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Fort Riley to mark Memorial Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:46:14 -0400

FORT RILEY, Kansas - Leaders of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will honor fallen soldiers during Memorial Day observances at the northeast Kansas post.

Kan. teacher arrested after threats toward school

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:13 -0400

MAIZE, Kansas - A teacher at a suburban Wichita high school was arrested after the district reported he had made criminal threats against the school.

Testimony starts in trial of ex-Kansas officer

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:18:28 -0400

KINGMAN, Kansas - Prosecutors say a former Kansas police instructor killed his wife because she was divorcing him, then burned down the couple's home in Kingman to hide evidence.

Legislature OKs some changes to liquor laws

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:13 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The Kansas Legislature has approved a bill that makes several changes in alcohol laws.

Wichita might fine residents over water use

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:12 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Wichita residents and businesses might be required to pay a $1,000 fine a month if they use too much water.

Ex-Kan. doctor indictment on firearm, drug charges

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:07:47 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A federal grand jury has formally charged a former Kansas doctor with illegally having a handgun as a convicted felon.

June sentencing in Kan. for dad who bound kids

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:04:25 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - A June sentencing date has been scheduled for a suburban Chicago man who was arrested after two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in a Wal-Mart parking lot in eastern Kansas.

Kansas lawmakers' debate on taxes sputters again

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:14 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A new legislative proposal to give favored tax treatment in Kansas to groceries failed Wednesday to break a stalemate among top Republican lawmakers on tax issues, prompting GOP Gov. Sam Brownback to admonish them publicly that they need to finish their business for the year.

Tornado survivors tell their stories, with disbelief they...

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:50 -0400

MOORE, Okla. - In the wake of the monster tornado that laid waste Monday to the city of Moore, Okla., stories of survival are being told by many who marvel they came through it alive.

Miami-Ohio WR Harwell transferring to Kansas

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:47 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - Wide receiver Nick Harwell is transferring to Kansas after spending three seasons at Miami of Ohio, where he set the school record with 219 yards receiving in a game as a freshman.

Forecasters: Kan. weekend tornado was an EF4

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:31:55 -0400

DODGE CITY, Kansas - The National Weather Service says a tornado that traveled seven miles across rural western Kansas during the weekend was an EF4, with winds of 165 to 185 mph.

Feds charge ex-police officer with bribe scheme

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:05:26 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A former Wichita police officer has been charged with conspiring to bribe a car-theft victim in hope of saving her job.

3 SW Kan. children found safe 5 miles from home

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:29 -0400

LIBERAL, Kansas - Three young children who wandered five miles from their southwest Kansas farmhouse have been found safe after a frantic, 15-hour search.

School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:04 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students.

Hutchinson council supports fireworks display

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:07 -0400

HUTCHINSON, Kansas - It appears Hutchinson area residents might see a big Fourth of July fireworks display after all.

3 snared in trucking scam face court in Kansas

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:51:06 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Arraignments have been scheduled for three California residents accused of trying to steal nearly $83,000 worth of beef from a southwest Kansas slaughterhouse.

Kansas spat over education standards in limbo

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:24 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday that he didn't want to hold the Kansas budget "hostage" to block new nationwide reading and math standards, even though he has some concerns about how they're being implemented.

Fairchild AFB still candidate for new planes

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:37:25 -0400

SPOKANE, Washington - Officials from Washington expressed disappointment Wednesday that Fairchild Air Force Base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.

McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:15 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - McConnell Air Force Base was selected Wednesday as the main operating site for the Air Force's new KC-46A air refueling tanker, making Wichita home to the U.S. military's largest tanker base in the world.

First class of Kauffman Scholars college graduates

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:18 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The middle of Cristina Ortiz's sophomore year, it hit her.

EPA fines Coffeyville refinery $300K

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:02:51 -0400

COFFEYVILLE, Kansas - The federal government is fining a southeast Kansas refinery $300,000 for deficiencies in the company's program to curb air pollution.

US Senate passes bill with Topeka levee funding

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:17:30 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that includes funding aimed at improving Topeka's levee system along the Kansas River.

Garden City gives initial OK to water park

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:41:27 -0400

GARDEN CITY, Kansas - The Garden City Commission has given first-round approval to a proposed $25 million development that would include an indoor water park, a hotel and a restaurant.

Civil engineers give Kansas' infrastructure a C-

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:00 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Civil engineers are giving Kansas' infrastructure a grade of C minus.

Judge halts closing of Kansas City charter school

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:05 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A judge has temporarily stopped the closing of a Kansas City charter school.