OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma judge ordered public defenders to represent four members of an anti-government group who appeared in court Wednesday on charges of kidnapping and killing two Kansas women. The judge also entered not-guilty pleas and denied bail for Tiffany Adams, 54, and her boyfriend, Tad Cullum, 43, both of Keyes, Oklahoma, as well as […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts successfully concluded two performances at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas, on April 6 and 7. Audience members said they felt uplifted and blown away by Shen Yun’s artistry. “It’s uplifting to see beauty expressed in such a way,” said Cole Howard, an engineer. “I was […]
The governor of Kansas vetoed a bill seeking to protect minors from gender transition surgeries, insisting that it “tramples parental rights.” On Friday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Substitute Bill for Senate Bill 233 prohibiting health care providers from performing transgender surgeries and procedures on children. The bill allows a civil cause of action against […]
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas mothers, authorities announced Wednesday. Law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious disappearance of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, both of Hugoton, Kansas, have found evidence of foul play inside their vehicle. The two mothers were traveling together in the same vehicle from Elkhart, Kansas, […]
A third man was charged with second-degree murder Thursday in connection with the shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally that killed a woman and injured nearly two dozen others. Terry Young, 20, of Kansas City, Missouri, was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. […]
TOPEKA, Kan.—Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a 7-year-old boy’s murder in 2015 alleging that the state’s child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home before he was starved and tortured and his body was fed to pigs. Gov. Laura Kelly and top leaders of the Kansas Legislature […]
ST. LOUIS—Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed a possible tornado and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors. At least one unconfirmed tornado was reported Wednesday in Alta Vista, Kansas, according to media reports. The National Weather Service […]
Three Missouri men have been charged with federal counts related to the illegal purchase of high-powered rifles and guns with extended magazines after last month’s shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally left one person dead, roughly two dozen others injured and sent hundreds of people scrambling for cover, federal prosecutors […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to smashing into a Kansas City, Missouri, patrol car last year and killing an officer, his K-9 partner, and a pedestrian. Jerron Lightfoot of Tonganoxie, Kansas, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and admitted speeding through a red light before the crash, according to […]
A Florida man has been arrested on charges of voter fraud after he allegedly forged signatures on petitions to make “No Labels” an officially recognized party in Kansas. George Andrews, 30, was taken into custody in Dade City, Florida, according to a Feb. 19 press release from Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office. “The arrested […]
Two men were charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, that killed one person and wounded 22 near a Super Bowl victory parade, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The two suspects, identified as Dominic Miller of Kansas City and Lyndell Mays of nearby Raytown, each face charges of second-degree […]
It has been three weeks since three Kansas City fans joined friends to watch the Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers in the final game of the regular season. Their bodies were found in a friend’s backyard two days later. Police still haven’t said how the men died, but affirmed Saturday amid intense public speculation […]
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police didn’t discover his […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Gunfire broke out inside a popular shopping mall on the edge of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, wounding six people, authorities said. The shooting around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at Crown Center left shattered glass inside the mall. Two of the injured were found in a food court area on the lower level. Police later […]
Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-Kan.) is raising alarms over plans by the U.S. arm of a Chinese materials technology company to build a new facility near key U.S. national security installations. On Monday, Mr. LaTurner sent a letter calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to order the Committee on Foreign Investment in […]
WICHITA, Kan.—The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Kansas’ largest city after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues,” and the local firefighters union is calling for an independent investigation. Paoly Bedeski’s family in Wichita issued a statement Thursday, The Wichita Eagle reported. It […]
A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold while also blocking older restrictions that instructed providers on what information they need to provide those seeking an abortion and requirements that women wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies. The move is considered a major win for the pro-abortion […]
TOPEKA, Kan.—Zoey Felix’s short life was filled with turbulence. Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty, and hungry. Police were called to her home dozens of times. Teachers raised alarms when she missed preschool. Records show both parents alleged abuse. Zoey’s mom was jailed for […]
