Photographer pleads guilty to child porn charge
An eastern Kansas man who set up a nude photo shoot with a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
Wichita police officer fires at suspect
A Wichita police officer is on administrative leave after firing at a man who appeared to aim a weapon at him.
Salina police to pursue ‘no refusal’ on DUI cases
Salina police and Saline County sheriff's deputies plan to try a new "no refusal" policy during a saturation patrol Friday aimed at drunken drivers.
Group files petition seeking grand jury for statue
A group that believes a sculpture of a partially clad woman should be removed from an arboretum in a Kansas City suburb has filed a petition asking a grand jury to determine if the statue violates an…
Panel OKs raises for Kansas public employees
A committee overseeing state employee pay is recommending about $11.4 million in raises for underpaid state workers, with corrections officers at Kansas prisons among the groups benefiting most.
Voters elect Boys Republican candidate for District 2 County Commission
Unofficial results from the Ford County election officer show Chris Boys was voted into the Republican slot for the District 2 Ford County Commission yesterday in a special election. Boys beat his op…
Morning Jolt: Thousands of giant rats killed in Isaac
In the news: One good thing resulted from Hurricane Isaac: thousands of nutria, aka swamp rats, were killed in the storm. The giant rats are an invasive species that is wreaking havoc on the Gulf Coa…
Album review: Rockabilly fire marks Brian Setzer’s ‘Live from the Planet’
A good live album can make you wish you’d been there. A really good live album makes you downright angry that you weren’t. I’ve been listening to Brian Setzer’s “Rockabilly Riot! Live from the Planet…
On Computers: The touch test: It’s best left for the handhelds
Maybe it’s just that old “what you know is what you love.” I had a chance to touch drive the new Windows 8 with a touch-screen monitor, not a handheld, for which it is designed. I faced off with a re…
Today in the news: iPhone5 coming next week?
News to know The iPhone5 appears set to be introduced next Wednesday, according to an email Apple sent to the media. The email included an image that had 12 – next Wednesday’s date – and a shadow of …