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Church leaders question Kobach comment on voter ID
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas church leaders are upset over a remark by Secretary of State Kris Kobach questioning the veracity of those opposed to the state’s voter photo identification law. Kobach...
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Harley recalls bikes for ignition switch problem
DETROIT (AP) — Ignition switch problems that have plagued General Motors and Chrysler have now turned up in the motorcycle business. Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 3,300 FXDL Dyna Low Rider...
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Report: Midwest economic index slumped in July
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwestern and Plains states has slumped after hitting a three-year high a month earlier. A report issued Friday says the overall Mid-America...
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Obituaries
Kenneth Harding May 15, 1933 – July 30, 2014 Truck Driver Age: 81 Michael Ray “Jim” Nelson November 22, 1980 – July 28, 2014 Satellite Installation Technician & Concrete Finisher Age: 33...
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Democrat self-funding bid for US Senate in Kansas
Patrick Wiesner TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic candidate Patrick Wiesner is running for the U.S. Senate in Kansas almost completely on his own dime. Wiesner is a Lawrence attorney, and a finance report...
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Kansas woman found guilty of mistreatment of dependent adult
The Office of Kansas Attorney General EMPORIA – An Emporia woman was found guilty yesterday of mistreating a dependent adult and conspiring to mistreat a dependent adult, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
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Sheriff: Teenage girl stabbed to death in Saline County (VIDEO) UPDATE
Investigators on the scene of the Friday morning stabbing in the 7500 Block of West Remington Road in Saline County Salina Post 9:45 a.m. update Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski: Galazia...
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KBI completes investigation into McPherson death
MCPHERSON, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has completed its report into the death of a 56-year-old Kanopolis man shot by McPherson police. The McPherson Sentinel reports the KBI was...
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Kansas Supreme Court upholds Hollister conviction
Hollister TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man who died while serving time for the 2009 death of a woman. The court on Friday ruled on the conviction...
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Brownback names 3 Kansas Board of Regents members
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback has named a former Kansas House member and two attorneys to the board overseeing the state’s higher education system. Brownback on Friday announced the...
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Woman dies when motorcycle is rear-ended
KANSAS CITY- A woman was killed in an accident just before 11 p.m. on Sunday in Wyandotte County. The accident kept portions of the highway closed most of the night. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported...
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Obituaries
Detris Pruter January 29, 1921 – July 31, 2014 Homemaker Age : 93 Kevin Paul Sich, Jr. July 27, 1980 – June 3, 2014 Machinist Age: 33 Marvin Leroy Wiedeman July 20, 1928 – August 1, 2014 Manager –...
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Kansas parents fear end of bingo fundraisers
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Some parents at a Wichita school fear their annual bingo-night fundraiser will be canceled, after district officials reminded them that state law forbids pay-to-play bingo....
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Selzer top fundraiser in Kansas insurance race
Ken Selzer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Ken Selzer has raised nearly $235,000 through July for his campaign for Kansas insurance commissioner, leading the five GOP candidates in fundraising. Finance...
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Tribe, casino owner partner for Kansas facility
APAW, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma-based tribe is partnering with the owner of a Las Vegas hotel to reopen a track in southeast Kansas. Phil Ruffin is the owner of Las Vegas’ Treasure Island Hotel and...
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Kansas man hospitalized after Monday morning accident
TOPEKA, Kan- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 8:30 Monday morning in Shawnee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Yamaha V-Star driven by Brian Dean Wilson, 40, Silver...
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Gov’t closing emergency child immigrant shelters
ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is closing emergency shelters at military base shelters in Texas, Oklahoma and California being used to temporarily house...
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Panel interviewing Kansas Supreme Court applicants
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas commission is interviewing 14 judges and attorneys who applied for a seat on the state Supreme Court and plans to forward three finalists’ names to Republican Gov. Sam...
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County to get update on Cottonwood Hills
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commissioners will get an update on the Cottonwood Hills property during tomorrow’s regular agenda session. The stillborn golf and housing development was recently...
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Police: Men report being robbed at gunpoint in apartment
Little Apple Post MANHATTAN — The Riley County Police Department responded to reports of an armed robbery shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday. According to RCPD, three victims told police the robbery...
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