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February 10, 2016

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker charged in payday loan scam

Professional racecar driver Scott Tucker has been charged in a payday lending operation offering quick cash over the Internet to desperate people.

February 4, 2016

Kansas school grapples with debate over Confederate flag

At a high school named Free State to honor Kansas' anti-slavery past, the Confederate Flag waved off the back of a student's pickup truck in the parking lot.

February 4, 2016

Kansas university mason finds 88-year-old note at stadium

A mason working on a Kansas university building has found an 88-year-old handwritten note that gives a glimpse into the lives of laborers in 1928.

February 2, 2016

Howling winter storm could spawn thunderstorms too

A howling storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some parts of Colorado was laying it on thick in Nebraska and Iowa Tuesday, bringing with it the potential for severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes elsewhere.

January 19, 2016

Prosecutor: Stiffer charges mulled in Kansas child's death

Prosecutors say they may upgrade murder charges against a Kansas man and wife accused in the death of a child who authorities believe is the man's missing 7-year-old son and may have been fed to pigs.

January 18, 2016

More quakes rattle Oklahoma but state avoids tough measures

Oklahoma and Kansas changed their drilling regulations amid a rise in the number of earthquakes last year, but only Kansas has seen a marked drop in the number of temblors.

January 14, 2016

Probation ordered for gun buyer in Jewish site killings

A southern Missouri man has been sentenced to five years of probation for purchasing one of the shotguns that a white supremacist used in a deadly attack at two Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City.

January 7, 2016

Greyhound driver reportedly leaves riders in bus while he naps at hotel

Passengers sat on a cold Greyhound bus wondering why it was parked at a Kansas hotel in the afternoon for hours -- then finally learned the driver had gone in for an unannounced nap, KCNC reported Wednesday.

January 3, 2016

Prison guards left out of rising-wage trend in Kansas, and they're leaving the field in droves

Unemployment is down and wages are up in Kansas — except for corrections officers.

December 20, 2015

‘Pressure tactics’: Unions publishing names of nonunion workers

The Kansas chapter of the United Auto Workers union is using its website to draw attention to GM workers who choose not to pay union dues.