December 20, 2018 Missouri man to receive $1.1M settlement in wrongful doppelganger case A man who spent 17 years in prison after being wrongfully being convicted of a robbery committed by someone who looks just like him will receive more than $1 million, officials announced Tuesday.
December 17, 2018 St. Louis woman, 18, serenaded by Jason Mraz dies while waiting for new lungs A Kansas teen with cystic fibrosis who was recently serenaded by Jason Mraz died while awaiting a new pair of lungs.
November 28, 2018 License plates containing ethnic slur are recalled after complaints A complaint about an ethnic slur offensive to Japanese Americans has prompted Kansas to recall hundreds of license plates containing the random letter combination “JAP.”
November 27, 2018 Kansas high school football coach gets ice bath after winning title, absolutely hates it A Kansas high school football coach appeared to hate the ice bath he received upon winning the team’s first-ever state title Saturday.
November 26, 2018 Midwest snowstorm cancels hundreds of flights as holiday weekend winds down A massive storm blanketed much of the central Midwest with snow Sunday, canceling hundreds of flights at airports in Chicago and Kansas City and forcing parts of some major highways to shut down as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close.
November 20, 2018 Kansas county commissioner who made 'master race' comment to black woman resigns The Kansas county commissioner who drew ire after he made a comment about “the master race” to a black woman has resigned.
November 18, 2018 'Master race' comment by Kansas county commissioner draws calls for his resignation Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer called on Leavenworth County Commissioner Louis Klemp to resign after he told a black woman he belongs to a “master race” during a meeting.
November 5, 2018 Kansas GOP aims to keep governor's seat red "Remain Red." That is the catchphrase Republicans are touting in Kansas, aiming to ensure a state currently dominated by Republicans stays that way.
November 1, 2018 Kobach accuses CNN's Jeffrey Toobin of advancing 'racist argument' in fight over voter-ID laws Speaking to Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Thursday, Kansas Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach accused CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin of advancing a "racist argument" -- just one day after Toobin charged that Kobach wanted to "stop black people and poor people from voting."
October 26, 2018 'Swatting' suspect linked to Kansas death hit with 46 new federal charges for false reports, authorities say The infamous swatter whose fake emergency calls led to a man’s death last year faces 46 new federal charges for allegedly calling in bomb threats, shootings and other acts of violence.