Last-ditch horse, dog racing offer gains no ground in Kansas
Activity to close out the 2016 legislative session took an unexpected turn Saturday when a negotiator unleashed the idea of making a fresh run at modifying Kansas gaming law to make it easier to...
View Article1 of 2 Kansas county jail inmates recaptured in Pittsburg
PITTSBURG — One of two inmates who walked away from the Crawford County jail is back in custody.Crawford County Sheriff Dan Peak says Steven Ray Barnes was captured Saturday at a Pittsburg motel....
View ArticleKansas officials begin redistricting process for 2022
Six years before it has to be done, state and federal officials are already talking about redistricting of congressional and legislative districts in Kansas.The new maps for political districts aren’t...
View ArticleLawrence school steers away from ban of Confederate flag
LAWRENCE — Lawrence school officials say it’s unlikely the district will ban displays of the Confederate flag.An advisory committee told students seeking the ban that broadening the district’s existing...
View ArticleGrass fires damage $500,000 of Westar assets
Dry conditions this spring ramped up the number of out-of-control grass fires that plagued Kansas, and among the losses was more than $500,000 in damage to Westar Energy equipment and structures.“There...
View ArticleMan killed in Kansas Turnpike crash near Derby
A 60-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Sedgwick County.The Kansas Turnpike Authority said the crash occurred at 1:33 p.m. Saturday on the...
View ArticleMotorist to be sentenced in battery of Topeka police officer in February 2015
Brooke Aaron McLaughlin will be sentenced May 20 for his actions as the motorist who tried to drive away as a Topeka police officer clung to his car in a southeast Topeka neighborhood in early...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback's vow to mend 'dangerous' Kansas highway now casualty of...
The Legislature backed Gov. Sam Brownback's strategy to narrow the state budget deficit by sweeping $185 million in transportation funds and delaying projects to fix treacherous highways and...
View ArticleKansas tax revenue in April tops expectation by $2.6 million
The state of Kansas exceeded by $2.6 million anticipated tax collections in April after scaling back official revenue projections for a second time in the current fiscal year, officials said...
View ArticlePolice: Woman dies in Wichita parking spot dispute stabbing
WICHITA — Authorities say a woman has been stabbed to death in Wichita during a parking spot dispute.KSNW-TV (http://bit.ly/1pWDvgc ) reports that the stabbing happened Saturday night in the parking...
View ArticlePrince siblings, two of whom live in KC, stand to make millions but keep low...
CHASKA, Minn. — Prince’s death at age 57 stands to make instant millionaires out of six surviving siblings if no will is ever found. So who are they? Two sought to follow in their brother’s musical...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers approve 'step therapy' and welfare reform bill
Kansas legislators approved a health and public welfare bill Monday that would reduce prescription drug costs within the state’s Medicaid program and make changes to eligibility for public...
View ArticleSecond of 2 Crawford County jail inmates recaptured in Olathe
OLATHE — The second of two men who escaped from a southeast Kansas county jail is back in custody.Crawford County Sheriff Dan Peak announced Monday that Shaun Steven Simpson was arrested without...
View ArticleTiny houses in Kansas City to serve homeless veterans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A group of military veterans hopes to build small homes for struggling and homeless veterans on a vacant piece of land in Kansas City.The nonprofit Veterans Community Project has set...
View ArticleKansas standoff that scrapped classes in 2 districts in Gray County's...
MONTEZUMA — Authorities in southwestern Kansas’ Gray County say a home standoff that forced the cancellation of classes in two rural districts has ended with the man’s arrest.The county sheriff’s...
View ArticleStepson, friend held in death of vet who was killed near Kansas border in...
BURLINGTON, Colo. — Authorities investigating the death of a veterinarian in Burlington say her stepson and another man are suspected of killing the woman and stealing items from her home.Police say...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender in Wichita pleads guilty in ID theft case
WICHITA — A decades-long ordeal ruined a Texas man, but his life might start to get better now that the convicted sex offender in Kansas who stole his identity has pleaded guilty to misusing a Social...
View ArticleKansas Highway Patrol helped: Legislators approve fees to provide extra funds...
Kansas legislators approved late Sunday an increase in vehicle registration fees to provide extra funds for the state Highway Patrol to hire additional troopers.The votes on the bills were 92-27 in the...
View ArticleJudge spares Augusta, Kansas woman from prison after $1.2M theft
WICHITA — A Kansas woman was spared from going to prison after admitting she helped her husband steal more than $1.2 million from a company which owns assisted living centers in Kansas and...
View ArticleKansas lawmakers OK abortion bills, limits on local power
Kansas legislators tackled issues that included abortion and preventing cities and counties from regulating artery-clogging restaurant meals or sugary snacks as they worked on balancing the state’s...
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