Roberts scarcely mentions long ag record in Kansas
Roberts and Orman THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Roberts isn’t saying much about his long record of advocating for the farmers that drive Kansas’ economy....
View ArticleFollowing verdict, manufacturer halts sales of highway guardrails
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas company is stopping shipments of a common highway-guardrail system and conducting more crash tests after it lost a $175 million jury verdict. Trinity Industries Inc. says that it...
View ArticleDrive underway to oust judge in gay marriage case
Johnson County Chief District Judge Kevin Moriarty LOUISBURG, Kan. (AP) — The husband of a state senator is working to oust a northeast Kansas trial judge who ordered the court clerk to issue marriage...
View ArticleHuelskamp faces aggressive Democratic challenger
Huelskamp and Sherow ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A former Manhattan mayor little known to rural western Kansas voters is giving U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp an aggressive...
View ArticleLIVE WEB TV: Hutch Blue Dragons vs Iowa Western Today at 12:30 PM
BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO: KHUT-FM (102.9), KWBW-AM (1450), KWBW-FM (98.5), 12:30 p.m. airtime VIDEOSTREAM: Blue Dragon Sports Network (BlueDragonSports.com), 12:50 p.m. INTERNET AUDIO: Blue Dragon...
View Article17-year-old charged in Kansas couple’s death
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 17-year-old suspect has been charged as a juvenile with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of a Wichita couple. The Wichita Eagle reports that the teen is accused of...
View ArticleTwo receive electrical burns in Kansas farm accident
Smoke from the scene of the accident. SALINA- Two men received electrical burns and one was hospitalized after a harvest accident on Saturday afternoon in rural Saline County. Saline County Rural...
View ArticleKansas man hospitalized after car goes airborne
HOISINGTON, Kan. – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 7 p.m. on Saturday in Barton County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1972 Chevy passenger vehicle driven by Allen Wayne...
View ArticleEating disorders: They afflict men too
By Mike Sherry On most days, Jon Smith takes a lunchtime walk on a route from his data-supervisor job in Overland Park. The 23-year-old Lenexa man maintains an active lifestyle to stay fit as opposed...
View ArticleUS to recognize same-sex marriage in 6 new states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states, extending federal benefits to those couples. Attorney General Eric Holder says the states are: Alaska, Arizona,...
View ArticleFour hospitalized after 3 vehicle semi accident
LAWRENCE- Four people were injured in an accident just before 6 p.m. on Saturday in Douglas County. The Kansas Highway Patrol Reported a Peterbilt semi driven by Martin D. Carter, 37, Onaga, was...
View ArticleTrees lost outpace trees planted at KU
University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A tree-planting catch-up effort has taken root at the University of Kansas. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the number of trees planted in recent...
View ArticleOn-time immunizations in Kansas drop sharply
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new report says the on-time immunization rate for Kansas children dropped sharply during the last school year after several years of improvement. The report compiled for the...
View ArticleVictims’ families seek to remake top Kansas court
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A small group of victims’ family members are waging a campaign to remake the Kansas Supreme Court after it overturned the death sentences of two brothers convicted of notorious...
View ArticlePolice say officers shot, killed man in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police say officers have shot and killed a man who fired on officers. The Wichita Eagle reports that the shooting happened early Sunday morning after the man walked through...
View ArticleNew poll says Kan. governor’s race a toss-up, senate race close
Brownback and Davis TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new poll suggests the Kansas governor’s race is a toss-up and the race for senate is very close. The poll released Sunday by NBC News and Marist College in...
View ArticlePolice ID Kansas teen killed by police officers
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita say a man killed in a weekend shootout with officers was associated with a local gang and had outstanding warrants in a neighboring county. Authorities on Monday...
View ArticleCDC: Voluntary quarantine fine for high Ebola risk
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday recommended little more than voluntary, at-home quarantine for travelers from West Africa who are at highest risk for...
View ArticleHaven man hospitalized after Reno Co. collision with a semi
HAVEN, Kan. – A Haven man was injured in an accident just before 1 p.m. on Monday in Reno County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Freightliner semi driven by Gary L. Jessee, 45, Glascow, KY.,...
View ArticleCouples in Kan. tax case weigh in on gay marriage case
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two married gay couples suing for the right to file joint Kansas income tax returns have filed a brief weighing in on another gay marriage case. Attorney David Brown says the tax...
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