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Actress adds her voice to those calling on Biden to leave the race
LOS ANGELES (AP) —Actress Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month's debate, arguing that she worries he could lose to Republican Donald Trump in November. In an opinion piece for USA...
Police: 1 dead, four injured in Kansas shooting
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in Wichita. Just before 6p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 4800 block of South Gordon in Wichita, according to police spokesman Andrew Ford. Just after 6p.m, another 911 call reported three additional shooting victims. While en...
Kan. Board of Education to study limitations on cellphone use in classrooms
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education plans to finalize in August parameters of a 30-member task force that would be formed to develop policy recommendations on non-academic use of cellular telephones by prekindergarten through 12th-grade students while at school. In public and private districts across the United...
KBI: Kansas man accused of child sex crimes
NESS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on child sex allegations. Just after 11:30 p.m. July 11, deputies from the Ness County Sheriffs Office executed an arrest warrant at 414 S Kansas Avenue in Ransom, according to a media release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
National Day of the cowboy at the Flint Hills Discovery Center
Wrangle up the family and join the Flint Hills Discovery Center for National Day of the Cowboy, an annual celebration of the national icon and the history and culture of the American West. This year's event is on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Outside, catch a horse-drawn...
⚾ Witt, Melendez both homer to help Royals beat Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez each had solo home runs, Cole Ragans allowed one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Adam Frazier, Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez (with...
Execution plans move forward for man convicted of killing newspaper reporter
KANSAS CITY (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday ruled that execution plans for Marcellus Williams will move forward, even as a prosecutor works to overturn his 1998 murder conviction. Judges on Friday decided against halting Williams’ execution despite a St. Louis County court hearing set for Aug....
Small plane suffers major damage after mishap at Kan. airport
COWLEY COUNTY —A small plane was damaged in a mishap just before 2:30p.m. Friday in Cowley County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2004 Kitfox 7 piloted by John Gaston Swofford, 60, Fort Worth, Texas, was enroute from Stol Creek Aviation in Whitewater, Kansas to a final destination at the airport in Fort Worth, Texas.
Father, son remain jailed after Kan. apartment complex killing
SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man accused in a deadly shooting in Wichita made his first court appearance in the case last week. Peter McKinney, 22 of Wichita, is charged with 2nd degree murder, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. Police also arrested McKinney's father at the scene on...
Junction City Cattle Drive is set for Saturday
Junction City Main Street reminds the public of a Longhorn Cattle Drive planned downtown Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Cattle will be herded from the JC Livestock Sale Barn across the East Sixth Street bridge to 6th Street and then north on Washington to 10th Street. The event is being...
Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case dismissed; cannot be filed again
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor's trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based...
Bus fire left Kansas high school football team stranded
MCPHERSON COUNTY —The Marion/USD 408 activity bus caught fire returning from the Kansas Wesleyan Football Camp, just south of the rest area north of McPherson on Friday, according to a social media report from the school district. All coaches, players and the bus driver are safe and unharmed. USD...
🏀 4 former Wildcats to play in NBA 2K25 Summer League
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Four former Kansas State men's basketball – Keyontae Johnson, Markquis Nowell, Tylor Perry and Xavier Sneed – will participate in the NBA 2K25 Summer League that starts Friday (July 12) and runs until Monday, July 22 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion in Las Vegas.
Investigators working to ID body found in river in Kansas
SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement continue working to identify the body of a man found in the Arkansas River on Thursday. Just after 4p.m., first responders were called to a location on the river near Pawnee and Broadway in south Wichita. The victim, described as possibly in his 30s, was pulled from the water and pronounced deceased.
GOP plan to reverse final Title IX rule passed U.S. House, but Biden says he’d veto
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure to reverse an Education Department rule seeking to extend federal discrimination protections for LGBTQ students, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation should it land on his desk. House passage of the resolution on a party-line...
Sheriff: Kansas man accused of selling methamphetamine
OSAGE COUNTY –Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations. Just before 11a.m. July 9, Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of northwest Maple and northwest Roberts Streets in Melvern for a domestic disturbance, according to Sheriff Chris Wells. During a subsequent follow-up on the...
Federal judge: Dodge City's elections don't discriminate against Latinos
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Latino majority's voting rights aren't violated by the election system in the former Wild West town in Kansas that inspired the long-running television series “Gunsmoke.”. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren concluded that Dodge City's practice of electing...
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