Larned State Mental Hospital workers decry short staffing
Two employees of the state’s mental hospital in western Kansas told legislators Monday that staffing shortages have created dangerous conditions, and a top social services administrator acknowledged...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas fraternity supports paralyzed member
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas fraternity has raised about $30,000 for students with disabilities in honor of one of its members who was paralyzed while swimming in the ocean in Hawaii over winter...
View ArticleAmtrak will use bus line to restore service to Wichita; first Amtrak service...
WICHITA — Amtrak says it will use buses to connect people in Wichita with its trains in Oklahoma City and Newton.Several state and local officials announced the bus connection Monday, providing the...
View ArticleMan killed in two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County in southeast Kansas
A man was killed Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Montgomery County in southeast Kansas.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m. at the junction of US-169 and...
View ArticleSedgwick County allows electronic cigarettes in public buildings
DERBY — Electronic cigarettes will be permitted in public buildings in a southern Kansas county under a newly approved policy.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1QjR92D ) reports that the Sedgwick County...
View ArticleWhite House: Sen. Pat Roberts 'relishes the opportunity to be before the camera'
The White House has accused U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of relishing his time in front of television cameras and not taking the nomination of a U.S. Army secretary seriously.Eric Fanning’s nomination has...
View ArticleTed Cruz won't seek recount of Missouri primary loss to Donald Trump
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Republican businessman Donald Trump has finally locked up his narrow victory in Missouri’s presidential primary — five weeks after the votes were cast.Trump’s win was solidified...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood asks to subpoena ex-Missouri Senate head
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Planned Parenthood regional official who faces a hearing next week in the Missouri Senate wants to call witnesses in her defense, including former President Pro Tem Tom...
View ArticleArchaeologists search for location of Fort Larned graves in western Kansas
FORT LARNED — Archaeologists believe they have a better idea of where bodies may be buried near a frontier military post in Kansas after conducting a survey.The history of the Fort Larned National...
View ArticleRoger Marshall narrows fundraising gap with Rep. Tim Huelskamp
Congressional challenger Roger Marshall raised more money than incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp last quarter but Huelskamp continues to hold a monetary advantage as candidates enter the final months...
View ArticleEarth's hot streak continues for a record 11 months
WASHINGTON — Earth’s record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row — a record in itself.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that March’s average global...
View ArticleSaint Louis University investigates, condemns baseball team's racist texts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saint Louis University is investigating — and condemning — racially insensitive texts sent last year by two members of the school’s overwhelmingly white baseball team, a top campus...
View ArticleKelsey Smith Act advances in U.S. House committee despite civil liberty concerns
WASHINGTON — Civil liberty concerns over legislation sought by a Kansas state senator to speed police access to cell phone location data didn’t derail the measure from advancing Tuesday.A Democratic...
View ArticleHome Free to sing a cappella country at TPAC
Country music is no stranger to male groups with tight harmonies — the Statler Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys and the Gatlin Brothers are just three that come to mind — but who ever heard of a country a...
View ArticleBloodshot eyes, open containers don't warrant DUI test, Kansas Court of...
The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday that bloodshot eyes and open containers of alcohol aren’t enough evidence for a police officer to order a breath test, the latest in a series of split opinions...
View ArticleOne of four defendants in Topeka Academy Sports armed robbery waives...
An 18-year-old woman — one of four teens charged in the armed robbery of a west Topeka sporting goods store — waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Shawnee County District Court.Kelly Renee...
View ArticleCaney school district in southeast Kansas shortens school week to save money
CANEY — A small southeast Kansas school district will have a four-day week for the rest of the year to save money.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/22LNYrI ) the Caney Valley school board voted...
View Article1 of 5 suspects in Salina girl's killing pleads no contest to first-degree...
SALINA — One of five men charged in the fatal shooting of a Salina girl has pleaded no contest to felony first-degree murder.Under a plea agreement announced Monday, 18-year-old Andrew Woodring faces a...
View ArticleRep. Mike Pompeo, mulling run against Sen. Jerry Moran, says criticisms of...
WASHINGTON – Rep. Mike Pompeo remained coy Wednesday over whether he plans to challenge Sen. Jerry Moran and said his recent criticism of the senator had been policy-based.Pompeo said he had not made...
View ArticleSchulz: Kansas State University making 'enormous progress' toward 2025 goals
MANHATTAN – Less than halfway into its 15-year plan to become one of the 50 best public universities in the nation by 2025, Kansas State is making “enormous progress,” according to its departing...
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