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The city and county will miss a Feb. 2 deadline to certify the levees that make up the Big Ditch, which potentially could require thousands of homeowners to buy flood insurance or pay higher rates for existing policies.
For years, Crystal says, she felt bad about how her mother treated her younger, adopted brother -- Adam Herrman, who would be 21 now if he is still alive.
Disabled people and advocates for them pleaded with lawmakers today to do something to alleviate a funding crunch that has frozen new applications for services to help the disabled stay in their homes.
Law enforcement officers took garbage bags, a camera and other equipment into a manufactured home in the 10300 block of N. 109th Street West between Bentley and Sedgwick this afternoon.
Confronting a grim economy and a Middle East on fire, Barack Obama turned Wednesday to perhaps the only people on the planet who understand what he's in for: the four living members of the U.S. presidents' club. In an image bound to go down in history, every living U.S. president came together at the White House on Wednesday to hash over the world's challenges with the president-elect. There they stood, shoulder-to-shoulder in the Oval Office: George H.W. Bush, Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
Claims of prosecutorial misconduct against a former Kansas attorney general in the criminal investigation of a Wichita abortion provider are now in the hands of a Sedgwick County district judge.
A former Hutchinson News photographer returns to the White House for a second time as the official presidential photographer.
A Lawrence man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison after admitting to possessing nearly 14,000 images of child pornography on his computer.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed a law partner of the Kansas Democratic Party's chairman Wednesday to the state Supreme Court, saying his extensive legal experience and their longtime friendship were key reasons.
The annual "Battle of the Badges" blood drive saw more than 900 people donate blood at the American Red Cross between mid-December and early January.
Wednesday will be noticeably warmer in the Wichita area -- and windier, too. Highs are expected to climb into the mid-50s today in south-central Kansas, with west winds intensifying from the single digits to nearly 25 miles an hour this afternoon. That wind, combined with dry conditions, will create a high risk of dangerous grass fires in the region today, officials warn.
An attorney for David Wittig says the former Westar Energy Inc. CEO is heading back to prison to complete his sentence for bank fraud.
A computer-enhanced photo showing what Adam Herrman, the Butler County boy missing since 1999, might look like if he is still alive became available today.
Cessna Aircraft officials warned employees today that more job cuts are coming. The domestic market remains soft and the international market, which were strong a year ago, have quieted, chief executive Jack Pelton said in a memo to employees.
Bond was set today at $100,000 for a woman who was arrested in the abduction and robbery last month of a woman in the Towne East Square parking lot.
An attorney for David Wittig says the former Westar Energy Inc. CEO is heading back to prison to complete his sentence for bank fraud.
The Intrust Bank Arena got a little taller this afternoon Dozens of people gathered for a ceremony downtown to watch as the spire was raised to its perch on the south side of the arena.
Former Kansas attorney general Phill Kline spent most of this morning on the witness stand defending his investigation of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.
A 1-year-old boy was taken into protective custody Monday afternoon after police learned he had been left at a convenience store. The toddler was being watched by a 31-year-old man when he was left at the QuikTrip in the 2800 block of South Hydraulic shortly after 5:30 p.m., police said. Officials said it was not clear from reports what connection to the boy the man has.
City council members this morning agreed to spend $2.5 million in property tax dollars to revitalize the aging Ken-Mar shopping center at the corner of 13th Street and Oliver.
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a former Clinton Treasury Department official to head up a new office that will closely follow how well federal programs are working.
Cruz Daniels' putback with 2.4 seconds on the clock lifted High Point to a 42-40 win over Winthrop on Wednesday night.
President-elect Barack Obama says spiraling entitlement spending will be a central part of the discussion on controlling the federal deficit in the future.
The rebuilding Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired another first-round draft pick along with guard Chucky Atkins in a trade that sent seldom-used center Johan Petro to the Denver Nuggets.
Andrei Markov and Robert Lang scored power-play goals 2:08 apart to break open a tight game in the third period and lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.
Samuel Pahlsson and Bobby Ryan scored power-play goals, and Jonas Hiller made 17 saves Tuesday night to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
The U.S. dollar was mostly down against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday. Gold rose.
David Schneider scored 17 points and Quinn McDowell added 12 off the bench as William & Mary defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 73-59 Wednesday night.
Sergei Samsonov scored his 200th career goal and the Carolina Hurricanes withstood a late rally to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 Tuesday night.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday said the best option for the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be for the mortgage giants to be run like public utilities.
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