Senator: Election official lacked authority to change policy in three states,...
WICHITA — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says an election official had no authority to unilaterally modify a federal voter registration form to require proof-of-citizenship documents to register to vote in...
View ArticleTopeka Symphony to conclude season in operatic style with Verdi's 'Requiem'
A White Concert Hall stage packed with singers and instrumentalists will fill the venue with emotionally stirring music when at its season finale Saturday night the Topeka Symphony Orchestra performs...
View ArticleSchool supplies, cash donations help Boys and Girls Clubs help kids
Savannah Caraway, 9, and Seonna Gowan-Britt, 10, and another dozen kids who are members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Topeka were the focus Friday when piles of school supplies were donated to the...
View ArticleTopeka man charged with using car to drag Topeka police officer after police...
A 24-year-old man has been charged with aggravated kidnapping tied to the dragging of a Topeka police officer during a traffic stop near downtown Topeka on April 14.The motorist, Dyllon Alan Tucker, of...
View ArticleEx-Kansas prison worker sentenced in meth smuggling case
LANSING, Kan. — A former Kansas prison worker accused of smuggling methamphetamine into the Lansing Correctional Center has been sentenced to 13 months in prison.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleFormer corrections employee to stand trial in Great Bend killing
GREAT BEND, Kan. — 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 ArticleYoung voices sing at Kansas Youth Chorale's spring concert
Here is Sunday’s Kansas Youth Chorale’s spring concert by the numbers: three sections performed by two choruses singing in two-, three- and four-part harmony.The 3 p.m. program at Highland Park United...
View ArticleShawnee County lawmakers remain critical of Brownback administration at forum
Shawnee County legislators on both sides of the party line remained critical of the tax cuts and budget reductions implemented under Gov. Sam Brownback.Topics discussed at the first Community...
View ArticleDrones for businesses slow to take off in Kansas
WICHITA — Some businessmen say the commercial drone industry in Kansas has taken off more slowly than they expected, and a national survey supports that contention.A national analysis by the...
View ArticleOlathe neighborhood water tests show no elevated lead
OLATHE — Officials in a Kansas City suburb say tests show there are no elevated lead levels in water in a neighborhood that showed potentially high levels earlier.The city of Olathe said in a news...
View ArticleJudge denies bond change request for ex-Cowboy Joseph Randle, who was...
WICHITA — A Kansas judge has declined a request to change the bond conditions for former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/22WEfyI ) that Randle’s...
View ArticleThe Topeka Art Guild celebrates 100 years of supporting art
When it comes to art organizations in the Kansas capital, none has existed longer than the Topeka Art Guild.The nonprofit association is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, an achievement...
View ArticleEarth Day event at Topeka Zoo draws artists to sidewalks
As 9-year-old Bella Carter painted her picture of grass, the sky and stars on Saturday at the Topeka Zoo, she outlined her understanding of saving the earth."You should recycle a lot more and not...
View ArticleGerald Fried talks about writing music for 'Star Trek'
When Gerald Fried, one of the composers whose music will be heard Sunday afternoon at “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage” at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, was asked how he got involved working on the...
View ArticleColorado woman killed in western Kansas crash
JOHNSON — A 45-year-old Colorado woman has died in a crash in southwestern Kansas.The Kansas Highway Patrol says Brenda Lasley of Springfield, Colorado, died Friday afternoon in the two-vehicle head-on...
View ArticleCapper fundraiser attendees hear about nonverbal boy aided by the foundation
A year ago a boy named Brody was nonverbal — meaning he couldn't utter a word — and he couldn’t climb stairs using alternating steps.Now through a variety of therapies at the Easter Seals Capper...
View ArticleTwo deputy U.S. Marshals, one FBI agent shot as they approached man to arrest...
Three federal law enforcement officers were wounded when multiple shots were exchanged late Saturday between the officers and a gunman at the Country Club Motel, 3732 S.W. Topeka.UPDATED STORY: FBI...
View ArticleAttorney general opinion casts doubt on Wichita slots
WICHITA — Legislation that would permit Sedgwick County residents to cast another vote on whether to allow slot machines at the Wichita Greyhound Park would breach the Kansas Lottery’s contract with...
View ArticleMuch of central, northeast Kansas under tornado watch until 11 p.m. Sunday
Much of central northeast Kansas, including Shawnee County, is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms are developing south of Interstate...
View ArticleMater Dei middle schoolers get up-close look at science behind farming
WHEATON — Forty seventh- and eighth-graders from Mater Dei Catholic School got a hands-on lesson in genetics last week in a visit to Moser Ranch, near Wheaton.The students saw practical applications...
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