11 years ago
Lawrence has received a $15,000 grant to promote the city's basketball roots. The Lawrence Journal World reports that the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism awarded the money Friday to the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau. The money will be used to develop a documentary on Lawrence's basketball history and a logo that promotes the ...

11 years ago
A custody battle is brewing over the young sons of a former Kansas lawman who killed his wife before setting their house on fire. The Wichita Eagle reports that what began as a face-off between maternal and paternal families has evolved into a struggle between the mother and sister of Vashti Seacat. She was killed in ...

11 years ago
Authorities have deported a 41-year-old man who was the focus of Kansas City group's effort to keep him from being sent back to Mexico. Josue Noe Sandoval-Perez was held since Jan. 22 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for immigration violations. Communities Creating Opportunity, a Kansas City faith-based nonprofit, rallied against his deportation, saying he has a ...

11 years ago
A Topeka teenager has had another confrontation with law enforcement over his attempt to use a video camera to record interactions between police and the public. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  that Addison Mikkelson was at the Statehouse on Wednesday to participate in the Kansas Day activities planned in the building. The 17-year-old says while at the site ...

11 years ago
Coming off a successful inaugural season, the Salina Bombers are preparing for what they believe will be an ever better second season. Salina's first ever indoor football team began play last year in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. The team exceeded most expectations, making it to the league championship game, but falling just short to ...

11 years ago
The handlers for groundhog Punxsutawney Phil say he's forecasting six more weeks of what already has felt like a brutally long and cold winter. Pennsylvania's famed groundhog emerged from his lair in front of thousands of fans around daybreak Sunday. Legend has it that if the furry rodent sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last ...

11 years ago
A Wyandotte County jury has awarded four former Kansas Gas Service employees more than $900,000 after deciding they were discriminated against based on age when they were fired for sharing emailed porn. The Kansas City Star reports the case began when KGS discovered pornographic materials had been shared in the company email system. Ten workers were ...

11 years ago
A large crowd gathered Saturday morning to bid on a wide variety of items that included things like sports and celebrity memorabilia, furniture, trips, a "Top Gun" flight, and even a teepee. For the 25th year in a row, Child Advocacy and Parenting Services, or CAPS, hosted a celebrity benefit auction. The bidding was fast and ...

11 years ago
The cable industry wants Kansas lawmakers to pass a measure that would prohibit cities from starting their own TV or broadband services. The measure sought by the Kansas Cable Telecommunications Association also would keep cities from partnering with private businesses for those services. John Federico, president of the KCTA, says the group wants to ...

11 years ago
Some conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing to let the state join a compact seeking independence from the Affordable Care Act. Rep. Brett Hildabrand introduced the measure in the House Committee on Federal and State Affairs last week to make Kansas a member of the Health Care Compact. Eight states, including Missouri and Oklahoma, already ...

11 years ago
Students at the University of Kansas will be able to bring their startup ideas to a new university-run business accelerator. The new program, KU Catalyst, is a joint project between the School of Business and the Bioscience and Technology Business Center. It will seek to connect students with mentoring, workspace and capital to start new companies. ...