Wichita zoo's new elephants settle in ahead of grand opening
WICHITA — Six elephants brought to a Kansas zoo from southern Africa earlier this year are settling in ahead of their exhibit’s grand opening scheduled for Memorial Day weekend.The elephants arrived...
View ArticleKansas store seeks clues to 'Sleepy Sasquatch' burglar
WICHITA — A Wichita, Kansas, business repeatedly targeted by a burglar it now calls “Sleepy Sasquatch” is asking for the public’s help in identifying the intruder who frequently leaves empty-handed.The...
View ArticleCountry Legends 106.9's 'Marlena' marks 40 years on the air at KTPK-FM
Working 40 years at the same place in any industry has become less common, but in radio it is extremely rare.That is why a story about Marlene Adkison’s 40th anniversary with Topeka radio station...
View Article3 dead in Kansas City, Kansas, crash
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three men in their early 20s have died in a rollover crash in Kansas City, Kansas.Kansas City, Kansas, police say the three men were ejected from the vehicle after the driver lost...
View Article3 charged with stealing bronze urns from Kansas cemeteries
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Charges have been filed against three people accused of stealing bronze urns from two cemeteries in Kansas City, Kansas.The Kansas City Star reports (http://j.mp/1ZuczQW ) operators...
View ArticleKansas Supreme Court to see how new school funding stacks up
Critics of Kansas’ new public school funding law are illustrating what they see as its flaws with before-and-after towers of Legos: The blocks change color, but the stack doesn’t grow any larger.The...
View ArticleGov. Sam Brownback, presidential duel cast shadow over Kansas statehouse races
Upcoming primary and general election races in Kansas for the House and Senate — politically conflicted chambers under control of Republicans — promise to deliver a rare blend of uncertainty.In the...
View ArticleGiglio policy creates massive burden for Shawnee County prosecutor's office
Figuring out exactly how many criminal cases a Shawnee County sheriff’s detective investigated — some that might be overturned and others that might have to be tried again — has chewed up a large chunk...
View ArticleShannon Cotsoradis, prominent advocate for children's programs, to leave Kansas
One of the most prominent advocates in the Statehouse of preserving funding for children’s programs will leave Kansas.Kansas Action for Children said Monday its president and CEO, Shannon Cotsoradis,...
View ArticleD.A.'s office withdraws motion to enhance attempted murder sentence of Joseph...
The Shawnee County district attorney's office has withdrawn a motion to bump up the sentence of Joseph Taylor Hughes, whom a jury convicted in March of attempted murder in the beating of his girlfriend...
View ArticleKansas City, Kansas, detective fatally shot; man in custody
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Kansas, police detective helping respond to a report of a suspicious person near a racetrack was fatally shot Monday, and a parolee sought for questioning in that and...
View ArticleDouglas County describes old schoolhouse property as 'junk yard'
LAWRENCE — Douglas County commissioners are asking a judge to stop a family from dumping junk at an old schoolhouse property south of Lawrence.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://j.mp/1YgmNEe ) reports...
View ArticleAs Senate's power brokers age, several seek new terms
WASHINGTON — Millennials have emerged as the nation’s largest living generation, yet that demographic shift isn’t reflected in the upper reaches of the Republican-controlled Senate, where the body’s...
View ArticleOld convent in Kansas offers new hope for foster children
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by The Kansas City Star.KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Laura Drescher, an engineer by trade, married into a family of child welfare workers.Husband, mother-in-law,...
View ArticleMan arrested in deadly hit-and-run crash in Wichita on suspicion of DUI
WICHITA — A man accused of killing two people in Wichita when he crashed into a van that was transporting people with intellectual disabilities has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the...
View ArticleNational WWI Museum in Kansas City has new exhibit that focuses on bloody...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new exhibit at the National World War I Museum and Memorial focuses on two pivotal battles and features more graphic material than other temporary displays mounted by the...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion proponents launch new campaign in Kansas
A coalition of business, faith and health interests convened Monday to launch an election-year campaign to build momentum for state approval of Medicaid expansion capable of delivering basic health...
View ArticleKansas suspending work on limiting power plants' carbon emissions
Kansas is suspending its work on a plan for complying with federal regulations meant to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions from power plants.A new state law putting the work on hold...
View Article2 confirmed dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes hit Plains
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tornadoes swept across portions of the Plains on Monday, killing two people in Oklahoma including an elderly man who was inside a home that was torn apart by one of the violent...
View ArticleKansas prosecutor looking into election official's conduct
WICHITA — A Kansas prosecutor is looking into allegations of misuse of public funds against a top U.S. election executive when he was a county election commissioner in the state, two county officials...
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