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Kansas lawmakers to debate anti-fluoride proposal
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House committee is considering a proposal to require cities and other local governments to warn consumers if they put fluoride in their water supplies. The bill on the...
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Two injured in Monday rollover crash
Jetmore -Two people were hospitalized when their car rolled at 12:10 a.m. Monday in Hodgeman County. The Kansas Highway Patrol Reported a 2002 Volkswagen Beetle driven by Alina Hernandez, 50, Dodge...
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Arrest in Friday Kansas shooting death
NASHVILLE, Kan. (AP) — Formal charges are expected this week in the shooting death of a man in a small south central Kansas town. Kingman County Sheriff Randy Hill says 57-year-old Curtis Lee Shelton...
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Here Is Your 7-Day Forecast For Hutchinson And South Central Kansas
This week will feature changeable temperatures from day to day, ranging from near normal to much below normal. There is a 30% chance of light snow Thursday Night into Friday. ———- Here Is Your 7-Day...
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Kansas farm interests want say in power lines
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill before the Kansas House would allow farming interests to have more input into where power lines are placed. The bill would require all power line projects to be reviewed by...
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County Commission to Take Action in Bruce Case
A private practice attorney from McPherson would prosecute the case against the wife of Senator terry Bruce, if it is approved by the Reno County Commission Tuesday. 41-year-old Sarah L. Bruce was...
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Amtrak Legislation Dies in New Mexico
Unless something changes quickly, the future of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief in western Kansas may all but have been decided in the state of New Mexico The New Mexico legislative session failed to make any...
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County Valuation Notices Go Out Friday
Valuation notices will be going out on Friday according to the Reno County Appraisers Office. County Appraiser Michael Brooks says that if you do not receive your notice by March 7th that you contact...
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Aqueduct plan a window on Kansas water issues
Ken McCauley, a Doniphan County farmer, said he doesn’t see the sense in building a 350 mile canal or aqueduct to carry water from the Missouri River to western Kansas so that farmers there can...
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Bill would require improved storm shelters in Kan. schools
By KAITLYN KLEIN KU Statehouse Wire Service TOPEKA — Kansans are familiar with severe weather. With that in mind, they build homes or shelters for protection. However, some House legislators says...
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Car repossession leads to chase, shooting
ANTHONY, Kan. (AP) — A south-central man is jailed after he allegedly chased people repossessing his car, then shot at the vehicle, forced it off the road and hit the man who was seizing the car....
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Kansas man gets life in prison for child sex crime
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 63-year-old Wichita man with a history of sex crimes against children has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for his latest conviction. The Sedgwick County District...
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KU fixes problem that led to statewide test delays
Neal Kingston (AP) — The University of Kansas says it has fixed problems with bandwidth the led to delays in schools across the state trying to administer practice reading and math tests. When students...
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Bill to open police records to public advances
TOPEKA (AP) — A bill that would make some police records available to the public will go before the Kansas House. The House Judiciary committee on Monday approved the bill, which would make police...
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Wichita State trying to lure technology companies
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State officials are negotiating with several technology companies to create an innovation campus at the university. University president John Bardo told faculty and...
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Another Kansas town tracking counterfeit money
ROSE HILL, Kan. (AP) — Police in the southeast Kansas town of Rose Hill say someone is trying to use fake money at the town’s businesses. Police said Monday that at least three businesses have recently...
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Hall of Famer Dawson to receive Lamar Hunt Award
Dawson KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster Len Dawson will be honored with the Lamar Hunt Award for Professional Football at the 101 Awards gala on Saturday. The award was...
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Kan. House gives first-round OK to tax bill
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two southeast Kansas cement plants would be in line for significant property tax relief under a bill tentatively approved by the House to define what is property and what is...
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Kansas Abortion-rights leader steps down next month
Peter Brownlie OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri says retiring CEO Peter Brownlie’s last day will be March 31. Planned Parenthood lobbyist Elise...
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KDADS seeks public input on Medicaid HCBS waiver renewal
Diane Woodward is among those urging Kansas policymakers to broaden the eligibility standards for the state’s Medicaid Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver, a program that currently serves more than 600...
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