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Six people lost their lives on Kansas roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday, authorities announced Monday.

Churchill Downs is unveiling plans for a three-day summer music festival called HullabaLOU.

The goal is that having one organization will allow members more complete access to information, assistance and services available to support tree farming in Kansas.

Whether he intended to or not, when Rep. Dennis Moore announced that he was retiring from Congress he shook the Kansas political landscape for the next year.

The Kansas attorney general's office said in a statement that James Kraig Kahler, 46, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of three counts of capital murder in the deaths of his 44-year-old wife, Karen, and their daughters, Emily, 18, and 16-year-old Lauren.

The Topeka police chief says officers appear to have followed department protocol in a deadly pursuit.

Kansas currently has nine scenic byways, including Smoky Valley and Post Rock and advocates are pushing for a new byway in western Kansas.

State officials are investigating a Topeka juvenile detention facility after receiving an anonymous letter claiming boys are housed in "inhumane and immoral" conditions in a segregation unit.Someone purporting to be a social worker at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex sent the letter earlier this month to numerous governmental agencies.The ...

It's been a journey not at all unlike that of settlers heading west to reach the western Kansas frontier.

U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt has asked the House Armed Services Committee to advance legislation to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded to Father Emil Kapaun, the Kansan who became a Korean War hero.

The latest round of state budget cuts have prompted the head of Kansas' National Guard to do his own version of base realignment and closure.

A 25-year-old Kansas woman has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend at the couple's Emporia home.

The number of Kansans filing for personal or business bankruptcy surged almost 23 percent from the previous federal fiscal year in a reflection of the struggling economy.

A Kansas nurse convicted of enslaving mentally ill residents of a Newton group home has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after a judge acknowledged the original seven-year term was too short.

The Kansas Lottery has rejected an application from a group that wants to manage a state-owned casino in the Southeast Kansas, saying it doesn't meet the state's minimum requirement.

In the rivalry between K-State and Nebraska, the Wildcats took home one title over the weekend.

Cuts to schools, roads and social services were among the hammer blows delivered Monday by Gov.

Five store clerks accused of trying to steal winnings from the Kansas Lottery have been charged with theft and computer crime, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said Monday.

U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore will not seek re-election next year. Moore, a Democrat who represented Johnson, Wyandotte and a portion of Douglas counties for six terms, is expected to finish out his term, which ends in January 2011.

Kansas Democrats' presumed nominee for governor will show how serious he is about his campaign with the amount of his own money he is willing to put into it.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks confirms the tiny, invasive mollusks were discovered this week in Milford Lake, near Junction City.

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld Benjamin Applebys murder conviction and Hard 50 prison sentence for killing Leawood teen Ali Kemp in 2002.But the court reversed a second conviction and a 19-year sentence for attempted rape, saying it would be unconstitutional to convict Appleby twice for the same offense.Appleby was found guilty in 2006 ...

Author Truman Capote stands in the living room of the Clutter ranch house where four members of the Kansas family were murdered in 1959.

The Jerry Moran campaign is seeing red over an e-mail from Senate rival Todd Tiahrt's campaign that implies Moran is a fellow traveler of the Communist Party.

A biophysicist has confirmed that a black rock that fell into a backyard in Liberal during the weekend was a meteorite.

More than 1,000 Farm Bureau members representing each of the state's 105 counties will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can strengthen their farm, their farm organization and their way of life, as they attend the KFB annual meeting, Nov.

They are convinced it's a meteorite. Ten-year-old Chandler Harp was playing in the backyard of his Liberal home when he heard what sounded like an explosion about 15 feet from where he was standing.

A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate.

Kansans may be smoking and binge drinking less, but our waistlines continue to expand.

The only grocery store in the northwest Kansas town of Victoria could be closing next month unless someone steps in to take it over.

A former pharmaceutical company executive is running for Kansas governor as a Democrat.

Kansas' governor said Tuesday that the threat of a lawsuit over education funding won't influence the spending cuts he'll make to keep the current state budget in balance.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 A Pratt man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his part in the murder of a partially disabled woman last year.

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People stand in line earlier this month at a flu vaccine clinic at the Kansas Expocentre.

"Going green" is hardly a new concept for members of the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts.

Three Kansas towns and two counties will share $1.5 million in state grants for fire stations and other items.

The new leader of Ontario's Green Party still hasn't forgotten the lessons he learned growing up on a Kansas farm four decades ago.

Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2009. There are 46 days left in the year.

A coalition of Kansas school districts have put off a decision on whether to sue the state over education funding.

Friday the 13th was a lucky day for retired truck driver Don Damon and his wife of 47 years, Kathleen.

Mostly cloudy to cloudy skies will rule over Kansas this afternoon. A cold front has pushed through Goodland, Garden City and Dodge City.

The State Energy Office will administer the program, which will use $34 million in federal funds to make low-cost loans to homeowners and small businesses.

TOPEKA, Kan. - The chairmen of the Kansas Legislature's budget committee believe furloughs of government employees are growing more likely because of the state's persistent budget problems.

One ticket sold in south-central Kansas matched all six numbers drawn in Wednesday's Powerball jackpot.

A sixth-grade teacher in southern Kansas has come up with a way to teach his students "outside of the textbook." For the past six years, Joel Condray's students have sent care packages to soldiers as part of the AdoptaPlatoon program.

Thomas pinned one of her late father's Purple Hearts to her blazer and joined three generations of soldiers a ' her son, her husband and her father-in-law a ' at a Veterans Day observance at the middle school where she teaches.

Kansas corrections officials say nearly 300 foreign inmates are being held in the state's prisons.

An attorney for the man accused of killing abortion provider Doctor George Tiller says there's no such thing as a "necessity defense" in Kansas and his lawyers don't intend to present one at his trial.

The Kansas Geological Survey based at the University of Kansas has received a nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the feasibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.

The state's plan to connect health care systems together electronically continues moving forward.

State labor officials say some jobless Kansans are now eligible for up to 86 weeks of unemployment benefits.

Cheyenne, Rice and Sherman counties along with Barton Ellsworth, Logan, McPherson, Rawlins, Reno, Stafford, Thomas and Wallace counties have been given disaster designations by the United States Department of Agriculture for storms July 17 through Sept.

Larry Williams expected to wait 10 years to see the death sentence carried out for his daughters killer.

Reading through the Eagle's piece this weekend , it's easy to understand why victims' families are frustrated.

It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov.

Gail Spencer was tightening the lug nuts on the left back tire of her 1996 Chevrolet Nova on a recent Saturday morning as she prepared for the timed trials for a drag race at Heartland Park.

When we first interviewed Max Tjaden, in early September, he figured he was only days away from harvesting his corn and soybeans.

Kansas law enforcement and some lawmakers are taking notice of a new legal substance that is designed to mimic the effects of marijuana.

Dozens of illegal gambling machines have been destroyed after they were confiscated from a supplier who had placed them in businesses across Kansas.

A Norton man was killed in a one vehicle accident late Thursday evening. Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened on Kansas Highway 23, seven miles south of Hoxie.

Train whistles sounded as railcars filled with wheat slowly moved eastward along the tracks, headed for export to Mexico via Dodge City.

Gov. Mark Parkinson has directed flags across Kansas to fly at half-staff from now until sundown November 14 in recognition of the death of former Kansas Gov.

TOPEKA, Kan. - A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy.

A man suspected of sexually assaulting more than 12 women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a Pueblo police officer has prompted inquiries from investigators in Colorado and Kansas, authorities said this week.

Prison officials say the escapee, named Daisy, is a female Belgian Malinois , resembling a German shepherd in shape and size.

State and federal officials say Kansas has great potential for developing wind power but lacks enough transmission lines to spur further development of renewable energy.

A former mayor of Salina and current Congressional candidate denies allegations of sexual harassment.

Kansas Medical Center in Andover and Preferred Health Systems have signed a contract making the medical center part of the PHS network.

With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane.

More than 600 Finney County families will benefit from a $4.25 million grant recently awarded to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

A California man has been sentenced to almost four years in prison for drug trafficking after a drug-sniffing dog led investigators to a bundle of mailed cash that smelled of marijuana.

State health officials say two more Kansans infected with the swine flu virus have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 14.The latest two deaths were a 72-year-old man from northeast Kansas and a 53-year-old woman from the Wichita area.The Kansas Health and Environment says both people had underlying health conditions that put ...

Hogan's Pharmacy owners Mark and JoLane Poindexter entered no contest pleas Monday.

Sam Brownback said Monday. Brownback, along with state and local leaders, formally announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Laboratory is moving to Manhattan from Laramie, Wyo.

Online auction house eBay said it has begun taking down several items of anti-abortion memorabilia posted to raise funds for the man accused of killing a Kansas abortion doctor.

Monday, November 02, 2009 Kansas Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt wants to allow more cases to be settled in small claims court.

For a brief hour, rays of sunshine win the battle with a cold South Dakota mist, and the result is a full rainbow, its arc touching two points on the rolling range.

A federal research lab that investigates animal diseases spread by insects, spiders and other bugs is moving to Kansas.

Friday, October 30, 2009 A northeast Kansas man and his son have been sentenced to prison for providing fake identification documents to workers at a DeSoto manufacturer.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment today confirmed the deaths of three people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.