The Riley County Police Department is investigating a sexual assault after woman reported that she was raped over the weekend.

The Wichita Eagle reports that Sedgwick Co. Court has published a warning on its website that says scammers are calling people, claiming to be representing the court and asking people for their personal information.

The case of a Manhattan murder suspect charged in a deadly drive-by shooting is moving forward in court.

Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old James Clark of Overland Park, was sentenced Monday to four years and three months after pleading guilty earlier to federal charges.

This year, 80 percent of the U.S. is abnormally dry, and the drought expanded last month with the 14th warmest and 10th driest June on record going back to 1895.

Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Monday he's seeking to intervene in opposition to a lawsuit that aims to force the EPA to impose new regulations on runoff that flows into the Gulf from farms, ranches and sewage systems.

Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that more than half of the state's corn crop is in poor to very poor condition.

A motion filed Monday in U.S. bankruptcy court in New York asks the judge to deny a request seeking up to 45 days to negotiate with Superior Aviation Beijing Co., for the sale of Hawker Beechcraft.

The FBI has named a new special agent to lead the agency's Kansas City office.

The machinists union is opposing Hawker Beechcraft's efforts to enter into exclusive talks with a Chinese firm for the sale of its civilian aircraft operations.

Three of the four inmates who broke out of a north-central Kansas jail in April will be back in court in the coming weeks on new charges related to their escape.

The Sedgwick County District Court is warning residents about a phone scam that claims to be from the court.

The former owner of a minor league basketball team has been sentenced to about four years in federal prison for tax evasion and bank fraud in Kansas.

The Kansas attorney general is opposing efforts by environmental groups that want new regulations on farm runoff that flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

A new government report is painting a grim snapshot of the drought's effects on farms across Kansas.

Topeka Zoo veterinarian Shirley Llizo's attorney filed to include numerous emails among various city officials regarding the Llizo case as well as her personal emails regarding alleged discrimination as exhibits in a trial set to begin Tuesday.

ESU will launch its 150th anniversary celebration Feb. 15, 2013. As part of planning for the sesquicentennial, Emporia State Art Director Kat Dorcas designed a special logo.

An employee at a Manhattan asphalt plant was airlifted to a Wichita hospital Monday with serious injuries after being trapped inside a piece of machinery.

A man was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning, after suspect forced him to drive to an ATM and withdraw cash.

Railroad crews have finished cleaning up after several railcars carrying coal derailed in eastern Kansas.

The Sedgwick County District Court is warning residents about a phone scam that claims to be from the court.

A discrimination lawsuit filed against the Topeka Zoo by a veterinarian goes to trial this week.

Traffic in Downtown Topeka is being diverted due to a water main break.

Cowley County authorities say they believe burglaries at one church in Arkansas City and three churches in Winfield during the weekend are connected.

Two burglary suspects are in jail after being arrested early Thursday morning by Wamego and Riley County Police.