May 25, 2016 Univ. fires teacher who used racial slur in class after discrimination probe cleared her A white University of Kansas assistant professor who used a racial slur during a class discussion on race said the school won't renew her contract after the next academic year.
May 25, 2016 Tornadoes spotted in Plains states, no major damage reported A half dozen tornadoes spotted in Great Plains states caused no major damage but kicked off what's expected to be a busy week of severe weather.
May 25, 2016 The Latest: Crews evaluate damage from Kansas tornadoes The Latest on severe weather affecting parts of the central United States (all times local): 7:35 a.m.
May 23, 2016 Suspect pleads guilty in foiled bomb plot against Kansas military base A man accused of conspiring in a foiled plot to bomb a Kansas military base on behalf of the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
May 23, 2016 Change-of-plea hearing set in Kansas bomb plot case A federal judge is slated to hear a change-of-plea request from a 29-year-old Topeka man accused of helping another man who plotted to bomb a northeast Kansas military installation last year.
May 20, 2016 Missouri plans to seek death penalty for Mexican national Missouri prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty for a Mexican national in the shooting death of a man a day after he allegedly killed four people in Kansas.
May 18, 2016 Kansas man convicted of killing 4 gets death sentence A man convicted of killing two men, a woman and her 18-month-old daughter on a Kansas farm three years ago has been sentenced to death.
May 17, 2016 Kansas school considers changes to discrimination policies School officials in Lawrence, Kansas, are considering changing district policies to prohibit forms of discriminatory behavior after school administrators told a high school student earlier this year that he couldn't display a Confederate flag on his vehicle while on school grounds.
May 16, 2016 Accidental shooting at high school graduation wounds 2, police say Authorities say two people have been wounded at a high school graduation ceremony in southern Kansas after a man with a concealed weapon permit adjusted a sock he had stuffed a pistol into.
May 13, 2016 Tinder warns users to stay 'vigilant' after reported kidnapping Tinder says "people with bad intentions exist everywhere" and the online dating app is reminding users to be vigilant about safety amid allegations that a Kansas man held a woman he met on Tinder against her will and beat her.
