Wyandotte County continues work to improve residents' health
KANSAS CITY — Seven years in to an effort to improve its poor showing on statewide surveys of resident health, Wyandotte County continues to rank near the bottom. But county leaders point to...
View ArticleFriends University's library begin running on solar power
WICHITA — Students at Friends University in Wichita will be using solar power in the university’s library as part of a Westar Energy grant program to promote solar energy in Kansas.The university is...
View ArticleState warns Sedgwick county not to ask legal status of WIC recipients
WICHITA — Sedgwick County commissioners are being warned not to ask participants in a federal nutrition program about their citizenship status or risk losing its ability to administer the program.In a...
View ArticleAmtrak sues Kansas feed yard over damaged tracks, derailment
WICHITA — Amtrak has filed a federal lawsuit against a southwest Kansas feed yard, accusing it of gross negligence in relation to a train derailment that injured 28 passengers last month.In the suit...
View ArticleKris Kobach advised Donald Trump on border wall plan
Donald Trump’s plan to force the Mexican government to pay for a border wall contains provisions authored by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who said he has advised the campaign on...
View ArticleCommunity Baby Shower looks to help decrease 'alarming' infant mortality...
An event at the Avondale East NETCenter in the Hi-Crest neighborhood this Saturday will look much like a traditional baby shower. But along with the decorations, refreshments and gifts, some valuable...
View ArticleMan killed in Johnson County crash after his car strikes bridge pillar
One person was killed early Sunday in a single-vehicle crash in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.The crash which was reported at 4:50 a.m. on southbound Interstate 435 at Johnson...
View ArticleTransCanada resumes oil shipments through Keystone Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. — TransCanada Corp. has resumed sending oil through the Keystone Pipeline after a weeklong shutdown prompted by a leak and oil spill in southeastern South Dakota.The pipeline came back...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback to sign juvenile justice bill Monday
OLATHE — Gov. Sam Brownback plans to sign a bill overhauling the Kansas juvenile justice system during a ceremony outside the courthouse of the state’s most populous county.Brownback was scheduled to...
View ArticleCourt: Neglect and meth, not marijuana, led state to take Raymond Schwab's...
In a series of unanimous rulings Friday, the Kansas Court of Appeals determined the children of Raymond and Amelia Schwab were taken into state custody because of “allegations of drug use, neglect and...
View ArticleWestar Energy said to attract bid interest from Ameren Corp., Canadian funds
Westar Energy Inc., the biggest electric utility in Kansas, has drawn takeover interest from rival Ameren Corp. as well as an investor consortium that includes Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc....
View ArticleBarry Grissom to step down as U.S. attorney for Kansas, downplays speculation...
WICHITA — Barry Grissom announced Monday that he’s stepping down as U.S. attorney for Kansas to return to private practice in Kansas City.Grissom, 62, declined to name the law firm that he will join,...
View ArticleSyrian family living in Kansas City that was first to be resettled in U.S. to...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A member of the first Syrian family to be resettled in the U.S. under a speeded-up “surge operation” for refugees is speaking to the media.Ahmad al-Abboud is scheduled to talk to...
View ArticleShawnee County judge gives attorneys six weeks to resolve Topeka exploding...
After lawyers said Monday they were making progress in plea negotiations linked to a car explosion that severely injured a 4-year-old boy on the day after the 4th of July, a judge gave them six more...
View ArticleWichita mosque vandalized with graffiti of stars, pitchforks
WICHITA — A west Wichita mosque that was the site of a 2011 arson has been vandalized with graffiti.Wichita Police Sgt. Steve Yarberry said Monday that someone vandalized the mosque owned by the...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court to review blocked abortion legislation
The Kansas Supreme Court granted Monday the review of a controversial abortion law that is currently blocked by a district court’s injunction from taking effect.Senate Bill 95, passed by the Kansas...
View ArticleMan stabs wife's pit bull to death in Hutchinson for keeping him awake
HUTCHINSON — A man has been arrested after Hutchinson police say he fatally stabbed his wife’s pit bull for keeping him awake.The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/1S6rwXb ) reports that the 59-year-old...
View ArticleMan credited with possibly saving some lives after fire substantially damages...
HOYT — A young man jumped off the front-porch roof of his burning house just before dawn Tuesday morning, then ran inside to warn family members of the blaze.Officials at the scene said the young man’s...
View ArticleTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL STOP SCREAMING AT EVERYONE IN ALL CAPS
WASHINGTON — FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED ITS FORECASTS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. But in the age of social media that’s considered yelling, so next month federal...
View ArticleMissouri certifies wins for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in close primary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican businessman Donald Trump and former Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were certified Tuesday as the winners of Missouri’s presidential primaries, though a...
View Article