Baby, mom, dad, share birthday; 2,000 tickets by trooper; fake kidnapping

By WILLIAM SMITH

By REECE RISTAU

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin Capitol Police officer is accused of stealing and selling a state-owned painting by Wisconsin artist A…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The student newspaper at the University of Kansas has filed a lawsuit accusing university administrators of approving fu…

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Suburban Chicago police say three people face felony disorderly conduct charges for allegedly faking a kidnapping in h…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has placed a deputy on administrative duty after learning the deputy is under federal i…

By JOHN CANIGLIA & JO ELLEN CORRIGAN

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Danika Donatti first met her biological father when he was in hospice dying from complications of a disease she mig…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A legislative dispute over how Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected is a political struggle over whether Republican …

NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio man who has proudly brought guests to see what's considered the world's oldest cucumber magnolia tr…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal officials say pilots of commercial airliners landing at the Cleveland airport have been distracted by lasers more tha…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa couple who have the same birthday just had their first baby — on their shared birthday.

By RICHARD CHIN

By MIKE ANDERSON