Tag: Kansas
When little Liz Tilman played outdoors she sometimes was in the shadow of Monarch Cements 300-foot smokestack. She and seven siblings lived in the last house on South Ninth Street, just inside Humboldt city limits.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican Kris Kobachs campaign for the Senate in Kansas says it has fired an aide after learning he regularly posted hateful comments about Jews and racial minorities on a white nationalist…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) One of four Kansas legislators who made headlines last year by defecting from the Republican Party is running for the U.S. Senate as a pragmatic Democrat, entering a race in which…
When voters head to the polls for the Nov. 5 election, theyll face a question on whether to approve an amendment to the Kansas Constitution. The question is about the 2020 census. At the heart…
We owe much to our farm families, particularly for dedicating their lives to ensuring we have access to safe, secure, affordable and nutritious food, while at the same time protecting the environment and our precious…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita lawyer has admitted to paying a software engineer who launched cyberattacks on websites that criticized the attorneys work. Court filings show 63-year-old Bradley A. Pistotnik pleaded guilty Tuesday to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The only Democratic candidate running for an eastern Kansas congressional seat has dropped out of the race. Abbie Hodgson announced Tuesday that she was ending her campaign in the 2nd District.…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Attorneys are considering offering diversion to a 13-year-old Kansas girl who was arrested last week for pointing a finger gun at classmates. The Kansas City Star reports diversion was discussed…
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) Another suburban Kansas City school district plans to sue a leading e-cigarette maker as the number of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. climbs to about 1,300 cases. KMBC-TV reports that the…
As an unemployed skeet shooter, Tony West, then 18 and a college dropout after only one week, became restless. For reasons unknown he left his parents home and moved to Tulsa where there were plenty…
