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2 dead after small plane crash in NW Kansas
SHERIDAN COUNTY —Two people died in a small plane crash just after 6p.m. Sunday in Sheridan County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a YKC Fixed Wing Single-Engine Airplane piloted by David K. Allen, 78, Elbert, Colorado, was northbound and crashed in a field 10 miles north of Hoxie near Kansas 23 and one mile West on County Road 10.
Police: 17-year-old identified as victim in Kansas shooting
WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Detectives investigating a fatal shooting have identified the victim as 17-year-old Michael Welch of Kansas City, Kansas. On Wednesday evening, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 4900 block of Steele Road, according to a media release. First responders discovered Welch outside a home, the victim...
LGBTQ+ Pride Month culminates with parades in Kansas and beyond
NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in Wichita, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities functioned as both jubilant parties and political protests,...
⚾ Lugo struck out 10, Perez homers in Royals victory over Guardians
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 in six shutout innings to earn his major league-high 11th win, and Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday. Bobby Witt Jr. had a run-scoring triple among his...
Plasma donors in Kansas City are helping fuel a $34 billion industry
Michael Mullen donates blood plasma every Tuesday and Thursday. He has for 12 years. The money it brings in — a little over $100 a week — augments what he makes as a chef. He’s come to rely on it. “It helps supplement bill paying,” he said...
Schmidt lauds U.S. Supreme Court’s limit on power of federal agencies to interpret vague laws
TOPEKA — Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt lauded Friday a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to restrict authority of federal government agencies to assume a prominent role in interpretating ambiguous laws rather than depending on Congress to fill the gaps. Schmidt, a Republican candidate in for the...
🎥Why it would be tough to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party to begin questioning whether he should be replaced on the ballot before November. There is no evidence Biden is willing to end his campaign. And it would be nearly impossible for Democrats to...
Kansas set to implement head-spinning collection of new laws packed into 101 bills
TOPEKA — Kansans will awake to a new statutory landscape Monday after contents of 101 bills approved by the Legislature and, mostly, signed into law by Gov. Laura Kelly officially take effect. With turning of the calendar at 12:01 a.m. July 1, incarcerated juveniles in Kansas could be granted...
Police searching for 19-year-old Kansas homicide suspect
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a homicide are asking for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Nassir Gill of Topeka, according to a media release from police. Gill is a person of interest in the homicide of Brian M. Wright Jr., 23, that occurred on June 21,...
Peace campers demonstrate at Kansas Statehouse, promoting peace and second chances
TOPEKA — A group of about 20 school-age participants demonstrated what peace means to them Friday inside the Kansas Statehouse. According to the students, who participated in the Topeka Center for Peace and Justice Peace Camp, peace means respecting other people’s boundaries, ending gun violence and supporting kindness. They learned this over their weeklong camp, which focused on finding inner and community peace. They spent time in nature, had a “peace for me” day that was all about self care, and created projects.
🎥RFK, Jr. didn't make the debate stage but answered the same questions during rival event
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wasn't with his better-known rivals, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, when they debated Thursday in Atlanta. Click below to watch a replay of Kennedy's participation. But Kennedy responded in real time to the same questions...
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