WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge has once again refused to dismiss charges against a man accused of a suicide bomb plot at a Wichita…
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Wichita seeks ruling on legality of marijuana initiative
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita is seeking a court decision on the legality of an ordinance approved by voters to reduce the penalties for possession…
View More Wichita seeks ruling on legality of marijuana initiativeSenator’s bill on Kansas out-of-district students criticized
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Critics say that a new Kansas bill to protect current out-of-district students in school districts does not address the problem of…
View More Senator’s bill on Kansas out-of-district students criticizedRussell County opens 1902 time capsule
RUSSELL, Kan. (AP) — The opening of a 113-year-old time capsule discovered in the cornerstone of the Russell County Courthouse was a little anti-climactic. About…
View More Russell County opens 1902 time capsuleNative stone fence workshop slated in Wamego
WAMEGO, Kan. (AP) — With few trees in large swaths of Kansas prairieland, early settlers built fences out of stone instead. People interesting in learning…
View More Native stone fence workshop slated in WamegoRegistration open for third annual Run/Walk to Help Children Talk
The third annual 5K Run/Walk to Help Children Talk, hosted by Fort Hays State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Scottish Rite Masons,…
View More Registration open for third annual Run/Walk to Help Children TalkEight years after tornado, Greensburg to have theater again
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Greensburg is getting a movie theater again after a massive tornado leveled much of the Kiowa County town eight years ago.…
View More Eight years after tornado, Greensburg to have theater againChronic wasting disease spreads to 6 more Kansas counties
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State wildlife officials say chronic wasting disease has spread to six counties in southwest Kansas. The disease, which is fatal to…
View More Chronic wasting disease spreads to 6 more Kansas countiesKansas senator proposes bill on school transfer students
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas state senator is proposing a bill intended to ensure that school districts can’t remove current students who live outside…
View More Kansas senator proposes bill on school transfer studentsKansas lawmakers seek to freeze state universities’ tuition
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State universities in Kansas could not increase tuition for two years under a proposal drafted by legislators negotiating over budget issues.…
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