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Proposed Amendment Would end Kansas Grocery Sales Tax
Kansas lawmakers are discussing two separate proposals for lowering the state's sales tax on groceries. Twelve Kansas senators are sponsoring a proposal to offer voters a constitutional amendment that...
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Kansas Judge Bars Access to Voting Machine Tapes
A Wichita mathematician who sued to get voting machine tapes in order to audit statistical anomalies in the 2014 election plans to appeal a judge's ruling that prohibits her from getting access to...
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Radio Raises Nearly $60,000 For Childhood Cancer
Two radio stations raised nearly $60,000 to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Alpha Media radio stations Y 93.7 and Sunny 102.5 on Friday concluded a two-day radiothon to benefit St. Jude...
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Kansas State Planning New Veterinary Laboratory on Campus
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A proposal to build a new veterinary laboratory at Kansas State University is one step closer to reality. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the university's proposal...
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Kansas City Man Accused of Holding Woman Captive for Weeks
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 37-year-old is charged with kidnapping and armed criminal action after prosecutors say he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend from a suburban Kansas City convenience store and held...
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Cancer centers alarmed over low number of HPV vaccinations
The University of Kansas Cancer Center is joining nearly 70 other cancer centers in sounding an alarm about the high number of children not getting the HPV vaccine. The Kansas City Star...
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Refueling tankers to arrive later than planned at McConnell
McConnell Air Force Base officials say the new Boeing KC-46A refueling tankers will arrive at the base in Wichita later than expected. The first of the new tankers, which will replace the aging KC-135...
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Update from Topeka
Three area lawmakers were on hand Saturday in Salina to give an update on the 2016 Legislative Session in Topeka. A crowd of about 70 people jotted down questions and pitched them in a basket for State...
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Trump, Cruz, Rubio in Hunt for Delegates in Kansas Caucuses
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Republican presidential caucuses in Kansas are shaping up as a three-way race between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Hundreds of GOP activists mingled Saturday with...
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Man Gets 15 Years for Death of Kansas State Fair Worker
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A Hutchinson man was sentenced to 15 years and two months in prison for killing a carnival worker at the Kansas State Fair. Michael Brisco Junior was sentenced Friday for six...
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CURB Hires New Attorney After Firing Predecessor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas agency that represents residential and small-business customers in utility cases has hired a new consumer counsel. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Citizens'...
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Kansas GOP Picks Lawmaker for Spot on National Committee
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Republicans have elected a state legislator from Wichita to fill one of the state's three seats on the GOP National Committee. The party's state committee picked...
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A Great Day To Take The Plunge
A warm, balmy February day in Salina was a perfect day to leap off a dock into a lake. With the air temperature in the lower 60s, and the water temperature in the upper 40s, a group of hearty...
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Equality center for LGBT community becomes reality in Topeka
A new center aimed at creating a safe space for the LGBT community is in the first stages of becoming a reality. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1QlrIEi) reports that the Capital City...
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Low-level offenders in Wichita get chance for clean record
Lawyers and volunteers will team up in March to help people in Wichita qualify to wipe their criminal records clean. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/21aY727) reports that Clean Slate Day on March 4...
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Kansas measure aims to change forfeiture laws
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would change the current forfeiture law and require that a person has to be convicted of a crime before the state can take their property. Kansas' current forfeiture...
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70-year-old man dies in Wichita apartment fire
Authorities say one person has died in a fire that was contained to a single unit of a seven-floor Wichita apartment building. Wichita fire marshal Brad Crisp said a resident called Sunday afternoon to...
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Dillons Employees “Strengthening Our Community”
Salina Dillons grocery store employees are "Strengthening Our Community" with a $33,600 donation to the Salina Area United Way. Dillons associates in Salina pledged $31,900 to the current United Way...
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Lawmakers To Vote On Constitutional Convention
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas House is preparing to take final action on a measure aimed at calling a convention of the states to propose changes in the U.S. constitution. The resolution up for a vote...
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Kansas Waitress Receives $10,000 Tip
A Kansas waitress is grateful after receiving a large tip. Johanna Castillo was working at Charlies Restaurant in the Newell Travel Center in Newton on Valentine's Day. Her boss pulled her aside and...
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