TOPEKA – The Newton High School boys’ swimming team ended the season with a relay medal, an individual medal and three other scoring entries Thursday through Saturday at the Class 5-4-3-2-1A state championships at the Capitol Federal Natatorium at the Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.
Prep girls Heart of America Berean Ac. 57, Moundridge 36 MOUNDRIGE – The Berean Academy Warrior girls downed Moundridge 57-36 in HOAL play in Moundridge.
Steve W. Eye, 58, died on February 14th, 2022, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to a bonus letters column devoted to your ongoing questions about the coronavirus and its vaccines and boosters. You’ve brought up important and complex topics, and we’ll do our best to provide clear and helpful information.
TOPEKA — Sierra Club lobbyist Zack Pistora told lawmakers he could talk at length about the “big mess” plastic bags have created for aquatic ecosystems, landscape and infrastructure in Kansas. But the real problem with Senate Bill 493, he said, is an assault on democracy.
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt wants the Kansas Supreme Court to block a pair of lawsuits challenging the legality of a new congressional map. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Loud Light filed separate lawsuits Monday in Wyandotte County District Court.
TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering two proposals that would make it harder for police to seize and keep cash and property from people suspected in crimes. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that one bill would require law enforcement to get a criminal conviction before seizing assets.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansans can’t keep tolerating electric rate hikes from the state’s dominant monopoly utility, Evergy, say proponents of a bill to cap increases.
WICHITA — A video about racial profiling and discrimination was “not appropriate” for students or teachers at Derby High School, according to a Derby school board member who requested an apology from the principal who showed the video.
When the Newton City Commission convenes Feb.22, they will be asked to consider creating a small Rural Housing Improvement District. That RHID, at least for now, is limited to one building.