When a prosecutor charged Mark Anthony Baker in March with murder and sodomy in the death of a 19-month-old boy in Parsons, it wasn't the first time he had been accused of sex crimes against children.

Kansas City is full of women and men doing good deeds outside the spotlight. On Saturday, some of those quiet heroes got some well-deserved attention at Synergy Services’ Kindest Kansas Citian awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center hotel.

In his new book, Why? Making Sense of God's Will , pastor and author Adam Hamilton says that bad things do not happen because it is God's will, or because it is punishment for unacknowledged sin.

TOPEKA | Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday implored Kansas lawmakers to adopt a budget that holds as much money in reserve as possible. He also dismissed speculation that there will be massive state layoffs after the Legislature adjourns for the year. He said that isn’t true.

Potting benches give a gardener a place to work — and play. Pots, plants, bags of potting soil, tools, plant tags, and all the odds and ends of gardening projects can be marshaled here: They are, above all, a practical thing. But a potting bench stakes a little claim, too, and makes a statement.

A Leawood businessman experienced the devastating Alabama tornadoes firsthand as he took shelter in a Birmingham, Ala., airport basement.

Do you suppose Muppets have to get rabies shots? Just something to ponder as you write your brilliantly funny caption for this picture.

The Associated Press The Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. The 62-59 vote Thursday by which the Kansas House rejected a resolution directing the attorney general to file a lawsuit over a planned casino south of Wichita. The "no" votes prevailed and the measure was rejected. Of the 92 Republicans, 59 voted "yes," 29 voted "no," one abstained and three did not vote. All 33 Democrats voted "no ...

TOPEKA — The state's abortion clinics would be inspected at least twice a year under a bill that passed the Kansas Senate on Wednesday.

Abortion foes scored a third major victory Wednesday when a bill to regulate abortion clinics cleared the Kansas Legislature. The Senate voted 24-15 to approve a bill requiring the state’s three abortion clinics be inspected twice a year, including one unannounced review.