Elderly crossing guard killed while saving 2 kids from being hit by car

A crossing guard who died after being hit by a vehicle in Kansas saved the lives of two children before the impact, a school principal said.

Kansas officer resigned after he 'fabricated' McDonald's coffee cup with 'F-----g pig' on it: police chief

A Kansas police chief who called out a local McDonald's -- after one of his officers claimed he was served a cup of coffee with a vulgar and insulting message attached -- said Monday the officer has resigned after fabricating the incident.

Kansas man takes joy ride through neighborhood on construction excavator, police say

A Kansas man who took a joy ride on a stolen construction excavator — allegedly leaving properties damaged and police officers endangered in his wake — was arrested Sunday, officials said.

Suspect arrested, another at large in Kansas bar shooting that left 4 dead, 5 injured

One of the two men accused of opening fire inside a Kansas bar early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others, was arrested Sunday afternoon while the other remained at large, police said.

Kids are eating vaping cartridges, drinking liquid nicotine, poison control center says

As health officials across the country grapple to find the cause behind some 805 cases of e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses, doctors in Kansas — which has seen at least two vaping-related deaths — are seemingly dealing with something new: Kids eating vaping cartridges.

Dog that lived at shelter for more than 400 days finally gets adopted after human moves in

A Kansas dog who has lived in an animal shelter for more than a year was finally adopted on Tuesday, a week after a man moved into the shelter to try and help find the dog a home.

Retired US Army veteran and wife fight to keep adopted daughter from deportation

A retired U.S. Army veteran and his wife are fighting to stop the deportation of their adopted daughter after he missed the deadline to make her a naturalized U.S. citizen while he was deployed in Afghanistan.

Boy, 8, holds hand of crying classmate with autism

A second-grader from Wichita, Kansas is going viral for coming to the aid of another child in need.

Woman thought she had water in her ear, doctors find brown recluse spider

A Kansas woman went to see a doctor because she thought she had water in her ear. Imagine her shock when doctors pulled out a brown recluse spider!

Rivers rising in waterlogged central US; more rain to come

Waterlogged parts of the central U.S. are bracing for more rain, following days of severe storms that have battered Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma and caused at least three deaths