KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It wasn't any single thing -- no one Twitter message challenging the background of his new coach, belittling the income level of his fans or even using a gay slur -- that caused the Chiefs to pull the trigger Monday on Larry Johnson. read more Full Story »
The 1-7 Kansas City Chiefs on Monday released controversial running back Larry Johnson, who finished his Chiefs career just 75 yards short of the team's career rushing record held by Priest Holmes. read more Full Story »
A U.S. District Court judge is considering whether to try former Westar executives David Wittig and Douglas Lake in Topeka instead of Kansas City, Kan., as was done during the first two trials, the judge said Monday in a Topeka courtroom. read more Full Story »
The Topeka Zoo's male gorilla died "from a rupture of an aortic aneurysm," zoo director Mike Coker said Monday afternoon. M'Bili was found dead Saturday morning in his enclosure. Coker said the 17-year-old gorilla hadn't been exhibiting any outward signs of illness or distress. read more Full Story »
If any coach had reason to celebrate Ron Prince's exit from the Big 12, it was Mack Brown. Yet Brown, whose Texas Longhorns lost twice to Kansas State during Prince's tenure, knew what it meant for the league when Bill Snyder announced his return. read more Full Story »
Brenda Price's business struggled when road construction at S.E. 29th and Croco began a few years ago. She moved her shop to a spot in downtown Topeka. Now, a partial road closure in the 700 block of S. Kansas Ave. is threatening her business again. read more Full Story »
Nine current or former Shawnee County elected officials -- including four past or present district attorneys -- could take the stand if the county's lawsuit against former District Attorney Robert Hecht goes to trial next summer as scheduled. read more Full Story »
The H1N1 vaccine is arriving in Kansas, but in quantities far below what will be needed to immunize against the pandemic virus. Sue Bowden, director of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Immunization Program, said Kansas will need about 1.8 million doses to vaccinate everyone included in the five target groups considered to be at high risk for the H1N1 influenza. read more Full Story »
They once played together as college teammates. Bob Chipman and Lon Kruger once again face off as coaches, as do Ron McHenry and Kurt Budke. Chipman and Kruger, who played together at Kansas State, meet for the fifth straight year when Washburn and UNLV play an exhibition game at 9 p.m. (CST) Tuesday in Las Vegas. read more Full Story »
After an exceptionally dark afternoon on Monday, rain began falling across Topeka and much of northeast Kansas around 4 p.m., giving the area a good soaking. read more Full Story »
LAWRENCE -- A modern art museum would be a fun place to spend an afternoon with Marcus and Markieff Morris. Not so much because the twins are art aficionados, but because it's a virtual certainty they would see everything differently than you would. read more Full Story »
An early-morning house fire Sunday north of Topeka resulted in an estimated $150,000 loss to the property, officials said. read more Full Story »
Self-reliance learned when he and his family survived the wrath of the June 8, 1966, tornado only to find their Topeka home destroyed helped steer Charles "Chuck" Taylor to a general's star in the U.S. Army. read more Full Story »
A Civil War soldier who was a plainsman, Army scout and Wild West showman; a black man who fled seven slave owners to join a Union regiment; a helicopter pilot wounded in the Vietnam War and retired as a colonel; and a command sergeant major known for his leadership. read more Full Story »
Topeka police talked a distraught man off the edge of an eastside bridge Sunday afternoon. Police Sgt. Kristen Hren said officers responded to the incident at 1:53 p.m. at S.E. 4th and Lafayette. First -arriving officers found a man standing on the outside of a bridge guardrail. read more Full Story »
A 22-year-old Topeka man is in custody Monday morning after police say he led them on a chase overnight that reached up to 80 mph through southeast Topeka. Christopher B. Medlock was booked into Shawnee County Jail in connection with possession of stolen property, felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement and numerous traffic charges. read more Full Story »
Katrina O'Hara may no longer live on a farm, but she can still grow crops in a virtual world by playing the "FarmVille" computer game offered on Facebook. O'Hara, a young Topeka wife and mother, describes herself as a "first-generation nonfarmer" who spent part of her childhood in a rural setting. read more Full Story »
Earl Langley isn't sure what he will do if land the federal government has been paying him not to farm is released from that program next year. read more Full Story »
A single-engine Cessna airplane that lost power during a flight lesson landed safely just before dark Sunday evening on a busy two-lane highway northwest of Topeka, authorities said. read more Full Story »
Washburn was not selected by the NCAA to play in the Division II football playoffs with the MIAA receiving only one berth in the six-team Super Regional Four bracket announced Sunday. read more Full Story »
MANHATTAN -- Curtis Kelly has played streetball with Ron Artest and swished the nets at Madison Square Garden. But somehow, the idea of playing Pittsburg State in front of a sparse Sunday afternoon crowd at Bramlage Coliseum made him feel sick. "I thought I was going to puke on myself," he said. read more Full Story »
Never underestimate the power of the coffee klatch. read more Full Story »
School officials say it is too soon to tell what effect changes made last spring to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System regarding the hiring of retired teachers will have on their districts. read more Full Story »
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System paid out $999,939,614 in monthly retirement benefits in fiscal year 2009, an increase of $54,234,957 over FY 2008, according to Kristen Basso, KPERS public information officer. "Generally, the amount of benefits paid out increases approximately 5 to 8 percent per year over time," Basso said. read more Full Story »
EMPORIA -- The Washburn locker room wasn't a pleasant place at halftime Saturday. The Ichabods had a 14-point lead less than three minutes into the game against Emporia State, but the Hornets had the score tied at halftime. read more Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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