11 years ago
A Lawrence man is catching the eye of other motorists with his custom-built Batmobile. Rich Johnson has been restoring cars for more than 25 years and can be seen driving the car in parades or around Lawrence. Johnson, who used to watch Batman's adventures on TV when he was a kid, had begun working ...

11 years ago
A newspaper analysis has found that a proposal for changing how Kansas public schools are funded appears to cut money from most of the state's poorest school districts while protecting the wealthiest. The Topeka Capital-Journal examined the effect of a proposal to use block grants to distribute money instead of the state's existing per-student formula. The ...

11 years ago
Top Republican legislators in Kansas are hearing plenty of criticism of their proposal to overhaul how the state distributes aid to public schools, and they're likely to keep hearing it this week. But committee hearings also will give lawmakers a chance to take testimony from supporters of the GOP plan. The House Appropriations Committee was beginning its ...

11 years ago
Authorities have charged three men in an armed robbery and are investigating whether the crime is connected to another holdup in which a deputy was wounded. The Wyandotte County prosecutor's office said 24-year-old Dyron King, 35-year-old Cecil Meggerson and 18-year-old Charles Bowser were charged Friday with Tuesday's robbery of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, ...

11 years ago
A suburban Kansas City hotel owner who illegally hired immigrants to cut labor costs soon will learn his punishment in a case that highlights a shift by the government in its handling of immigration-related cases. The government is seeking a 27-month sentence for Munir Ahmad Chaudary (Mu-neer Ahmad Shod-ree) at a hearing Monday in U.S. District ...

11 years ago
Hundreds of people gathered throughout the day Saturday for a little fun that can make a big difference for area children. Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted its "Bowl For Kids Sake" event. The fundraiser was a day long event held at Salina’s All Star Lanes. Teams of 6 enjoyed bowling, pizza, goodie bags and prizes as ...

11 years ago
The extra hour of daylight that arrived with daylight savings time contains unseasonable warmth. It's probably too early to declare that "spring has sprung", but pleasant temperatures are expected for the near future. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures this week will be characteristic of mid-April instead of mid-March. Temperatures will climb well above normal over ...

11 years ago
Kansas Democrats are rethinking political messages for voters and pondering how to rebuild their party. The conversations were part of their biggest annual convention Saturday. It followed their third consecutive disappointing election cycle last year. Hundreds of Democratic activists and party leaders in Topeka for the annual Washington Days convention had little to celebrate in the way ...

11 years ago
Authorities have found a man's body in a western Kansas park and arrested a suspect after he repeatedly shot at officers. Norton police said in a news release that an officer was investigating a report of a man with a gun Friday night when shots were fired. Officers began searching and found that an unidentified 48-year-old ...

11 years ago
Authorities say a staffer for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been arrested and charged with 17 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. A Ford County jail official told The Associated Press on Saturday that Matthew P. Pennell is being held on $75,000 bond. The official said he couldn't release the name of Pennell's attorney or ...

11 years ago
A suspects was arrested late Friday night following a shooting, and chase, that began in Norton and ended near Oberlin. Wichita media reports that at around 9 in the evening an active shooter situation broke out. KWCH TV reports that police were called to the 300 block of Ward Avenue for a report of a man with ...