EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Three teenagers died and a fourth teen was injured when the car they were riding in crashed into the Cottonwood River south of Emporia. The Lyon County Sheriff's office said the wreck was discovered around 6:30 p.m. Saturday after the injured girl, 15-year-old Ashley ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy found his comfort zone at Quail Hollow and left with a trophy he badly needed. McIlroy closed with a 3-under 68 and made it tough on himself at the end Sunday, driving into the hazard left of the 18th fairway and needing two putts from 45 feet for a ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yermin Mercedes and Jose Abreu had three RBI's each to help the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 9-3 on Sunday, finishing off a three-game sweep and handing the Royals their eighth consecutive loss. The Royals went winless on its seven-game homestand. They opened ...
Where today there are parking lots and empty buildings, the draft of Lawrence's downtown plan sees the future. In the recently released draft of the city’s new Downtown Master Plan, consultants from Houseal Lavigne Associates are recommending that the city take advantage of city-owned ...
As a child, Sam Riding In, whose tribal name is Riding In Front As a Leader, would wait for what seemed like hours whenever his parents reconnected with old friends from Haskell Indian Nations University. His mom is an alumna of the school, and the ties between her and her former classmates ...
Topeka — A measure approved by Kansas lawmakers ties the renewal of a tax that’s crucial to funding public schools to a proposed tax break for businesses that are forced to shut down during future emergencies or pandemics. The bill approved early Saturday is a response from the ...
Topeka — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature backed off its effort to remove Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly from final decisions on how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent. Budget legislation approved Friday includes a provision that gives top lawmakers more say but still ...
With three weeks remaining until the filing deadline, candidate filings have been sparse for city government and school board positions in Baldwin City and Eudora. The Baldwin City and Eudora school boards have each had an incumbent board member file for reelection, and the mayors of the two ...
Topeka — Republicans pushed a plan through the Kansas Legislature early Saturday that could provide roughly $500 million to small businesses to offset losses tied to state and local restrictions meant to check COVID-19’s spread last year. The measure would require the state, cities and ...
A proposed policy that aims to address educational disparities in the Lawrence school district could soon be put into place. During a meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider finalizing a new equity policy that focuses on addressing inequities experienced by marginalized ...
The Lawrence Community Shelter has temporarily closed to guests without appointments during business hours due to a loss of staff and the need to conduct staff training. The shelter announced to guests in a note on Tuesday that, starting the next day, they would be required to leave the ...
TOPEKA — Republican lawmakers in Kansas were split Friday over proposals to ban COVID-19 vaccine passports, limit efforts to track down close contacts of people with the coronavirus and compensate businesses that closed or faced restrictions early in the pandemic. House and Senate ...
HAYS, Kansas — A few years ago, Stuart Beckman drove 65 miles with a neighbor to attend a wedding in Saint Francis in the northwest corner of Kansas. The two farmers weren’t particularly welcome. “They found out where we were from,” Beckman said, “and they just about ran us out of ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Friday The president of Haskell Indian Nations University has been removed from office following an internal investigation and criticism that he was stifling free speech rights of students and faculty. Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens, president of the Haskell National Board of ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday directed that flags be lowered to half-staff across the state to recognize that more than 5,000 Kansans have now lost their lives to COVID-19. The order extends until sundown on Sunday. As of midday Friday, the coronavirus had been blamed on 5,016 ...
Commissioner Stuart Boley has filed for reelection to the Lawrence City Commission. Boley, who is a retired auditor with the Internal Revenue Service, was elected to the commission in 2015 and served as mayor in 2018. Regarding why he wants to continue his service on the commission, Boley ...
Story updated at 9:01 p.m. Friday: TOPEKA — Kansas legislators on Friday easily approved a bipartisan measure boosting education spending to what was touted as full funding for public schools while also making more students eligible for private school scholarships. The Republican-controlled ...
The Lawrence school district has selected a familiar face to lead its Southwest Middle School. Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced Thursday that Carissa Miles, assistant principal and athletic director for Lawrence's Billy Mills Middle School, will be the new principal for Southwest. ...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The families of 16 students sued two suburban Kansas City school districts, arguing their children should be allowed to attend school during the pandemic without wearing masks. "The parents are terribly, terribly upset. There's a groundswell of dissatisfaction," said ...
