With violent crime increasing in many parts of the U.S., Republicans see a winning strategy in portraying Democrats as soft on crime ahead of this year’s elections. In ads, campaign appearances and interviews, the GOP has ripped liberal policies and blamed Democratic lawmakers from the White House to city councils for the violence.
A Catholic priest in Topeka suspended from his public duties after being accused of sexually abusing a minor will not face criminal charges in the case. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay’s office will not file charges against the Rev.
Abortions in Kansas rise; fewer women come from some states Kansas saw a 4.1% increase in the number of abortions performed in the state in 2021 compared with 2020, with more Missouri residents but fewer Oklahoma and Texas residents coming into the state to terminate their pregnancies. A preliminary report Tuesday from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment showed that 7,849 abortions were performed in the state last year.
Russia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential export in what was seen as a bid to punish and divide the West over its support for Ukraine.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told colleagues Wednesday he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol as he defended private conversations around the siege that have spilled into the open and jeopardized his leadership.
Dear Amy: I am a 35-year-old professional woman, recently separated from my husband of nine years. Our marriage has been rife with volatility due to his uncontrollable anger and my tumultuous relationship with alcohol during our relationship.
If I could show my sixth-grade self something shocking, a strong contender would be the relationship that I currently have with my parents. In 2011 we moved from Fort Leavenworth, where I could play with all my friends until the streetlights came on, to the county, where I had neither friends nor streetlights. I hated my parents for making this necessary choice. I vowed that if I didn’t run away, I would at least go to college someday and never come back.
College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and surging rents are paying too much for moldy apartments, commuting long distances or sleeping in their cars to get an education – and that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon.
By Derek Wiley With 45 minutes to impress Wichita State men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown, Trevor McBride wasn’t nervous. A coach’s kid who had played… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for second-degree murder. Cordell M. Stewart, 22, was sentenced Wednesday for shooting… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close