Remains of missing woman found 23 years on Police are a step closer to cracking the cold case of a woman who went missing in the NSW Blue Mountains in 2001 after her remains were found in the region. AAP · Jun 2, 2024
Man arrested after slaying of elderly Massachusetts couple celebrating their 50th anniversary BOSTON — A 41-year-old man has been arrested after the murder of three elderly residents in their Newton home over the weekend, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced after the slayings rattled the community. Boston Herald · Jun 27, 2023
Couple celebrating their 50th anniversary brutally murdered in their home The unidentified Italian couple and the woman's mother, who was in her late 90s, were found by a neighbour in their home in Nonantum, Massachusetts Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023
Political newcomer Jeanna Repass becomes first Black woman to lead Kansas Democratic party KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas Democrats elected Jeanna Repass state chair Saturday, making her the first Black woman to lead the party. Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023
Kobach lays out plan to remove abortion rights in Kansas after failed amendment WICHITA, Kan. — Republican attorney general candidate Kris Kobach has unveiled a new strategy for removing abortion rights from the state constitution a month after Kansas voters affirmed those rights by a wide margin. Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022
Largest Kansas counties will recount abortion vote after roughly $120,000 raised TOPEKA, Kan. — A partial recount of Kansas’ abortion rights vote will proceed after frantic fundraising to pay for a hand count of every ballot in the state fell short of the $230,000 needed. Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022
‘Super-legislature.’ Ballot question asks Kansans to empower Legislature over governor After Kansas voters last week rejected one attempt to give the Republican-controlled Legislature more power, GOP lawmakers will try once more in November. Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022
An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous The sedative xylazine is starting to permeate illegal opioids and cocaine. It does not respond to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and may be to blame for grisly injuries and infections. WEKU · Aug 5, 2022
‘Summer of Mercy’: How protests changed abortion rights and politics in Kansas forever They called it the “Summer of Mercy.” Tribune News Service · Jul 31, 2022
‘The party has its own leadership’: Kansas Gov. Kelly distances from state Democratic Party amid toxic workplace claims TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly refused to discuss allegations of a toxic work environment at the Kansas Democratic Party Thursday, a week after claims of bullying from former staffers became public. Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022
Democrats feel burned by Kansas Supreme Court after years of GOP anger. Will they retaliate? After the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map that divides racially diverse Wyandotte County, Kansas State Board of Education member Melanie Haas took to Twitter to express her anger. Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022