Tag: Kansas
35 Years Ago December 1989 TOPEKA (AP) Sen. Robert Talkington became the first Senate president from southeast Kansas in more than 35 years as he edged out incumbent Ross Doyen in secret balloting at…
Dear editor, The recent Sabra and Friends, the Christmas Show, at the Creitz Recital Hall in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, was absolutely wonderful. Such a display of singing, dancing, piano performance and amusing dialogue…
Its gratifying to hear U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran voicing support for the Manhattan airport. What would be more gratifying is if the federal government put the money into a runway project that it originally said…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Six trial-court judges in Kansas filed a lawsuit Friday against the state Legislature in hopes of forcing it to increase funding for the court system in a move certain to intensify…
The conventional wisdom says Americans are highly divided over gun rights and gun control. But is it true? Recent data from the 2019 Kansas Speaks poll suggests that there is a political center on this…
The vote by the Kansas delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives on whether to impeach President Donald Trump split along party lines. Republicans Roger Marshall, Ron Estes and Steve Watkins all voted no Wednesday…
FORT SCOTT Two people were arrested following a reported robbery at Fort Scotts Walmart Monday evening. According to fortscottbiz.com, Fort Scott police officers were called to the store at about 11:30 p.m., after an…
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) At least nine people have died in weather-related crashes across the Midwest amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places, forced schools to close and snarled…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran said Friday that he hasnt decided how he would vote on removing President Donald Trump from office but followed those comments up by criticizing the Democratic-led…
It doesnt take prognosticating skill to predict that Kansas Democrats and Republicans will argue about taxes in 2020. Of course they will. But the 2020 argument should be especially interesting to voters as officials decide…
