Kansas primary
WICHITA — Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo on Monday accused fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of saying one thing in Kansas and another in Washington about filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court,...
View ArticleSoldier man convicted last week of rape and sodomy with 6-year-old booked...
A Jackson County man who remained free after he was convicted last week of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl was jailed on Tuesday, Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said.Jackson County sheriff's...
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