US carries out its 1st execution of a female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
Man accused of murdering two boys and kidnapping two girls is in custody, girls found safe
Donny Jackson, 40, is in custody. Police say he killed two boys, who were about 11 and 14, and then kidnapped their sisters, who are three and six. The little girls were found by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol late Saturday.
Video shows witnesses rushing to aid of driver accelerating into back of bus amid medical emergency
Dramatic video shows witnesses attempting to rescue a man after he crashed and accelerated into the back of a city bus amid a medical emergency.
Death of Kansas girl, 3, leads to second arrest for murder
A second arrest was reported Saturday in the death of a 3-year-old Kansas girl whose disappearance triggered an Amber Alert.
Tiny houses in Kansas City give homeless veterans a place to call home
The Veterans Community Project (VCP), a nonprofit group based in Kansas City, has made it a mission to provide transitional homes and services to veterans, one community at a time.
Kansas resident tests positive for COVID-19, attended protest without mask, health officials say
They advised anyone who attended the demonstration to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms.
Kansas soldier saves 'countless lives' by driving truck into active shooter: reports
An active-duty soldier in Kansas was credited with saving “countless lives” this week when he drove his truck into an active shooter on a bridge.
WWII Marine vet, 99, beats COVID-19: 'I've gone through hell more than once and this came almost as close'
A 99-year-old Marine veteran earned a new medal this week -- to go along with the two Purple Hearts he was given for his actions during World War II -- after winning a long and tough battle against the coronavirus.
'I've waited half a century': Kansas farmer who mailed spare mask to NY awarded bachelor's degree
"I guess they call it karma," Dennis Ruhnke said after receiving his long-awaited degree.
Kansas City hospital babies dressed as Chiefs players ahead of Super Bowl
These little football fans will melt your heart.
Woman arrested after emaciated dog found locked in kennel, placed in dumpster
Police say a Kansas woman has been arrested after an emaciated dog was found locked in a kennel and placed in a dumpster last week.
Kansas middle school student charged with felony for finger gun gesture: reports
A middle school student in Kansas has been charged with a felony after she reportedly made a gun gesture with her fingers and pointed at other students.
Suspect arrested, another at large in Kansas bar shooting that left 4 dead, 5 injured
One of the two men accused of opening fire inside a Kansas bar early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others, was arrested Sunday afternoon while the other remained at large, police said.
Kids are eating vaping cartridges, drinking liquid nicotine, poison control center says
As health officials across the country grapple to find the cause behind some 805 cases of e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses, doctors in Kansas — which has seen at least two vaping-related deaths — are seemingly dealing with something new: Kids eating vaping cartridges.
Dog that lived at shelter for more than 400 days finally gets adopted after human moves in
A Kansas dog who has lived in an animal shelter for more than a year was finally adopted on Tuesday, a week after a man moved into the shelter to try and help find the dog a home.
Police: Toddler injected with enough methadone to kill adult
Court records say a Wichita toddler who died at a motel had enough methadone in his system to kill an opioid-addicted adult.
Kansas health officials report first vaping fatality in the state, nationwide death toll rises to 6
Kansas health officials say they have confirmed the first death in the state related to an outbreak of a lung disease linked to vaping.