Cuban, Topekan middle school students bridge culture gap with educator's videos
As Cuban street music recorded on a video spilled outside of her classroom and into the hallways of Shawnee Heights Middle School recently, Melanie Dill’s voice was filled with emotion and excitement...
View ArticleWhether Left, Right or Center, former Kansan in right place with TPAC-bound...
Should the Topeka Performing Arts Center lose power Thursday night during a performance there of the Blue Men Group, one of its cast members with Kansas ties would still be able to entertain the...
View ArticleReturning Kansas lawmakers face closing budget shortfalls
Kansas legislators must close projected budget gaps totaling about $290 million when they resume their annual session this week, and top Republicans aren’t sure lawmakers will be tackling much else.The...
View ArticleWichita's Cessna gets $14 million Air Force contract
WICHITA — A Wichita aircraft company has won a $14 million Air Force contract.The Wichita Eagle reports (http://j.mp/1NJ4qlt ) the Air Force has awarded Textron Aviation Cessna the $14 million contract...
View ArticlePreliminary autopsy of Grant County man indicates he was fatally shot
A preliminary autopsy on a Grant County resident whose body was found April 21 indicates the man was fatally shot with a small caliber weapon, said Kansas Bureau of Investigation special agent Mark...
View ArticleNational Weather Service surveys damage from Republic County, Kansas tornado...
MUNDEN — The National Weather Service is surveying damage from a northern Kansas tornado that left two people with minor injuries, damaged about 10 homes and destroyed a trailer.National Weather...
View ArticleOne killed in Dickinson County crash on Interstate 70
One person was killed Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Dickinson County.According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash occurred about a mile east of Abilene on eastbound...
View ArticleRep. Mike Pompeo won't challenge Sen. Jerry Moran this year
U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo will not challenge U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran this year, he announced Monday after weeks of publicly considering a run for Senate.“I will, today, file for re-election to the House of...
View ArticleStrong tornadoes, large hail possible in central Kansas on Tuesday night
There is a moderate chance of severe weather just west of Topeka on Tuesday night, including large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.The National Weather Service announced Monday that most of...
View ArticleMissouri producers reject creating state beef checkoff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A proposal to establish a $1 state fee per head of cattle was soundly rejected by Missouri beef producers, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced Monday.The proposal lost...
View ArticleMan faces long list of charges for allegedly firing at woman in Pottawatomie...
Pottawatomie County deputies responding to a domestic disturbance Friday afternoon arrested an alleged shooter after nearly two hours.A caller phoned the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office around...
View ArticleTeacher residency program comes to Kansas City area schools
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group of nearly 40 men and women will join Kansas City area students in the classroom this fall as part of a new program designed to prepare aspiring teachers be effective urban...
View ArticleShootings of three officers at south Topeka motel set record
A grim record was set Saturday night when three law enforcement officers were shot in Topeka as they tried to serve an arrest warrant on Orlando J. Collins, 28.Three is the largest number of officers...
View ArticleReport: Kansas wheat heading, corn planting makes progress
WICHITA — A government report shows the Kansas winter wheat crop is maturing at a faster rate than usual.The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 23 percent of the state’s...
View ArticleMan found guilty of murder in Lawrence throat-stabbing from May 2015
LAWRENCE — A 34-year-old man has been convicted in the death of a Lawrence man who was found bleeding outside a fast-food restaurant.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/26kby37 ) reports that...
View ArticleAfter firing, popular Wal-Mart checker becomes star
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Kansas City Star.WEST PLAINS, Mo. — A month ago, Frank Swanson was a checker, pretty much a lifer, at Wal-Mart in West Plains, Mo.He’s 52, disabled and long...
View ArticleACLU: Two-thirds of new Kansas voter registrations on hold; voting rolls are...
WICHITA — Voting rolls in Kansas are in “chaos” because of the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements, the American Civil Liberties Union has argued in a court document, noting that about two-thirds...
View ArticleStandard and Poor's say Kansas could see credit rating drop, depending on how...
A national credit rating service says there’s at least a 50-50 chance it could lower Kansas’ AA credit rating later this year, depending on how the Legislature handles the state’s current budget...
View ArticleF-5 tornado struck the Wichita metro area 25 years ago
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Wichita Eagle.ANDOVER — The air was so muggy that day. April 26, 1991.It wore a person down, the humidity drenching clothes after a few moments in the...
View ArticleKansas to withdraw from federal refugee program, Gov. Sam Brownback says
Kansas will withdraw from the federal refugee relocation program, Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday as he moved to sever any cooperation with the federal government to bring refugees to the state.The...
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