An eastern Missouri man is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in a shooting that injured a teacher who was jogging on a trail near his school.
A judge says he will find officials at Larned State Hospital in contempt for not turning over records on the man charged with the murder of a Kansas police officer.
Wind industry executives are pressing Gov. Sam Brownback to lobby Kansas’ congressional delegation in opposition to a cut to a federal tax credit that could threaten $1.5 billion in planned projects across the state.
Economists say a business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states dropped over the past month but also say it still suggests that regional economic conditions continue to improve.