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Kansas Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Kansas.

Results 1 - 20 of 29,423 in Kansas

  1. Report: Law enforcement searching for car, suspect after K-68 carjackingRead the original story

    7 min ago | OttawaHerald.com

    ... reportedly are still searching for the suspect and vehicle, which was described as a gold-colored Ford Escort with a Kansas firefighter license tag. See Tuesday's Ottawa Herald for more details as they become available.

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    Related Topix: Franklin County, KS, Pomona, KS, Wyandotte County, KS

  2. Water advisory issued for CantonRead the original story

    10 min ago | The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas

    ... a loss of pressure occurs, it is possible for contaminants to enter the water system, according to a notice from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Also, chlorine disinfection residuals might drop to inadequate levels. Canton residents ...

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    Related Topix: Canton, KS

  3. KU's Gill: Goal is to build a consistent winnerRead the original story w/Photo

    11 min ago | KansasCity.com

    With a 'Rock Chalk' conclusion to his opening comments, Turner Gill was introduced as Kansas' next football coach Monday morning in Lawrence.Highlights from Gill's press conference:'It's been shown you can win here.''Our purpose is to bring this program to a point where we're going to sustain a winning football tradition here year after year.''The ...

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  4. Former music director pleads guilty to burning churchRead the original story

    11 min ago | KansasCity.com

    A Kansas City man today admitted to setting fire to the Leavenworth church where he worked as the music director, authorities said.Carva Lee White, 45, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a scheme to collect insurance money for inflated repair bills to fix the fire-damaged Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church, authorities said.He pleaded guilty ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Kansas City, KS, Leavenworth, KS

  5. Kansas remains No. 1; Villanova tumblesRead the original story

    21 min ago | WKRC-TV Cincinnati

    Kansas remained the top team in the latest Associated Press men's college basketball poll, while Villanova tumbled down the rankings after a loss Sunday against local rival Temple.

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  6. Kansas, Texas Still Hold Top 2 Spots inRead the original story

    21 min ago | NewsChannel 8

    - Kansas was the runaway No. 1 pick in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, just as it has been each week since the season began last month. Kansas State and New Mexico entered the rankings this week. The Wildcats joined the poll for ...

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  7. AP Enterprise: Gaps in DNA banks lead to tragedyRead the original story

    23 min ago | NewsChannel 8

    ... no updated estimate of uncollected samples. At least 13 states are dealing with more samples than they can handle. Kansas, for example, has nearly 40,000 on its crime lab shelves, waiting for upload. Police in Columbus, Ohio, say Robert N. Patton ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government, Illinois

  8. 140 months for Shawnee man who sold heroinRead the original story

    35 min ago | KansasCity.com

    Including a sale in an elementary school's parking lot. From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: Michael Shirley, 39, Shawnee, Kan., has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for heroin trafficking, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.

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    Related Topix: Shawnee, KS, Federal Prisons, Prison, Lenexa, KS, Olathe, KS

  9. 'I love to win': Gill comes to KU with high hopesRead the original story w/Photo

    53 min ago | Fox Sports

    The Turner Gill era kicked off at Kansas with a promise that fans will never forget.

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    Related Topix: Chris Harris, Sports, Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Football, NCAA Sports, University of Kansas NCAA, Todd Reesing, NCAA Football

  10. Syracuse basketball breaks into the top 5Read the original story w/Photo

    43 min ago | The Post-Standard

    ... win. The latest Associated Press poll has the Orange at No. 5 with two first-place votes. SU falls behind top-ranked Kansas, Texas, Kentucky and Purdue. SU also moved one to the fifth spot in the coaches rankings . Here's what people are saying ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  11. New pacemaker enhances careRead the original story

    43 min ago | Kansas City Nursing News

    ... on a daily basis. Olathe Medical Center physician Ravi Yarlagadda, MD, implanted the first wireless pacemaker in Kansas about three months ago. He recommends and implants the device to as many as two or three people every week. Yarlagadda said the ...

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    Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine

  12. Kansas, Texas still hold top 2 spots in AP Top 25Read the original story

    50 min ago | Modesto Bee

    Kansas was the runaway No. 1 pick in The Associated Press' college basketball poll Monday, just as it has been each week since the season began last month.

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  13. Jayhawks welcome Gill as new coachRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CBS SportsLine

    The Turner Gill era kicked off at Kansas with a promise that fans will never forget.

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    Related Topix: Chris Harris, Sports, Kansas Jayhawks NCAA Football, NCAA Sports, University of Kansas NCAA, Todd Reesing, NCAA Football

  14. Big 12 off to a strong startRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CBS SportsLine

    ... You know, the perception that the Big 12 is a football conference. That could finally change this season. Led by Kansas and Texas at the top of the polls, the Big 12 has three of the nation's 11 unbeaten teams, including surprising Texas Tech. The ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Hockey, Winter Sports, Sports

  15. Sports & Money: What $10 million will buy in classroom upgradesRead the original story

    46 min ago | Kansas City Star

    ... either. On Monday morning, Turner Gill was officially introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Kansas. Gill, a Nebraska quarterback legend and the former head of the University of Buffalo where he performed near miracle work, ...

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    Related Topix: University of Kansas

  16. Immigrants Sentenced for Thefts of Tax RefundsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Kansas' CW

    The U.S. attorney's office says three illegal immigrants will go to prison for their roles in a scheme to steal tax refund checks from Texas workers and use phony IDs to cash them in Kansas.

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    Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, Illegal Immigration, US News

  17. Sedgwick Co. Deputies Arrest 13 Over the WeekendRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Kansas' CW

    A new federal study says Kansas experienced the second-highest increase in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the nation last year.

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    Related Topix: Sedgwick County, KS

  18. Wichita private equity firm hit with cease-and-desist orderRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Kansas.com

    The Kansas Securities Commissioner's office served a cease-and-desist order today on a Wichita private equity firm, alleging violations of the state's Uniform Securities and Loan Brokers Acts.

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    Related Topix: Wichita, KS

  19. Cessna issues layoff notices to 28Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Kansas.com

    Cessna Aircraft issued 60-day layoff notices to 28 employees on Friday, according to the Kansas Department of Labor.

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    Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law

  20. Turner Gill introduced as KU head football coachRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | KSNT-TV Topeka

    Kansas University introduced Turner Gill as its new head football coach Monday morning.

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