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A California man is facing federal charges in connection with an alleged Dickinson County, Kansas, crime. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, 68-year-old Andris Cukurs of Glendale, California, is charged with one count of attempted money laundering. The government is seeking forfeiture of more than $314,800 seized Nov. 14, 2014. The crime is alleged to ...

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Federal prosecutors say two former Bel Aire police officers have been indicted for their roles in a scheme to buy and sell discounted firearms by falsely claiming they would be used for law enforcement purposes. The U.S. attorney's office says in a news release that 26-year-old Nathan A. Mavia of Wichita falsely certified that the guns ...

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The University of Kansas has received a $58 million gift from the estate of a couple who are the most generous private donors in school history. Madison "Al" Self and his wife, Lila, died in 2013, both at the age of 91. Their donation announced Tuesday brings the total they have given to the school to ...

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A Salina area teen who shot and killed his 9-year-old step brother back in 2010 has received the maximum possible sentence. 18-year-old Ryan Velez, who was 14-years-old when he shot and killed 9-year-old Kaden Harper in June of 2010 at their rural Saline County home near Assaria, was sentenced in Saline County District Court Tuesday ...

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Gov. Sam Brownback's administration has outlined a plan for closing a shortfall in the current Kansas budget that includes making some cuts and diverting funds for highways and public pensions. Budget Director Shawn Sullivan outlined the proposal Tuesday in interviews with reporters. The plan avoids cutting aid to public schools and the state's Medicaid program for ...

10 years ago
The Kansas City suburb of Prairie Village, Kansas, is considering efforts to reduce the use of plastic grocery bags. Similar efforts in other U.S. cities have met with resistance. But some cities, such as Seattle, have banned the bags. Chicago and the state of California have enacted bans that will take effect next year. The Kansas City ...

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A Kansas school district superintendent says two employees have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an ongoing FBI investigation. Maize Superintendent Doug Powers tells KWCH-TV (http://bit.ly/1qoEwx6 ) the probe doesn't involve a district student but didn't say what federal authorities are investigating. School board members didn't publicly address the Nov. 18 search at their ...

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Topeka's new police chief says his department is providing far more officers to the local school district than its contract requires and thus will be reassigning some of them. Soon after James Brown became chief in October he informed the Topeka School District of his intentions. Each year the school district signs a contract with the ...

10 years ago
The city of Topeka is paying a $16,000 demolition fee originally billed to a family grieving the death of an 18-year-old woman in a house fire last month. City Manager Jim Colson said Monday that he apologized to the family of Morgan Duncan, who died in a Nov. 20 fire. The bill was for the weeklong demolition ...

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Police are seeking help to identify whoever stole items from the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame's collection. Bonner Springs police Say that thieves broke into the center on Sept. 10 and November 5. Stolen items include an antique coin collection valued at $25,000, mantel clocks and cast iron agricultural models. Center officials say a ...

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The Kansas Board of Regents reports fall enrollment grew slightly at all six state universities, led by an increase of 453 students, or 3.11 percent, at Wichita State University. Fort Hays State saw its enrollment climb by 384 students, Kansas State University had a bump of 185 students and the University of Kansas added 177 ...