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Police say the suspect in a reported sexual assault in Manhattan has been found dead.
The assault occurred early on the morning of Aug. 11 near the campus of Kansas State University, prompting author…

The Geary County Sheriff's Department says it plans to auction off up to 400 parcels of land, some of it complete with infrastructure.
WIBW reports the lots were seized after owners failed to pay del…

Lawrence leaders say the city doesn't have any drones nor is planning to get any, but five area civil rights groups and political organizations are pushing for a policy limiting their use, just in ca…

Gov. Sam Brownback is defending the new process for selecting Kansas Court of Appeals judges, saying it involves more people and encourages the best candidates to apply.
Brownback says Tuesday that t…

The Atchison County Sheriff's Office says an alligator that was released into a county lake has been reunited with its owner.

Law enforcement authorities say a Kansas man is hospitalized after his wife shot him in an apparent accident.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office says the 49-year-old Potwin man was shot in the should…

Auctioneers say a 9,100-acre ranch in south-central Kansas has been sold to seven buyers for a total of $13.5 million.
The ranch in Greenwood County was owned by the Frank N. Bills Living Trust. The …

Private contractors are preparing to take over operations of the Kansas child support system in the coming weeks even as questions remain about how the contracts were awarded.
Three private companies…

WICHITA (AP) — Cole Cottin says she will never forget the day she invited a group of elementary school kids to her farm in Lawrence.
They spent the day harvesting radishes. When Cottin asked the grou…