Man dressed up as Madea attempts to rob bank
theGRIO REPORT - On this past Black Friday 45-year-old man of Girard, Kansas decided to dress up as Madea and rob a bank, according to News Channel 3 Memphis...
Kansas court grants Obama 'birther' hearing
Orly Taitz has been granted an October 3rd hearing by a Kansas judge in her move to remove President Barack Obama’s name from the Kansas State ballot for the for the November presidential election...
Kansas considers removing Obama from ballot in November
theGRIO REPORT - GOP controlled state of Kansas, the all Republican State Objections Board voted unanimously to delay the decision on whether or not they should put President Obama on the state's general election ballot...
Man shoots himself in genitals, gets arrested
An Oklahoma man was arrested after driving himself to the hospital for accidentally shooting himself in the genitals...
How do you obtain a voter ID?
theGRIO REPORT - Although the ID itself may not be at a cost, the documents needed to get the voter ID are not free...
Prep hoops star Jabari Parker names 10 college choices
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Basketball star Jabari Parker has named the 10 college programs he is considering with a year to go before he graduates from high school, and DePaul in his hometown of Chicago made the cut...
3-day Kansas event to honor black Civil War soldiers
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A group that publicizes Kansas history is planning a three-day celebration in Topeka next month to mark the 150th anniversary of the formation of the first unit of black soldiers to go into battle during the Civil War...
Which states have the worst voter ID laws?
theGRIO REPORT - The Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, listed Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Tennessee and Texas, as the five states who passed the most restrictive voting laws in 2011...
Police in Kentucky assess handling of post-game mayhem
(AP) - A day after raucous celebrations led to more than two dozen arrests, police said Sunday that they are ready to control crowds near the University of Kentucky's campus when the Wildcats play Kansas for the national championship...
Kansas lawmaker defends 'primarily Caucasion' district
A Republican lawmaker from Kansas has a pretty absurd argument against the redistricting of her neighborhood, she doesn't want her 'primarily Caucasian' district to become more diverse...
