9 years ago
A spring festival that gives people ideas for Kansas day trips will end its nearly three decade run next month. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Sampler Festival is planned for May 6 and 7 at Winfield's Island Park. It began in 1990 as a book-signing party for the "Kansas Weekend Guide" book. The second ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says preliminary information about the shooting deaths Thursday night of three people in Coffeyville indicates gunshots were exchanged between two of them. Authorities said in a news release Friday that they do not believe any suspects remain at large. Coffeyville police arriving at a residence found the three deceased individuals: 50-year-old Reginald ...

9 years ago
A surprisingly competitive special congressional election in Kansas has Democrats hopeful about cracking Republicans' lock on the state's delegation next year. And an open contest for governor also looms. Republican Ron Estes' 7-percentage-point victory over Democrat James Thompson in the 4th Congressional District in south-central Kansas drew national attention. GOP candidates there won by an average of 27 ...

9 years ago
The Douglas County district attorney has charged a woman with first-degree murder after a 9-month-old child died last year at a day care in Eudora. District Attorney Charles Branson says 42-year-old Carrody Buchhorn was charged Friday. She is scheduled to make her first court appearance Monday. The license for Sunshine Kids Group Daycare Home in Eudora was ...

9 years ago
A Lawrence man has pleaded no contest in the stabbing death of his grandmother. Jaered Long entered the plea Thursday to second-degree murder and two counts of battery of a law enforcement officer. Long was arrested in December 2015 after his 67-year-old grandmother, Deborah Bretthauer, was found dead in her Lawrence apartment. He was 16 at the time ...

9 years ago
Don't freak out if you haven't finished your taxes. Taxpayers are picking up a few extra days to get their returns into the IRS. The usual April 15 deadline falls on Saturday this year. That would normally push the deadline to Monday. But Monday is a holiday in the District of Columbia, so by law, the ...

9 years ago
Officials have made an arrest in connection with a murder in Mcpherson. According to the McPherson Police Department, 25-year-old Travis Belt has been arrested in connection with the murder of 58-year-old Steven Carlson. Officers were called to a home in McPherson Saturday afternoon by someone who said a friend was possibly dead. When officers went into the ...

9 years ago
Riley County police say a Manhattan woman is in critical condition after a hit-and-run. Police say 21-year-old Amber Wilhelm was walking on a Manhattan street early Monday when a pickup truck hit her and drove away. The truck was described as a light color 2011 to 2016 Chevrolet or GMC extended cab pickup. It is likely to ...

9 years ago
Easter weekend severe weather is a possibility. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are possible late Saturday afternoon and evening, as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main hazards, with heavy rain and minor flooding possible Saturday night across southern Kansas as storms consolidate into a large ...

9 years ago
April the giraffe has given birth at a New York zoo as more than a million people around the world watched live. The 15-year-old giraffe delivered her calf Saturday in an enclosed pen at the zoo in Harpursville, a rural upstate village about 130 miles (209 kilometers) northwest of New York City. At least 1.2 million people ...

9 years ago
Washburn University's board of regents has approved a campus concealed-carry policy. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the board unanimously approved the gun policy without discussion Thursday. The policy requires campus housing residents to safely secure and conceal handguns from sight on themselves, in their dorm or in the trunk of their car. A student will be subject to ...