Kansas - Page 113

August 26, 2016

Kansas motel owner gets probation for trying to kill wife

A Hindu man was sentenced to probation in Kansas for trying to kill his wife with a pocketknife after his attorney argued sending him to prison could cause the man's family to be ostracized as part of their culture.

August 26, 2016

Defense attorneys clash with prison over recorded meetings

Defense attorneys who represent inmates at a privately run federal prison in Kansas were livid after learning that their meetings with clients had been recorded on video.

August 25, 2016

Kansas man faces sentencing for role in foiled bomb plot

Alexander Blair has admitted his role in a foiled terrorist attack: aiding a wannabe Islamic State jihadist's plan to detonate a bomb at the Fort Riley military post to kill or maim as many U.S. service members as possible.

August 23, 2016

Kansas asks court to exclude voters over citizenship proof

Kansas is asking the federal appeals court in Denver to keep thousands of people who haven't yet provided documents showing they are U.S. citizens from voting in November.

August 22, 2016

Kansas mom, toddler rescued from tree after flash flood hits

A Kansas mother who was caught in flash flashing says she is "blessed" after she and her 3-year-old son were rescued from a tree.

August 20, 2016

Book reveals Kansas serial killer's plans for 11th victim

A new book says the BTK serial killer planned to kill an 11th victim by hanging her upside down in her Wichita, Kansas, home.

August 18, 2016

Kentucky substitute teacher faces rape charges

Police have arrested a female substitute teacher in Kentucky accused of having sex with two male students.

August 10, 2016

Lesbian Methodist Pastor on Involuntary Leave for Violating Rules on Gay Clergy

A lesbian pastor of the United Methodist Church was put on involuntary leave for violating the denomination's ban on having "self-avowed" homosexual clergy.

August 10, 2016

Activists protest Chelsea Manning's prison treatment

Advocates of a transgender soldier imprisoned for sending classified information to an anti-secrecy website say they've collected more than 115,000 petition signatures protesting new charges she faces related to her recent suicide attempt.

August 10, 2016

Boy decapitated on Kansas waterslide; passengers claim it was clearly unsafe

Several passengers who rode the waterslide where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated Sunday said that the ride’s Velcro-like straps would come loose, and that at least one lifeguard claimed they were just for show.