TOPEKA — A federal judge has ruled that a Latino majority's voting rights aren't violated by the election system in Dodge City. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren concluded that Dodge City's practice of electing all five of its city commissioners at large does not prevent candidates backed by ...
Just a few decades ago, bee enthusiasts across much of North America could count on spotting one of the continent’s most common bumblebee species buzzing from flower to flower. Today the American bumblebee is in trouble. Its numbers have dropped sharply, and it has vanished entirely from ...
ST. MARYS — A growing Catholic sect has divided the small Kansas town of St. Marys between those who view the church’s influence as idyllic or disturbing. Shops selling Bibles, crosses and modest garb line the main street, where parents stroll by with their children. American flags dangle ...
A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her was indicted Tuesday for allegedly murdering another woman. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said Timothy M. Haslett was charged with murder in connection with ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is still trying to keep her behind bars as the case is reviewed. Monday's ruling by a panel of appeals ...
When Kansans elect their U.S. Congress members this fall, it’ll be the first time there’s an open seat in the 2nd District since the districts were redrawn in 2022. The district covers much of the eastern third of Kansas, including the parts of Douglas County outside of Lawrence, and is ...