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Dodge City resident Thomas E. Ricks, who was charged with the attempted murder of Barbara and Amanda Hileman in 2011, was convicted of two felonies, Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Ford County District Court.
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An 82-year-old Missouri man suffered minor injuries when his experimental aircraft crashed near Emporia.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says James Zerkel, who lives near Joplin, Mo., was flying a Challeng…

Love’s sets the standard for travel stop design. Love’s Travel Stop locations are a 24/7 operation, providing a safe, well-lit stop at night that is always staffed with a friendly, knowledgeable team…

Questions were flying as USD 443 Board of Education members sought answers concerning the implementation of the iPad Initiative at a work session Monday night. The current goal is to have an iPad in …

DODGE CITY - Vivian L. Simmons, 85, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Trinity Manor, Dodge City.
She was born May 28, 1928 on the family farm 5 ? miles SW of McCracken, the daughter of Reginald Malcolm…

Topeka, KS, formerly of Dodge City, KS, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Stormont-Vail Hospital. He was born January 17, 1953 in Dodge City the son of Sonny and Emma (Bartlett) Teel.
Allen worked in D…

A pickup truck pulling a hauler with three vehicles tipped on a highway overpass in Topeka, sending two of the unoccupied vehicles plummeting off the bridge.
No injuries were reported in the accident…

Two Democratic legislators from Wichita said they will introduce legislation next week to address an issue with the Kansas voter registration laws that have more than 15,000 applications in limbo.
St…

A man suspected of threatening another person with a weapon shot himself and later died after being stopped by Olathe police.
The Kansas City Star reports the 27-year-old man was stopped by police We…

A collaborative project aimed at creating murals for Topeka neighborhoods has received $10,000 in funding through the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.
Sarah Carkhuff Fizell, executive dire…