Man hospitalized after motorcycle slides on gravel road
DWIGHT, Kan.- One person was injured in an accident just after 1 p.m. on Saturday in Morris County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Harley Davidson driven by Louis Anderson, 50, Graham, WA.,...
View ArticleObama defends decision to delay immigration action
JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is defending his decision to delay taking executive action on immigration until after November’s congressional elections. In an...
View ArticleChurches urge high court to act on gay marriage
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church and other faiths are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and settle the question of whether states can outlaw gay marriage once and for all. The Church of...
View ArticleMoran accepting applications for spring 2015 internships
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Friday announced he is accepting applications for paid congressional internships in his Washington and Kansas offices for spring 2015. “Congressional...
View ArticlePesticide drift is persistent problem for farmers
STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Organic and specialty crop growers are trying to make a living off the rising consumer interest in locally grown and organic foods. But the smaller...
View ArticleKansas Senate hopefuls spar over guns and trips to Dodge
Orman and Roberts at the State Fair Debate HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) —Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman disagree about whether federally mandated background checks...
View ArticleNo. 20 K-State rallies past Iowa State 32-28
AMES, Iowa – Jake Waters ran for an 8-yard touchdown with 1:30 left to push 20th-ranked Kansas State past host Iowa State 32-28 on Saturday. Waters threw for 239 yards and ran for a career-high 138...
View ArticleDuffy leaves after 1st inning as KC loses at New York 6-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Obtained by the Yankees from Arizona in separate July trades, Brandon McCarthy and Martin Prado are doing their best to keep alive New York’s slim playoff hopes. McCarthy won for the...
View ArticleBlue Dragons roll up 658 total yards in Jayhawks win over Fort Scott
HUTCHINSON — The No. 11 Hutchinson Community College football team opened Jayhawk Conference play on Saturday with an impressive offensive showing in a 55-10 victory over Fort Scott at Gowans Stadium....
View ArticleKansas man dies in truck rollover accident
VALLEY FALLS, Kan.- A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday in Jefferson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Nissan pickup driven by John V. Aspinwall, 40, Valley...
View ArticleDid you miss Saturday’s Roberts-Orman Debate? Watch it here
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and independent challenger Greg Orman agree that the U.S. needs to do a better job of securing its borders, but Orman also has a proposal to allow...
View ArticleEarly results: Average 2015 marketplace premiums decline slightly
By Jay Hancock Kaiser Health News WASHINGTON, D.C. — In preliminary but encouraging news for consumers and taxpayers, insurance filings show that average premiums will decline slightly next year in 16...
View ArticleChick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died
Cathy ATLANTA (AP) — A spokesman says S. Truett Cathy, who started a postwar diner in Atlanta that grew into the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, has died. He was 93. Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin...
View ArticleTopeka council to consider nudity ban
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Topeka City Council will consider making public nudity a misdemeanor offense. The Topeka Capital-Journal the proposal to be considered Tuesday was prompted by people reporting...
View ArticleSummer break over, must-do tasks await Congress
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is returning for a short September session in between its summer break and the November elections. The must-do list includes preventing a...
View ArticleDA studies justification for 2012 police shooting
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two years after Wichita police shot and killed two men in separate confrontations, the Sedgwick County District Attorney is still considering whether the shootings were justified....
View ArticleFire kills 1 man in Overland Park
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a man at an Overland Park apartment building. The fire department said in a news release that the fire...
View ArticleCollege officials want assessment in learning
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas higher education officials have sought an annual assessment of student learning, but a first attempt by schools produced a wide-variety of assessment systems. The Lawrence...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in death of Topeka officer
Randy Ridens and Ross Lane TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two men are now jailed in connection with the shooting death of a Topeka police officer. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department announced that Randy...
View ArticleKansas woman hospitalized after car overturns
HARTFORD, Kan.- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 8 a.m. on Monday in Lyon County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Toyota Camry driven by Barbara Jane Goodell, 67, Lebo,...
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