11 years ago
About 125 people protesting police violence have marched in St. Louis to the Gateway Arch, prompting park police to close the monument early. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that protesters, holding signs with slogans including "Black Lives Matter," also briefly blocked some streets Saturday. Many participants had the names of people killed by police written on ...

11 years ago
A Salina teen was hurt in a single-vehicle crash on an icy road in western Kansas Friday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Courtney Ziegler was driving a car headed west on Interstate 70. As she began to take exit 70 she lost control due to icy road conditions. The car struck a sign ...

11 years ago
A missing Salina woman has been found. According to family, 25-year-old Shyla Bisterfeldt was found in a ditch near Hutchinson. She was taken to a hospital as a precaution, but has no serious injuries. No details on how she came to be in the ditch were immediately available. Shayla had been missing since early Christmas Day. She had ...

11 years ago
A recent audit of Kansas' rural telephone service program has found that it is generally well-run and efficient, but it also suggests that lawmakers consider the types of services taxpayers are now subsidizing. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the audit was conducted of the Kansas Universal Service Fund which was established in 1995. The audit notes ...

11 years ago
Heated challenges to conservative Republic incumbents in Kansas during November's election that left the status quo in place finished as the top two Kansas stories of 2014. Longtime U.S. Senator Pat Roberts narrowly fended off the challenge of independent Greg Orman after a bitter campaign, while Governor Sam Brownback slipped past Democrat Paul Davis to retain ...

11 years ago
Traffic-related fatalities and injuries in Kansas are up on roads with newly increased 75 mph speed limits. The Kansas City Star reports numbers from the state's transportation department show a 54 percent increase in highways deaths on those roads since the speed limit was raised. The number of crashes overall have been steady. Injuries are up about ...

11 years ago
Bill Cosby hasn't been "America's dad" for years. For some blacks, he is the cranky uncle complaining about young African Americans who, in his view, dress and behave in a way that drags down their race. The shift in perceptions of Cosby, from revered comedian to more of a public scold, may be costing him support in ...

11 years ago
Police say a Kansas man is dead after a 16-year-old boy stabbed him on Christmas Eve. The Wichita Eagle reports police Sgt. William Stevens said the boy stabbed the 32-year old man at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The man later died from his injuries at the hospital. Police took the 16-year-old boy into custody for the man's killing. Stevens ...

11 years ago
Kansas growers have been harvesting bumper crops of cotton this season. That is giving a boost in the state to a crop touted for its good profit margin and low water use. The Hutchinson News reports that the uptick in yields is a positive sign for a crop that has been struggling to regain acreage since ...

11 years ago
Melody McKenzie headed to the Lawrence Wal-Mart this week planning to remove an item from layaway that she had intended to purchase for her 12-year-old daughter before money got too tight for that to happen. The Lawrence woman thought she stilled owed $87 on the karaoke machine after paying $15 to have it put on layaway, ...

11 years ago
Some northeast Kansas American Indian tribes say they need more information before making a decision on whether to grow and sell marijuana on tribal land after the federal government said it wouldn't interfere with those who do. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Kickapoo Tribe spokesman Fred Thomas says he doesn't see how legalizing marijuana on the reservation ...