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Honor Flight leaves for Washington DC
WICHITA, Kan. — The third Kansas Honor Flight is headed to Washington, D.C., to give veterans a chance to visit memorials to their wars and others. The flight left Wichita today carrying four World War...
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Moody’s: Spending cuts needed in Kansas to offset tax cuts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Moody’s Investors Service says Kansas will need to make more spending cuts to offset tax cuts that have sharply reduced state revenues. Moody’s downgraded Kansas bonds last month on...
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Peace officers memorial service set for Friday
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County law enforcement again honoring fallen members of law enforcement with its annual service on Friday at 11 am at the Law Enforcement Center.. Among those remembered Friday...
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Kansas Attorney General supports challenge to gun ban
Ks Attorney General Derek Schmidt TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt recently joined in support of a court challenge to New York’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. In a brief filed by a...
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Colorado governor to sign Southwest Chief bill
Southwest Chief Route PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado is joining the effort to preserve the current route of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief. On Wednesday, Gov. John Hickenlooper is set to sign a bill creating...
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Extra enforcement of Kan. seat belt laws planned this month
Kansas Department of Transportation SHAWNEE — Two years ago, Shelby Feugate was a 20-year-old who never wore her seat belt. “I thought they were uncomfortable and I just didn’t like them,” Feugate...
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Accident injures one
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A man was airlifted to a Wichita hospital after a two vehicle accident this morning at the intersection of 9th and Severance. According to Hutchinson Police, the accident happened...
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Police investigating rash of burglaries
HUTCHINSON, Kan— Hutchinson Police working a rash of burglaries overnight which included a large number of downtown businesses. Police say the thieves either broke out windows or pried open doors, and...
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Three in custody after woman beaten, dumped in alley
Salina Post SALINA —Three people have been arrested and police are looking for a fourth person in connection with beating and holding a woman against her will Monday at a residence at 616 S. Ninth....
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EPA proposes changes to refinery emission rules
NCRA Refinery in McPherson WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to oil refinery rules that would compel operators to monitor benzene emissions, upgrade...
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Kansas man admits arranging fraudulent marriages
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 75-year-old Topeka man has admitted arranging fraudulent marriages for foreign nationals to help them become legal, permanent U.S. residents. The U.S. Attorney’s office said...
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Kansas counties brace for loss of mortgage fees
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback says phasing out the Kansas mortgage registration fee will help the state’s economy grow, but counties fear they’ll be forced to boost property taxes to make up...
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Board of Regents elects western Kansan as vice-chairman
Bangerter TOPEKA, Kan–According to the Kansas Board of Regents official Twitter account, the board elected Regent Shane Bangerter of Dodge City as the vice-chairman for the board for the 2014-2015...
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Flap over first lady’s appearance an ‘epic fail’ for Topeka
By HANNAH SWANK KU Statehouse Wire Service TOPEKA — The news of Michelle Obama’s commencement address to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision was greeted with an...
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Kansas girl takes the wheel, saves mom
GALENA (AP) — An 8-year-old Kansas girl is being hailed for her quick thinking after she took control of the family’s SUV when her mom fell unconscious at the wheel during their highway ride to school....
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New Kansas law helps cement firm with tax dispute
Ash Grove has locations in 19 states TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Kansas law will change how property at cement manufacturing plants is valued for tax purposes and help settle a dispute involving an...
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Dole criticizes federal action on prairie chickens
Dole during this wee’s Kansas visit TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas political icon Bob Dole says the federal government should not have listed the lesser prairie chicken as threatened. Dole said Thursday...
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Voter citizenship lawsuit looms over 2014 election
ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The League of Women Voters has told a federal appeals court that it has mostly confined its voter registration drives in Kansas to naturalization...
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Two hospitalized after Friday morning truck collision
HOXIE—Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 9:05 a.m. Friday in Sheridan County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy pickup driven by Richard Rachel Jr., 31, Hoxie, was...
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Kansas man dies in crash with semi-truck
HOLYROOD, Kan.–A Kansas man died in a Friday morning crash in Ellsworth County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Ford F 150 driven by James L. Thatch, 66, Holyrood, was south bound on 5th Road...
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