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Supporters of the passage of state Issue 6, which aims to bring such a facility into existence in Clinton County, say the business would attract millions of people and boost the economy of the state. Opponents of the issue, however, argued its ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Penn National Gaming Inc. is embroiled in its second legal battle after deciding last month to walk away from a contract to manage a state-owned casino in Cherokee County. At issue in U.S. District Court in Topeka is whether ...

CAMBRIA -- A Town of Niagara man remains in serious condition today after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by another vehicle on Route 31 on Saturday. Anthony M. Ross, 22, was taken by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center after his ...

A Pottawatomie County man wanted on four bench warrants was captured after he ran from a Cleveland County deputy during a minor traffic stop Thursday morning. Cleveland County sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Doug Blaine said Kwame Ronaldo Robinson, 25 ...

This is Republican Nick Jordan of Shawnee, who tells voters that Washington is broken and he is ready to fix it. As a disciple of change politics, Jordan suggests that voters should change their congressman. In Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District ...

Published October 06, 2008 10:54 pm - COLUMBUS, Kan. — The Cherokee County Commission on Monday approved a contingency-fee agreement with attorneys pursuing a lawsuit against Penn National Gaming on the county’s behalf. The County Commission on ...

Question: I have heard of a ghost town, Union Town, in western Shawnee County. Can you give me some history about it? — L.A., Topeka Answer: Uniontown, official spelling, has the distinction of once being the largest city in Kansas, back when it ...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A planning commission has recommended approval of a health center proposed by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe to address the health care needs of tribal members and other American Indians. Members of the Norman Planning Commission ...

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe is planning an expansive new health center in the Little Axe area to address health care needs of tribal members and other Native Americans in the area. Tribal representatives presented their plans to the Norman Planning ...

COLUMBUS, Kan. — The Cherokee County Commission on Monday approved a contingency-fee agreement with attorneys pursuing a lawsuit against Penn National Gaming on the county’s behalf. The County Commission on Sept. 11 sued Penn National Gaming in ...