August 8, 2016 Nothing criminal suspected in boy's death on world's tallest water slide, police say Investigators were treating the death of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest waterslide as a "civil matter" rather than a criminal incident, a police spokesman said Monday, as the park and Kansas authorities pressed to sort out what caused the tragedy.
August 2, 2016 Physician Marshall ousts US Rep. Huelskamp in Kansas primary A doctor backed by agriculture and business groups ousted U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp Tuesday in a Kansas Republican primary race that focused on the tea party-backed incumbent's battles with GOP leaders and criticism that he was too cantankerous to be effective.
July 29, 2016 Mother who took children to perform for Oregon militia loses custody of kids A judge ruled Wednesday that a Kansas woman’s children, who performed for armed militia members in Oregon, will remain in the custody of the state’s Department for Children and Families.
July 29, 2016 3 black women's basketball players sue Missouri college Three black women's basketball players are suing a small southwest Missouri college, alleging they were treated differently than white players before they were kicked out of the school without justification.
July 28, 2016 ACLU: Army investigating Manning after suicide attempt A civil rights group says the transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for sending classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks now faces possible punishment for offenses stemming from a suicide attempt.
July 27, 2016 Kansas stepfather accused of abandoning infant in trash Police in Lawrence, Kansas, say a 9-month-old girl's stepfather is accused of abandoning the infant in a trash bin earlier this month.
July 26, 2016 Kansas woman's body found after skydiving in Oklahoma Authorities on Monday located the body of a Kansas skydiver who jumped from a plane in Oklahoma and landed about 5 miles away from her parachute and harness.
July 25, 2016 Kansas woman's body found after skydiving in Oklahoma Authorities say they have found the body of a Kansas woman who went missing Sunday after skydiving in northern Oklahoma.
July 23, 2016 Mourners gather for funeral of slain Kansas police captain Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral for a Kansas City, Kansas, police captain shot to death on duty.
July 23, 2016 Kansas attorney general sues to get Guantanamo Bay records Kansas is suing the federal government to obtain documents related to planning by President Barack Obama's administration to move prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Fort Leavenworth.
