Missouri State

Bonne Terre, MO

Kansas State

Topeka, KS

Hays Post

Kansas is officially a Home Rule state. It has been since 1961, when an amendment to the Kansas state constitution officially declared that Kansas cities are “empowered to determine their local affairs…except when” such actions are “limited or prohibited” by an act of the state legislature. That’s an important acknowledgement of local democracy—or at least potentially so.

INSIGHT KANSAS: Home rule once again on the voting block

Haysville, KS

WICHITA—Law enforcement authorities have accused a number of U.S. Service employees in Kansas of theft over the past five years. On Wednesday, a federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a Kansas woman with stealing gift cards from the mail as an employee of U.S. Postal Service, according to the United State's Attorney.

Lawrence, KS

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas researchers have completed a two-year study of broadband access in Kansas. Their newly published report, “Broadband in Kansas: The Challenges of Digital Access and Affordability,” documents extensive challenges within the current broadband landscape in the state and recommends a comprehensive strategy to address these challenges.

KU: Many NW Kansans live in areas single broadband provider

Dawson County, NE

Oberlin, KS

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — A CODE Drug Task Force operation led to the arrest of several people on drug charges Wednesday morning in Nebraska and Kansas. The CODE Task Force, which includes officers from several law enforcement agencies in west-central and southwest Nebraska, obtained arrest warrants for several individuals in connection with narcotics investigations in Dawson County. Those arrested Wednesday were:

NW Kan. resident among those arrested in Kan.-Neb. drug sting

Saint Joseph, MO

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Standout basketball player Jackie Stiles highlighted St. Joseph’s week of hosting the NCAA Division II women’s Elite Eight basketball tournament by hosting a basketball clinic. Stiles shared her basketball tips and philosophy to 150 young people who gathered at the Missouri Western State...

Basketball great Stiles teaches skills, philosophy to Mo. kids

Leadwood, MO

Desloge, MO

Frankclay, MO

Rivermines, MO

Leadington, MO

Cadet, MO

Tiff, MO

Valles Mines, MO

Blackwell, MO

Mineral Point, MO

Irondale, MO

French Village, MO

Bismarck, MO

Farmington, MO

Potosi, MO

Doe Run, MO

De Soto, MO

Caledonia, MO

Belgrade, MO

Bloomsdale, MO

NewsBreak

Killer of girlfriend, 3 kids makes statement before execution

BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children was executed Tuesday despite his claims that...

Killer of girlfriend, 3 kids makes statement before execution

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