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U.S. 169 crash that killed 8 took coaches, members of Oklahoma youth sports team

Bystanders attempt to rescue the occupants of the burning vehicles at the crash near Lane on Sunday./Still Video Capture LANE...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
2 min
06May 2025

Eight killed, one injured in head-on collision on U.S. 169 Sunday

Emergency responders massed at the scene of a collision Sunday on U.S. 169 in Franklin County north of Greeley that...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
2 min
05May 2025

KHP captain honored for actions in Kansas I-70 disaster

Above, KHP Major Andrew Dean, at right, presents the commendation to Captain Travis Phillips. Captain Travis Phillips, Troop D Kansas...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
1 min
01May 2025

JOCO city funds drones for Ukraine, but denies say-so for voters on $30 million new city hall

The Prairie Village City Council voted 8-4 to send a $22,900 donation to its Sister City in Dolyna, Ukraine for...
By David Hicks – The Sentinel
4 min
30Apr 2025

Mike Kelly’s Amberwave PAC routes dark money into JOCO kingmaking

This is the second of three articles in a series about Mike Kelly’s Amberwave PAC. The first article focused on the...
By Earl Glynn – Watchdog Lab
7 min
29Apr 2025

SEKMHC board members still mum about salaries they approved that rile commissioners, public

Members of the board of directors for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center are remaining mum about the ongoing salary...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
27Apr 2025

Lee bans reporter from SEKMHC counties meeting, but salaries mechanics remain unchanged

A meeting of county commissioners at the Allen County Courthouse Thursday to discuss what some are calling exorbitantly high salaries...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
8 min
22Apr 2025

Masterson: Gov. Kelly being divisive about strong economic numbers

Topeka — Senate President Ty Masterson accused Gov. Laura Kelly of being divisive after strong economic numbers were released Friday....
By Earl Watt
3 min
21Apr 2025

Defense wants to restrict investigation photos in Seneca priest’s murder

SENECA – The lawyer for the man accused in the murder of a popular Seneca Catholic priest has asked the...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
2 min
21Apr 2025

Why hasn’t anyone stopped Bert Smith IV from stealing cattle?

Photo Credit: Smithsonian Magazine With his $3.7 million civil court judgement against a notorious cattle scammer now executable in Tennessee,...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
14Apr 2025