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Wichita police investigate newborn's death

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:14:05 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Wichita police say the investigation continues into the death of a newborn whose body was found in a trash bin in January.

Colo. woman killed in Kan. dune buggy accident

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:20:22 -0400

SYRACUSE, Kansas - A Colorado woman died after the dune buggy she was in over turned on a rural road in southwest Kansas.

Kan. budget plan ends 'carve out' for disabilities

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:31:26 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas legislators are backing the Brownback administration's desires to shift services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled into the state's new managed care system, a move opposed by disability advocates.

Park service review Brown Foundation report

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:52:12 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The National Park Service is reviewing a report that could lead to penalties being levied against a foundation led by the daughter of the lead plaintiff in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation case.

Kansas lake levels low for Memorial Day

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:55:15 -0400

KANOPOLIS, Kansas - Thanks to the extended drought, water levels at several lakes across Kansas are considerably lower than they should be, which could affect Memorial Day weekend plans.

Kan. tax negotiators agree on 6 percent sales tax

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:12:11 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Republican negotiators in the Kansas Legislature agreed Friday on a plan to cut income taxes further and set the state's sales tax at 6 percent, but a Senate leader doubted it could pass both chambers.

Kan. budget cuts to corrections criticized

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:43:31 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Democrats and the Kansas corrections secretary say an agreement struck earlier in the week to cut some $12 million from public safety in the 2014 Kansas budget would put residents at risk if spending cuts are not restored.

Storm caused $2M in damage to Wichita schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:37 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - School district officials in Wichita say a violent storm that swept through the city last weekend caused extensive damage to several schools.

Police: Kan. murder suspect said he 'bullied' wife

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:11:37 -0400

KINGMAN, Kansas - A police chief says a former Kansas police instructor admitted that he "bullied" his wife the night before she was found shot to death in the couple's fire-damaged home.

Kan. gov.: Right tax policy worth lawmakers' OT

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:13 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas residents want their legislators to get tax policy right and are willing to accept the annual session going longer than anticipated.

Federal cuts affect poorest Kansas schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:37 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas school districts face the loss of about $7.2 million this coming school year in federal funding for its high-poverty schools, according to the state Department of Education.

Plan suggests toll lanes on eastern Kansas highway

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:07 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - Kansas Highway 10 between Lawrence and Johnson County would become a partial toll road under a long-range plan for future highway projects, the Kansas Department of Transportation said.

2nd child dies after crash in southern Kansas

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:17:08 -0400

PRESTON, Kansas - The Kansas Highway Patrol says a second child has died from injuries suffered in a one-car accident in south-central Kansas.

Cessna lays off salaried workers; numbers unclear

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:48 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Cessna Aircraft says it has laid off some salaried workers but the company declined to say how many people lost their jobs.

Dredging prepares Kanopolis Lake for holiday

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:21 -0400

MARQUETTE, Kansas - Visitors to Kanopolis State Park this holiday weekend should have an easier time using their boats after a weeklong dredging operation.

Groundbreaking planned for Kan. biodefense lab

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:40 -0400

MANHATTAN, Kansas - A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for next week for the central utilities plant at a new, national biodefense lab in Manhattan.

Kan. museum showcases Apollo engine restoration

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:05:03 -0400

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - Visitors to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center will be able to watch the restoration of rusted pieces of Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon.

Brownback vetoes bill expanding Kan. raffles

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:58:20 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed legislation on Thursday that would have allowed limited expansion of charity raffles.

Kan. lawmakers' session again exceeds 90 days

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:35 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The Kansas Legislature's annual session will go into overtime because of disagreements on tax issues among Republicans.

Ammonia leak at Kan. plant sends 7 to hospital

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:30 -0400

EMPORIA, Kansas - Seven people have been released from an Emporia hospital after an ammonia leak at the city's Tyson Foods plant.