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May 23, 2017

Kansas officer's body camera captures heroic rescue of autistic boy

A four-year-old boy with autism who fell into a Kansas pond is alive thanks to a heroic police officer.

May 23, 2017

Kansas archdiocese ushers out Girl Scouts and their cookies

The archdiocese covering the Kansas City, Kansas, region and much of the eastern part of the state said Monday it is severing ties with Girl Scouts and urging an end to cookie sales, citing philosophical concerns with the organization.

May 23, 2017

Police release identities in shooting at Topeka home

Authorities have released the names of a suspected gunman and three victims who died in a weekend attack at a Topeka home for people with special needs.

May 18, 2017

Multiple tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas

A least seven tornadoes touched down briefly in mostly rural areas of three states Thursday as a severe storm system moved eastward through Oklahoma and into south-central Kansas.

May 17, 2017

Chelsea Manning freed from Kansas military prison

Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was freed from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday morning after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence.

May 15, 2017

Chelsea Manning to remain in Army, receive health care benefits after prison release

Chelsea Manning will remain on active duty following her release from military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on May 17, the U.S. Army said Sunday.

May 1, 2017

4 dead, including gunman, after shooting at Topeka home

Police say four men are dead — including the suspected gunman — after a shooting at a home in Topeka, Kansas, that is part of a private business providing in-home care for people with special needs.

April 29, 2017

Videos reportedly show gruesome abuse of young Kansas boy

The maternal grandmother of a 7-year-old Kansas boy whose remains were found in a pigsty says she has seen videos that detail gruesome abuse the boy suffered at the hands of his father and stepmother.

April 26, 2017

Police to use DNA to identify man found encased in concrete

Investigators say DNA from the mother of a missing Missouri man could help to determine if it was his body found encased in concrete inside a dumpster in a storage unit.

April 26, 2017

Lawsuits: Missouri jail stunk like a sewer

Two men once detained at the Jackson County jail have filed separate lawsuits saying sewage frequently backed up in their cells and the stench was so intense at times that they could not sleep.