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PREP FOOTBALL= KSHSAA State Tournament= Championship= Class 6A= Gardner-Edgerton 22, Derby 29 Class 5A= Mill Valley 62, Kapaun Mount Carmel 37 Class 4A= St. Thomas Aquinas 35,...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal. November 19, 2023. Editorial: What makes Thanksgiving special? Sure, the food is great, but it’s the people around you. Thanksgiving is nearly here and with it comes the start of the holiday season. A few short weeks of...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. November 19, 2023. Editorial: Established science, not ideology, belongs in Texas classrooms Science is about proof, not the political lenses we prefer. The State Board of Education recently debated how Texas students will learn...
Kansas officials begin process of restoring court information access after 'security incident'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nearly a month after a “security incident” with all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, Kansas judicial officials are slowly renewing public access to court information. But for now, that access requires a trip to the state's capital city. The state's...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Kansas City Star. October 26, 2023. Editorial: We expect zero tolerance from the Chiefs on domestic violence. You should, too This week, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross was accused of serious crimes, according to the Johnson County district attorney. ...
Capitol Federal: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) on Wednesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss of $150.5 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Topeka, Kansas-based company said it had a loss of $1.13 per share....
Two Kansas prison employees fired, six disciplined, after injured inmate was mocked
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two employees at a Kansas prison were fired, and six others were disciplined, after accusations that they mocked and failed to help an injured female inmate. Other inmates at the Topeka Correctional Facility said the injured inmate spent two hours crawling back...
Child rights advocates ask why state left slain 5-year-old Kansas girl in a clearly unstable home
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Zoey Felix's short life was filled with turbulence. Before the 5-year-old Topeka girl was raped and killed, worried neighbors say they saw her wandering, dirty and hungry. Police were called to her home dozens of times. Teachers raised alarms when she missed...
Editorial Roundup: Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal. October 8, 2023. Editorial: A lot of people and agencies let down Zoey Felix. We can honor her by demanding changes Zoey Felix will forever be a 5-year-old child. She was raped and killed Monday in southeast Topeka. ...
A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 25-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old Kansas girl who died despite firefighters' efforts to save her life in a gas station parking lot. Mickel Cherry faces one count of capital murder — which would allow...
