Forbes Field Airport in Topeka has a new name.

A part-time assistant professor at Kansas State University says in a lawsuit that she was denied a full-time position because she's a Muslim and a woman.

Kansas family planning clinics have asked a federal judge to issue another injunction to prohibit the state from cutting off their funding.

A federal judge has dismissed much of a lawsuit by a former Kansas City, Kan., police detective alleging authorities retaliated against him for refusing to conceal a motorist's beating by federal agents.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Kansas State University $60,000 to help ease pollution in the Old Smoky River channel.

The Kansas Department of Transportation has restructured its top management and hired two high-ranking administrators from other state agencies.

Fireworks send 3,000 children under the age of 15 to emergency rooms each year in the U.S. Sparklers, viewed by parents as relatively harmless for children, cause serious burn injuries at this time of the season.

Fireworks sales start Wednesday in the City of Topeka, but people cannot set off fireworks until July 1st thru 4th.

Topeka city leaders will draft a resolution to get more Topeka Police officers on the streets.

During a hearing Tuesday, District Judge Paula Martin ruled 52-year-old Adolfo Gomez of Northlake, Ill., could stand trial on multiple counts of child abuse and aggravated child endangerment.

16-year old James Ley II is accused of robbing the Feel Good Nutrition Store, 2841 SE Croco Road, just before 4 pm Tuesday.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a tractor driven by 56-year old Edward Clare, Jr. of Meriden was southbound on K-237 and crossing 24 to Bridge Rd. KHP says Clare did no yield to an oncoming eastbound Dodge Ram, hitting it in the driver's side.

The Forbes Field airport and adjacent industrial park will be renamed Topeka Regional Airport and Business Center. The airfield will still be known as Forbes

The Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment issued an Air Quality Health Advisory on Tuesday the Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita areas.

Opening statements will begin Wednesday in a trial for one of nine people accused in a botched robbery that ended in murder last July.

Junction City police say a local man is at the center of an investigation involving sex crimes with underage males.

The Morris County court administrator confirmed Tuesday that the charges against Isaac Wilson were dropped. He was accused of setting Sterling Law on fire.

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office has released a statistical recap of the four-day Country Stampede concert held at Tuttle Creek Park near Manhattan.

The University of Kansas School of Business has launched a new program designed to keep rural businesses open for business.

A judge has found an Illinois man competent to stand trial on charges filed after two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in a Walmart parking lot.

Westar reports the young bird they'd named "Edison" was found dead on the rooftop. They say it appears he suffered a fatal neck injury during an unsuccessful flight attempt.

The family of a murdered 14-year-old Kansas girl says her killer is a coward for refusing to face them at his sentencing.

Gov. Sam Brownback has named an attorney from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to a seat on the state commission that regulates utilities.

A Kansas county and three cities will share nearly $482,000 from the U.S. Justice Department to hire military veterans for law enforcement jobs.

Authorities have captured the second of two inmates who escaped earlier this month from the Winfield Correctional Facility in south-central Kansas.