Man convicted of raping his Topeka child resentenced to less than half of his...
Chloe Howey repeatedly referred to her adopted father as the "monster" on Friday when she asked a Shawnee County District Court judge to resentence him to the maximum term available.Defendant Michael...
View ArticleKansas to move more than 100 psychiatric hospital inmates
The state of Kansas is moving more than 100 mental health inmates from a state psychiatric hospital to facilities run by multiple agencies in an effort to relieve a staffing shortage.The Wichita Eagle...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback hails wind farm project that includes 200 turbines; Google...
An Italian company has begun construction on a large wind farm that will dot southwest Kansas with 200 turbines, generating enough energy to power nearly 150,000 households — with internet giant Google...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback deflects question about Kansas State University...
Gov. Sam Brownback pivoted away from a question Friday about whether he harbored interest in filling the impending vacancy at Kansas State University after President Kirk Schulz departs.Brownback, who...
View ArticleWichita man arrested after alleged machete attack
WICHITA — Police in Wichita say a man was arrested after attacking and injuring his roommate with a machete after being asked about his job.Police say the 46-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion...
View ArticleProsecutor No charges in deadly Wichita police shooting
WICHITA — The top prosecutor in southern Kansas’ Sedgwick County says he plans no charges against a Wichita police officer who fatally shot a man during a confrontation last year.District Attorney Marc...
View ArticleProsecutor to seek death penalty in triple Wichita killing
WICHITA — A southern Kansas prosecutor says he’ll seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing his girlfriend and two of her relatives in 2014.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1V96Y4z)...
View ArticleBrownback administration delays $93 million April pensions transfer
Kansas will delay a $93 million April transfer to the state pensions program, a first step toward potentially withholding a payment to help balance the budget.Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration...
View ArticleWichita boy found with octopus in throat now out of hospital
WICHITA — Wichita police say a 2-year-old boy who had an octopus stuck in his throat is out of the hospital, and prosecutors are mulling whether charges are merited.Sedgwick County District Attorney’s...
View ArticleEPA: 18 water systems in Kansas show high lead samples
WICHITA — About 18 private and government water systems in mostly small towns or rural areas in Kansas have had reported lead levels in their water samples exceeding federal limits, according to...
View ArticleSentencing set for man convicted in deadly Kansas shooting
KANSAS CITY — A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces sentencing later this month after pleading no contest to charges linked to a man’s shooting death and the wounding of that victim’s...
View ArticleKansas man pleads guilty in 1999 sex attack, stabbing
KANSAS CITY — A 37-year-old Kansas man has pleaded guilty to charges connected to a 1999 sexual attack and stabbing.Thirty-seven-year-old Jibri Liu-Kinte Burnett of Olathe pleaded guilty Friday in...
View ArticleExtreme weather paves way for Kansas, Oklahoma fires
KANSAS CITY — An unusually wet summer followed by an unusually dry winter created the ideal conditions for the wildfires that have been scorching parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.Grasslands were unusually...
View ArticleKobach dismisses voter fraud charge against Olathe woman
One of the first voter fraud cases Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach filed after being given prosecutorial authority has been dismissed days before it was scheduled to go to trial.The Kansas City...
View ArticleHundreds join annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser at Lake Shawnee
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at Lake Shawnee to walk its paths with a purpose: raising funds for medical research on multiple sclerosis and for supporting those diagnosed with it.The walk, an...
View ArticleSome Kansas courts slow to answer probable cause requests
LAWRENCE — Some Kansas courts have failed to comply with a new state law on public requests for probable cause statements, according to the Kansas lawmaker who introduced the legislation.Under the...
View ArticleHistory revisited: Portraying Patton
PERRY — “Attention!” barked Gen. George S. Patton Jr.As those in attendance at the March Perry Senior Citizens Luncheon rose to their feet, Patton quickly fined one of those present $5 for not shaving;...
View ArticleGlobe-traveling guitarist McKee to finally perform in Topeka, his hometown
Although Andy McKee, who is regarded as one of the world’s best acoustic guitarists, has performed around the globe, he hasn’t played a big concert in his hometown of Topeka.That will change Tuesday...
View ArticleWashburn University professor speaks about sex trafficking at U.N. commission
To cut prostitution in Sweden, that country focuses its prosecution on the customers of commercial sex, commonly called “the johns,” a Washburn University professor said this week.Professor Sharon L....
View ArticleRoyal Valley superintendent navigated tough financial times, built 40 years...
If it’s 7 a.m. on a school day, it’s a pretty solid bet superintendent John Rundle is at Royal Valley High School, sitting in Jim Holloman’s office.There he checks in with the principal at the start of...
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