Kansas City to consider $27 million for jazz district improvements at 18th...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City leaders called Thursday for $27.6 million in public funds to help complete revitalization of the historic 18th and Vine jazz district.City Manager Troy Schulte and City...
View ArticleNew game offers Army training in Leavenworth on sexual harassment, assault
LEAVENWORTH — An interactive video game has been developed to train Army command teams on how to respond to accusations of sexual harassment and sexual assault.ELITE SHARP CTT was introduced at the...
View ArticleNorth Kansas City man drowns in Missouri River
MISSOURI CITY, Mo. — A 56-year-old man has drowned while attempting to swim to a rock dike in the Missouri River.The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the man as Shannon Kincade, of North Kansas...
View ArticleSen. Jerry Moran warns primary battle would encourage Democrats, divert...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jerry Moran warned Thursday a primary challenge from Rep. Mike Pompeo would invite Democrats to enter the race and hamper his ability to help elect Republicans elsewhere.The GOP...
View ArticleBill to punish 'sanctuary cities' advances in Lousiana House; Kris Kobach...
BATON ROUGE, La. — A bid to punish jurisdictions that don’t follow federal immigration law has advanced in the Louisiana House and turned lawmakers’ attention to New Orleans.The bill targets so-called...
View ArticleHouse speaker punts boot-fitting event amid wrangling over deficit
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick invited legislators and lobbyists to get measured for a pair of custom-made boots at the Capitol next week amid deliberations on Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to resolve a...
View ArticleProsecutor notes woman's role in convicting man who repeatedly raped girl, 8
Before a 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to reduced charges, a Shawnee County prosecutor praised her for testifying against the man who raped an 8-year-old girl three times in 2014 after...
View Article2 teens arraigned in Great Bend High School swim team bus incident
ELLSWORTH, Kan. — Two juveniles have appeared in court to face battery charges in connection to a school bus incident involving members of the Great Bend High School boys swim team.Ellsworth County...
View ArticleStandoff ends with arrest of suspect in fatal March shooting
WICHITA — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a fatal Wichita shooting after a standoff.Wichita police Sgt. Nikki Woodrow says the man was taken into custody Thursday in the backyard of house. The...
View ArticleHired gun teaches swordplay to Topeka High's 'Robin Hood' cast
When it comes to on-stage swordplay, Benaiah Anderson is Topeka High School’s hired gun.The southeast Kansas native and alumnus of Kansas State University is a Boulder, Colo., actor and professional...
View ArticleState not liable for elderly woman's death after inmate escape, Kansas...
The state of Kansas is not liable for the death of an elderly woman whose home was burglarized by an escaped prisoner, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday.Christopher Zorn, an inmate at Norton...
View ArticleKansas State presidential search to be closed to the public
MANHATTAN — The search for the next president of Kansas State University will be closed to the public.The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/1U8Gqii ) reports that Regent Dennis Mullin says a closed...
View ArticleWashburn Rural High School's play deals with teen alcoholism
Temperance tales have endured because the problems associated with alcoholism haven’t dissipated over the years.That is why Connie S. Archer-McGinnis chose for Washburn Rural High School’s spring play,...
View ArticleSex offender registry compared to 'The Scarlet Letter' in fiery Kansas...
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Lee Johnson repeatedly compared the state’s sex offender registry to “The Scarlet Letter” on Friday in a series of 4-3 opinions that determined lifetime registration for...
View ArticleSuspended corrections employee to stand trial in western Kansas killing
GREAT BEND — A judge has found sufficient evidence for a former correctional employee to stand trial in a fatal western Kansas shooting.The Great Bend-Tribune (http://bit.ly/2483EYM ) reports the...
View ArticleMan ordered to pay $2,500 fine after being convicted of election fraud
HAYS — A new state law that gives Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach the power to prosecute election fraud allegations has notched its second conviction.Randal Kilian, 62, pleaded guilty Thursday in...
View ArticleBrownback's tobacco bonds plan draws strong bipartisan criticism
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is facing strong bipartisan criticism over his proposal to use bonds backed by tobacco settlement funds to help plug short-term budget gaps.The Republican governor wants to...
View ArticleHutchinson couple dies in head-on crash on Kansas 14
HUTCHINSON— A Hutchinson couple has died in a head-on crash on a highway overpass.The Kansas Highway Patrol says crash happened Thursday when a 17-year-old driver crossed the center line of Kansas 14...
View ArticleHome Free concert at TPAC postponed to May 2
The country a cappella act Home Free has postponed its Friday night concert at the Topeka Performing Arts Center until Monday, May 2, the promoter announced Friday afternoon.The announcement by TPAC...
View ArticleEagles' Joe Walsh: I'm dropping out of GOP convention show for veterans'...
CLEVELAND — Eagles keyboardist and guitarist Joe Walsh says he’s pulling out of a Cleveland summer concert he thought would be a nonpartisan event for veterans’ families because it’s actually a launch...
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