Kansas man dies after crash in the rain
LENEXA- A Kansas man died in an accident just before 4 a.m. on Friday in Johnson County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Mitsubishi passenger car driven by Arnulfo V. Ramirez, 32, Bonner...
View ArticleStegall takes seat on Kansas Supreme Court
Caleb Stegall TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Caleb Stegall is now a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court after serving as a lower-court judge and as a top aide to Gov. Sam Brownback. The Supreme Court had a...
View ArticleLawyer sees issue with Kansas school case, justice
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An attorney for four school districts suing Kansas over education funding says the state Supreme Court’s newest justice should remove himself from the case on appeal. Attorney John...
View ArticlePresident Signs Jenkins, Moran Rural Health Legislation Into Law
Rep. Jenkins and Senator Moran WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, President Barack Obama signed Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ (KS-02) and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) legislation, H.R. 4067, into law....
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood drops Kansas abortion lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Planned Parenthood says it has dropped a federal lawsuit challenging a Kansas rule for websites operated by abortion providers. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Vratil issued a...
View ArticleNASA: ‘There’s your new spacecraft, America!
NASA photo MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest space vehicle, Orion, accomplished its first test flight with precision and pizazz Friday, shooting more than 3,600...
View ArticleNew racial profiling guidelines won’t affect border stops
Attorney General Eric Holder ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New racial profiling guidelines being announced by the Obama administration would exempt agents from the Homeland Security...
View ArticleDragons and Vikings set for Salt City Bowl matchup
HUTCHINSON, (Ks) – The Jayhawk Conference champion Hutchinson Community College football team closes out one of the most successful seasons in program history on Saturday when it meets No. 19 Hudson...
View ArticleDebate on animal control ordinance, pit bull ban draws big crowd
Residents of Kansas City, Kan., and Wyandotte County stand to indicate their position on a proposal to lift a county ban on pit bulls during Thursday’s meeting of the Unified Government...
View ArticleFootball Game Day! Hutch Blue Dragons vs Hudson Valley in the Salt City Bowl...
The 2014 Salt City Bowl will feature an interesting matchup in Hutchinson’s No. 6-nationally ranked rush offense against Hudson Valley’s No. 6-ranked rush defense. The Blue Dragons average 260.7 yards...
View ArticlePolice: SUV in Kanas City boy’s death had anti-Muslim message
BILL DRAPER, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police have confirmed that an SUV involved in the death of a teenager outside a Somali community center had an anti-Muslim message...
View ArticleKan. man hospitalized after teen falls asleep at the wheel
MAPLE HILL- A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in Wabaunsee County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Jeep Compass driven by Andrew Jens Harvey, 19,...
View ArticleKan. minister frightened by death threats
Rev. Carter WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita minister says she is starting to become frightened by a growing number of death threats she has received since performing a wedding ceremony for 15 same-sex...
View Article2 Kan. men dead, 3 hospitalized after rollover crash
HUGOTON – Two Kansas men died and three others were injured in an accident just before 6:30 a.m. on Saturday in Stevens County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Uplander driven by Andres...
View ArticleFeds approve KDADS plan at State Mental Hospital
By Dave Ranney KHI News Service Dec. 5, 2014 TOPEKA — A spokesperson for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services on Friday announced that federal officials had approved the agency’s...
View ArticleKan. man hospitalized after van hits light pole
WICHITA – A Kansas man was injured in an accident just after 2 p.m. on Saturday in Sedgwick County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Ford Windstar driven by Shaun Michael Newberry, 31,...
View ArticleObama: Will take time to tackle racism, bias in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says it’s going to take time and vigilance to tackle problems as “deeply rooted” as racism and bias. He says gains have been made, and that gives hope for more...
View ArticleTask force seeks to clarify sexual assault policy
University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A sexual assault task force at the University of Kansas wants to make it clear that students can be disciplined for sexual misconduct no matter how far from...
View ArticleKansas governor working on proposed budget fixes
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback isn’t publicly ruling out any ideas for helping to close state budget shortfalls. That’s left officials and lawmakers to speculate about the proposals he’s...
View ArticleKansas woman dies in truck rollover accident
DELPHOS- A Kansas woman died in an accident just before 4 a.m. on Sunday in Cloud County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Ford F 150 driven by Carrie M. Brayton, 21, Glasco, was driving...
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