Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
Wichita, KS, United States
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Kansas undersheriff faces trial in fatal beanbag shooting
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — An undersheriff in rural Kansas faces a manslaughter trial Monday for fatally shooting an unarmed man with a homemade beanbag round out of his personal shotgun, a case tha… → Read More
Kansas undersheriff faces trial in fatal beanbag shooting
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — An undersheriff in rural Kansas faces a manslaughter trial Monday for fatally shooting an unarmed man with a homemade beanbag round out of his personal shotgun, a case that comes amid a national reckoning on police violence. Jury selection will start in the trial of Virgil Brewer, who was with […] → Read More
Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas
Industry officials say thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days → Read More
Attorney: Deputy who ran over Black man now works at prison
The attorney for a Black man who was run over by a Kansas deputy in an encounter caught on dashcam video says he was shocked to learn the deputy is now employed as a master sergeant at the Hutchinson prison while under criminal investigation → Read More
Government resumes prosecution in deadly 'swatting' case
A Kansas gamer whose online dispute with another player sparked a deadly hoax call will have to face a jury after violating the terms of a diversion deal he made with prosecutors → Read More
Cattle producers have a beef with 35-year marketing campaign
It’s one of the nation’s most iconic marketing slogans, but today the checkoff program that created the “Beef → Read More
White House urged to shutter privately run Kansas prison
Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have urged the White House to intervene to ensure that a privately run federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, shuts down when its contract expires at the end of this year → Read More
Black farmers were promised debt relief; white farmer lawsuits stand in way
BOYDTON, Va. (AP)—There was a time when Black farms prospered. Just two generations out of slavery, by 1910 Black farmers had amassed more than 16 million acres of land and made up about 14% of farmers. The fruit of their labors fed much of America. Now, they have fewer than 4.7 million acres. → Read More
Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion debt relief program approved by Congress → Read More
Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
U. S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion debt relief program approved by Congress. Congress approved the debt relief for 16,000 farmers of color in March as part of a $1. 9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package. READ MORE:South Carolina's rural areas receive $13M for high-speed broadband. The funding was intended to remedy past discrimination in U. S. Department of… → Read More
Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — There was a time when Black farms prospered. Just two generations out of slavery, by 1910 Black farmers had amassed more than 16 million acres of land and made up about 14 percent of farmers. → Read More
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix. → Read More
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix. → Read More
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix. → Read More
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix. → Read More
Uber Eats tackles app profile issue that outs trans drivers
Uber Eats said it was working to further improve its systems and set up a fund to help drivers and delivery people cover the cost of updating their name and gender. → Read More
Uber Eats tackles app profile issue that outs trans drivers
Uber Eats says it has apologized and resolved issues with app profiles that outed a Kansas man as transgender → Read More
Black neighborhoods in Kansas hard hit by property tax sales
Residents in historically Black neighborhoods in the Kansas City, Kansas, risk losing their homes amid the pandemic as delinquent property tax sales resume under a practice critics decry as racist and government officials laud for revitalizing communities → Read More
USDA relocations curtail ag research, farmer confidence
More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation’s capital to Kansas City, Missouri, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce → Read More
Kansas Supreme Court suspends foul-mouthed judge from bench
A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a “swear journal” documenting his obscene ... → Read More