8 years ago
A federal judge has ordered Kansas' top elections official to produce a plan on homeland security issues that he took to a meeting with President Donald Trump. U.S. Magistrate James O'Hara ruled Wednesday that the document from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach could be relevant to a federal lawsuit challenging a state law requiring new ...

8 years ago
A 54-year-old Kansas man will serve at least 50 years in prison for sex crimes against hildren. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said David Tidball, of WaKeeny, was sentenced Tuesday to two consecutive life sentences with a minimum of 50 years served. Tidball also was sentenced to a third life sentence and four years and four months ...

8 years ago
A former University of Kansas theater student is suing the school, alleging it failed to investigate claims he was sexually harassed. The lawsuit alleges a professor invited the then-student to his home for dinner in 2015, wrongly telling him other students would also be in attendance. The man alleges the professor was intoxicated, forcefully kissed him and ...

8 years ago
Kansas pioneers - sometimes played sports to blaze a trail for the rest to follow. Coming up Thursday, April 6 at the Smoky Hill Museum presents, "Throw Like a Girl." The discussion will take a look at female athletes from Kansas who persevered through difficulties on the field, court and arena. Laura Hartley is the a public historian ...

8 years ago
Ranchers in three states affected by wildfires have been given a temporary suspension of grazing restrictions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday authorized emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program lands in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The agency says wildfires in Kansas burned about 630,000 acres with estimated livestock losses of between 3,000 and 9,000 cattle. About ...

8 years ago
A social media post has a Manhattan High School student in hot water. Riley County Police were made aware of the post from April 4th on the social media site "Snapchat." Authorities say a 15-year old male Manhattan High student posted a picture to his Snapchat account that had what appeared to be two handguns with the ...

8 years ago
Topeka based Payless shoes is closing 400 stores across the country. The Payless shoe store in the Salina Central Mall is not among them, and will stay open. Other communities in Kansas are not so fortunate, though. Payless stores in Great Bend, Hutchinson, Liberal, and Emporia are closing. The shoe chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...

8 years ago
Top Republican legislators are negotiating with Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback over raising taxes as they consider proposals for a flat personal income tax. The Republican governor met Tuesday with GOP leaders. The talks came after a Senate committee approved a bill that would move the state to a single personal income tax rate of 4.6 percent while ...

8 years ago
An incoming Kansas high school principal has resigned after student reporters raised questions about her credentials. School board members voted Tuesday to accept Amy Robertson's resignation as Pittsburg High School's principal. The main concern stemmed from her receiving her masters and doctoral degrees from Corlinns University, an unaccredited, online school. Robertson said she received her degree before ...

8 years ago
County Commission Vice Chairman Robert Vidricksen said Tuesday that the County is “being held hostage” by the City over resolving the lease at the EXPO Center.  He said he felt his “hands were tied tight” and he was “being backed into a corner”.  The City owns the EXPO Center property; the County owns the buildings ...

8 years ago
Wichita police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left a young man dead. Police Lt. Todd Ojile says 18-year-old D'Shaun Smith died Monday when he was shot as he and a female sat in a car while trying to buy marijuana. Ojile says during the transaction, a suspect tried to rob Smith and the female ...