A lobbyist who works at the Statehouse in Topeka testified Friday about two bathroom experiences in the span of five years that made her “uncomfortable,” and she expressed gratitude for a new state law that she says will “set a standard in stone” and help shield her from such discomfort ...
TOPEKA (AP) — Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November’s midterms. The ...
Tonganoxie High School’s Homecoming Week gets started Monday. Festivities will kick off with homecoming royalty candidates and senior fall sports team members giving a morning welcome at Tonganoxie elementary and middle schools. On Wednesday, there will be a rock, paper, scissors tournament. ...
A 22-year-old Lansing man has been convicted of two counts of aggravated endangering a child. Burnis L. Williams pleaded no contest to the charges on Thursday in Leavenworth County District Court. The court accepted his plea and found Williams guilty, according to a release from the office of ...
An 83-year-old Leavenworth man has been convicted of sexual battery. David R. Thomas pleaded no contest to the charge Thursday in Leavenworth County District Court, according to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. The court accepted his plea and found Thomas ...
A few weeks ago, I headed to the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson with a group of Collegiate Farm Bureau students. We took in the 4-H and FFA projects, watched livestock showmanship in the ring and, of course, made our way through the birthing barn. The birthing barn is one of my favorite stops ...
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Taste of Elegance event to benefit Friends Friends of Hospice of Jefferson County to celebrate 26 years of Taste of Elegance event this weekend Supporting people and families through life’s transitions is the mission of hospice care. The annual Taste of Elegance event by the Friends of ...
A Lawrence filmmaker’s latest project — a supernatural thriller filmed at an iconic local mansion — has been in the making for the better part of a decade, and in just a few weeks it will open in select theaters. The film, “One Eye Open,” features RJ Mitte of “Breaking Bad” ...
Plans for a new Kansas Bureau of Investigation headquarters in downtown Topeka are moving forward, but a new question is emerging over who should help pay for the project. That has left at least one lawmaker suggesting they should consider other communities if the state’s capital city ...
