WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was looking “very seriously” at ending the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil. Trump spoke to reporters as he departed the White House for a speech in Louisville, Kentucky. He said birthright citizenship was “frankly ridiculous.” “We’re looking at it […]

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Authorities say a teenager has been killed and a younger girl wounded in a Kansas City shooting. Police say the shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a disturbance outside a home. The teen victim was taken to a hospital, where he died. His name wasn’t immediately released. Police say a […]

FINNEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting death and have a suspect in custody. Just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Finney County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a suicidal subject at 985 Starlight Drive. in Finney County, according to a media release. Deputies responded and met with the property owner and […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is fighting the compensation claim of a man who spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide before a judge vacated his convictions, which were secured despite a complete lack of physical evidence and motive tying him to the crimes. Lamonte McIntyre’s case was one of three that helped […]

McPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson College has announced a gift of $1 million from Richard and Melanie Lundquist, noted California philanthropists. According to a media release, the gift recognizes the work of renowned car restorer, Paul Russell and Company, and was announced at a private event hosted by McPherson College at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. […]

CHEYENNE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a report of someone allegedly impersonating an officer. According to the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Department, an unmarked black Dodge pickup with emergency lights is attempting to pull over vehicles in Cheyenne County claiming to be a deputy for the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff told residents […]

SEDGWICK COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating an attempted murder and have made an arrest. Just after 10a.m. Monday police at the patrol north station in Wichita were contacted by a 30-year-old man who had been shot twice, according to officer Charley Davidson. EMS transported  the man to an area hospital for treatment. An […]

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A teenager who brought a gun to Lawrence High School has been sentenced to nine months of probation. The boy was sentenced Wednesday after pleading no contest in June in juvenile court to misdemeanor criminal use of a weapon. Charges stem from an incident on Feb. 6, when the boy was […]

TOPEKA —The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is collecting data and analyzing recent injection well activity in Reno County in an effort to uncover the cause of a series of earthquakes in the Hutchinson area. Amid damage reports and a concern for public safety, the KCC is conducting an investigation and will evaluate whether additional action […]

WASHINGTON – A researcher at the University of Kansas (KU) was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of hiding the fact he was working full time for a Chinese university while doing research at KU funded by the U.S. government. Feng “Franklin” Tao, 47, Lawrence, Kansas, an associate professor at KU’s Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis […]