Katherine Dunn, Kansas born author of 'Geek Love,' dead at 70
PORTLAND, Ore. — Writer Katherine Dunn, who was famous for her novel “Geek Love,” died at her Portland, Oregon home Wednesday. She was 70.Dunn died Wednesday of complications from lung cancer, The...
View ArticleGov. Brownback widens right of public employees to carry concealed firearms
Firefighters, code inspectors, tax auditors and other public employees in Kansas will no longer be prohibited from carrying concealed handguns while engaged in workplace duties in the community,...
View ArticleCareer prosecutor Karen Wittman announces candidacy for Shawnee County D.A.
Karen Wittman brings “years and years of experience” to the prosecutor’s table, which her two opponents in the race for Shawnee County district attorney lack, she said Friday.On Friday, Wittman, a...
View ArticleDistrict Attorney: No charges to be filed in Topeka police shooting of motorist
Charges won’t be filed against a Topeka police officer in connection with the shooting of a 24-year-old man on April 14, Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said on Friday.Officer Cassandra R....
View ArticleA.G. Derek Schmidt seeks clarification from Kansas Supreme Court on...
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked the state’s high court Friday to reconsider a series of opinions issued last month that reached diverging conclusions on whether mandatory registration by...
View ArticleCourt documents allege that Manhattan man killed an infant
MANHATTAN — Newly released court documents allege that a Manhattan homicide suspect killed a 3-month-old girl.The Manhattan Mercury (http://bit.ly/1TaGy1P ) reports that 25-year-old Andrew Gibson is...
View ArticleTinder reminds users to be 'vigilant' amid Kansas kidnapping report
LAWRENCE — Tinder says “people with bad intentions exist everywhere” and the online dating app is reminding users to be vigilant about safety amid allegations that a Kansas man held a woman he met on...
View ArticleU.S. discrimination advisory conflicts with Kansas bills aimed at transgender...
A federal advisory to public schools Friday warning that access to restrooms and other sex-segregated facilities ought to reflect a student’s sexual identity stands in conflict with bills introduced in...
View ArticleMember of Kansas swim team sues over bus attack
ELLSWORTH — The mother of a Kansas high schooler who says he was sexually assaulted by members of the swim team on a bus after a competition alleges in a lawsuit that he needs therapy and has stopped...
View ArticleCaregiver accused of beating disabled Lawrence men
LAWRENCE — A 20-year-old caregiver faces state charges accusing her of hitting and confining two mentally challenged men who were under her care, according to newly released court documents.Brooke...
View ArticleOriginal basketball rules displayed at University of Kansas
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas put James Naismith’s original rules of basketball on display Friday at the new multi-million-dollar DeBruce Center, which was built to house the historical two-page...
View ArticleTwo deputy U.S. Marshals' actions in motel shootout cleared, D.A. says
Two deputy U.S. marshals won’t face criminal charges for their actions during a shootout at the Country Club Motel on April 23, Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said Friday.The federal...
View ArticleSaline County jury convicts man in death of teenager
SALINA — A central Kansas jury has convicted a 23-year-old man in the death of a 17-year-old girl.The Salina Journal reports (http://j.mp/1XpU7ul ) the Saline County jury on Friday found Macio Palacio...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Milford drug bust
A two week investigation in Geary County ended with two Milford residents in jail in connection with drug related charges.A joint Junction City Police and Geary County Sheriff’s Office task force...
View ArticleDust storm caused 7-vehicle crash on I-70 Friday, Kansas Highway Patrol says
Dust led to a seven-vehicle chain reaction of accidents on Interstate 70 Friday, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.All seven vehicles were westbound on I-70 in Geary County when the first crash...
View ArticleGood Samaritan struck while aiding motorist can't sue the stalled driver,...
A well-meaning motorist injured as he helped a stalled driver isn’t entitled to compensation from that driver, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday.Natalie Marquez was stopped at a red light Dec....
View ArticleCity of Topeka, Shawnee County continue fight over fugitive's medical bills
A lengthy legal saga between the city of Topeka and Shawnee County over which must pay the medical bills of a man shot by police will head to trial after a divided Kansas Court of Appeals panel...
View ArticleKansas detective remembered as hero during funeral
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 39-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, detective fatally shot this week has been remembered by friends and colleagues as a hero.Detective Brad Lancaster died Monday after he was shot...
View ArticleUniversity of Kansas Senate forms free speech committee
LAWRENCE — A committee will research whether the University of Kansas needs an explicit policy supporting freedom of speech and expression.The committee, which will form this summer and work through...
View ArticleBuffalo roam walls of Topeka gallery in 'Bison!' art exhibit
Beauchamp’s, the long-time Westboro Mart art gallery, has made itself a home where buffalo art can roam.“Bison!” an exhibit subtitled “two- and three-dimensional works featuring Kansas’ favorite...
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