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October 16, 2020

DOJ schedules first execution of female federal inmate in 6 decades

The woman, Lisa Montgomery, was found guilty in 2007 of federal kidnapping resulting in death in connection with a premeditated murder-kidnap scheme.

September 29, 2020

University of Chicago takes home top honors, DePauw University the worst in free speech poll

A newly-compiled list of free speech on college campuses found that the University of Chicago is considered the best campus for free speech in America while DePauw University ranks the worst. 

September 29, 2020

Arrest announced in 2016 deaths of man, woman and her unborn baby

Kansas prosecutors have announced an arrest in the case of a man, a woman and her unborn child who were found dead in a home that had been burglarized four years ago.

September 20, 2020

Performer accidentally shot during Kansas ‘cops-and-robbers’ reenactment

A game of cops-and-robbers used to be a boyhood rite of passage, but this weekend a reenactment performance called, “Coppers raiding the Bootleggers,” at a Kansas history museum almost turned too real and left one of the performers wounded.

September 6, 2020

Democratic Kansas state House candidate blames abuse of ex-girlfriend on lack of 'early childhood education funding'

A 19-year-old Kansas Democrat running for a seat in the state House blamed a lack of "early childhood education funding" after admitting to abusive behavior toward his ex-girlfriend on Sunday.

September 1, 2020

Kansas man’s Halloween decorations warn of impending doom – for those not wearing masks

The only thing spookier than someone wearing a scary mask this Halloween might be a person not wearing a mask at all.

August 31, 2020

Washburn University dismantles Jefferson, Franklin statues after donor flags potential 'embarrassment'

Statues of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin have been removed from the Washburn University campus after protests against racial injustice elsewhere led to statues honoring slaveholders being vandalized, pulled down or moved, the school said Thursday.

August 28, 2020

Kansas man who murdered 10-year-old girl, dumped body near church in 1999 set to be executed

The scheduled federal execution of a 10-year-old Kansas girl's killer was back on track Friday after an appellate panel tossed a lower court's ruling that would have required the government to get a drug prescription before it could use pentobarbital to kill the inmate.

August 26, 2020

Kansas Democrat linked to 'revenge porn' now says he'll stay in state House election

A 19-year-old Kansas Democrat running for a seat in the state House -- who said Sunday he would drop out of the race after admitting to a "revenge porn" incident when he was in middle school and to harassing others on social media -- reversed course Tuesday, saying he plans to stay in the race.

August 24, 2020

Kansas Democrat, 19, dropping out of state House race after link to ‘revenge porn’

A 19-year-old Kansas Democrat who recently defeated a seven-term incumbent by 14 votes in a state House primary election has now withdrawn from the general election, citing “recent developments in the race.”