When Kris Wilcoxson heard recently that Judge Sally Pokorny would be retiring on April 10, he made a beeline over to the courthouse to thank her. Pokorny had just wrapped up one of her final sessions of Behavioral Health Court, which she presided over in a multi-zippered black leather jacket ...
Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa's sudden death was met with an outpouring of condolences from friends, family and fans across the world, who paid ...
HOUSTON — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for the upcoming "fireball" return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound. As the next-to-last day of their flight dawned Thursday, ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's threats to wipe out Iran, "a whole civilization," ended the restraint that Democrats have mostly practiced when it comes to questions of removing him from office in his second term. By the dozens, Democrats came out to say that Trump should no longer ...
When nine holes at the Jayhawk Club golf course stopped being maintained a few years ago, Scott Robinson said, it was “kind of subtle.” “It was in early 2023,” he said. “You just noticed that the greens and areas weren’t being kept up. It was very subtle.” But he couldn’t ...
UPDATED AT 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 9, 2026. TOPEKA — The Republican-led Kansas Legislature reconvenes Thursday to weigh Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of two dozen separate bills and line-item vetoes of more than 30 provisions in a state budget bill the Democratic governor viewed as ...
