Lawrence Children's Choir continues 25th anniversary celebration with Topeka...
The Lawrence Children’s Choir, which has grown from one 40-voice ensemble in 1991 to six choruses involving 250 Northeast Kansas youngsters, will mark 25 years of presenting the beauty of young voices...
View ArticleKansas faces questions about future of state mental hospital
OSAWATOMIE — A rolling landscape and tree-dotted vistas belie a flurry of activity at the state mental hospital in eastern Kansas, as administrators and employees work to bring it back into line with...
View ArticleGoogle to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Google has received permission to put antennas on Kansas City light poles and other structures to test new technology that could lead to citywide wireless connectivity.The company...
View ArticleTech mapping spells trouble for Kansas home
POTWIN — Joyce Vogelman Taylor couldn’t quite explain why strangers kept calling or showing up at a property she owns in rural Kansas.But she gained some clarity recently when the online site,...
View ArticleTopeka-born sports photographer Gonzalez retires after 25 years with Detroit...
Being called one of the best photographers of professional hockey never fails to amuse Julian H. Gonzalez.“I always laugh at that,” said the Topeka-born Gonzalez, who retired Dec. 28 after 25 years of...
View ArticleBarry Grissom keeps an eye on politics as he leaves U.S. attorney post
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Barry Grissom is a politically-minded man who has spent the past six years in an apolitical job.When Grissom was nominated as U.S. Attorney for Kansas in 2010, a Democrat lived in...
View ArticleChild killed by car in Wichita driveway
WICHITA — A 2-year-old child has died after being struck by a car in a Wichita driveway.KSN-TV reports (http://j.mp/1VwUJ1G ) the child was hit Saturday evening by a car backing out of the driveway....
View ArticleKansas Forest Service deals with fires, budget constraints
WICHITA — The Kansas Forest Service has faced budget constraints as it works to deal with wildfires, including the largest in state history that scorched hundreds of square miles of land last...
View ArticleSchool finance hangs over upcoming veto session
The Legislature will soon have to decide how far to press toward creating a new school finance formula this year, with a court ruling on the current method looming.Lawmakers will return to Topeka in...
View ArticleTwo people wanted in reference to Topeka aggravated assault arrested in...
The Junction City Police Department received information Sunday that two subjects wanted in reference to an aggravated assault that had taken place Friday in Topeka may be located in an apartment in...
View ArticleApple Inc. selects Shawnee Heights to pilot iOS 9.3 iPad software for...
The mid-December phone call took Blair Anderson by surprise.“I remember getting off the phone and almost doing a back flip,” said Anderson, the director of information technology for Shawnee Heights...
View Article1 dead after ATV accident in Caldwell County
POLO, Mo. — A 29-year-old man has died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in northwest Missouri.The St. Joseph News-Press reports (http://j.mp/1r7iuRx ) Michael Bell of Polo died Saturday night after...
View ArticleNewton school district ponders charging $200 a month for all-day kindergarten
NEWTON — Another Kansas school district is considering charging parents for all-day kindergarten.KSNW-TV (http://bit.ly/1SpgKi7 ) reports that the Newton district in south-central Kansas is looking...
View ArticleMcPherson woman gets nearly 27 years in prison in killing
MCPHERSON — One of three suspects in the fatal stabbing of a former Oregon resident has been sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/1S5mR9g ) reports that 27-year-old...
View ArticleLawrence considering Indigenous Peoples Day to replace Columbus Day
Lawrence may soon join a growing number of cities that use Columbus Day to honor the contributions and culture of Native Americans.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1pbpA5p) reports that a...
View ArticleKansas City man admits shooting that killed Kansas Department of Education...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City man has admitted firing a shot that killed a Kansas education official who was not the intended victim.Prosecutors say 35-year-old Calah D. Johnson pleaded guilty...
View ArticleTexas zoo gorilla named 'Gus' for Pittsburg State University's mascot
PITTSBURG — The first gorilla born in captivity at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas has been dubbed “Gus,” thanks to fans of Pittsburg State University in Kansas who took over a social media campaign to...
View ArticleAuthorities say Kansas man killed in Nebraska collision
TECUMSEH, Neb. — Authorities say a Kansas man has been killed in a southeast Nebraska collision.Nebraska City radio station KNCY reports (http://bit.ly/1VxKKsC ) that the accident occurred Sunday...
View Article93-year-old Kansas man missing in Arkansas found dead in crashed vehicle
Y CITY, Ark. — Police say a 93-year-old Wichita, Kan., man who was traveling to Oklahoma, but disappeared after leaving Hot Springs, Ark., has been found dead inside his crashed vehicle.Hot Springs...
View ArticleJoplin man pleads guilty to setting fire that destroyed mosque, twice trying...
JOPLIN, Mo. — A Joplin man pleaded guilty Monday to setting a fire that destroyed a mosque and twice trying to burn down a Planned Parenthood clinic.Jedediah Stout, 32, entered the plea in U.S....
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