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Legislature provides funds for Riddel Boys Ranch

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:14 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A ranch for troubled boys in Sedgwick County will stay open after Kansas lawmakers agreed to provide $750,000 in funding for next year, county officials said.

Burlington Coat Factory shooter to work release

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:43:31 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A man accused of firing a shot at a security guard at a Wichita store will spend 60 days in a jail work-release program.

Suspect in double fatal won't face death penalty

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:31:15 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Sedgwick County prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty against a man charged with killing two people at a Wichita Dollar General Store.

Kan. event honors fallen law enforcement officers

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:08:26 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A memorial service takes place in Wichita to honor Sedgwick County law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Hotel operator to open contact center in Wichita

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:09 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A company that operates hotels and resorts around the world says it plans to hire about 180 people later this year for a new customer contact center in Wichita.

Bill changes land use rules near historical sites

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:49:16 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A bill that would rescind restrictions on the development of private property near historical sites has been approved by the Kansas Senate, despite pleas from preservationists to delay the vote.

Kansas lures top prospect Andrew Wiggins to Phog

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:33:43 -0400

LAWRENCE, Kansas - Bill Self knew after witnessing an emotional senior day that Andrew Wiggins was considering Kansas, even if the Jayhawks' coach was in the dark like everyone else while the superstar recruit made certain of his future.

Kan. prison officials charge doctor's killer

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:58:15 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - The man convicted of killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers is now accused of trying to intimidate the woman who reopened his shuttered clinic, prison officials said.

Kan. prison officials charge doctor's killer

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:39 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Prison officials have accused the convicted killer of abortion provider George Tiller with trying to intimidate the woman who reopened his shuttered Wichita clinic.

LA is worst city for dog attacks on mail carriers

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.

Wichita fined nearly $700,000 for sewage leak

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:38:36 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - The leak from a sewage treatment plant will cost the city of Wichita hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Audit finds annual baseball tournament in trouble

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:05 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Auditors say an annual college baseball tournament held in Wichita since 1935 is in financial trouble.

Audit finds annual baseball tournament in trouble

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:58:11 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Auditors say an annual college baseball tournament held in Wichita since 1935 is in financial trouble.

2nd Kan. Honor Flight of year takes off Wednesday

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:06:05 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - The year's second Kansas Honor Flight is scheduled to take 24 World War II veterans and their guardians to Washington, D.C., where they will spend two days visiting various memorials.

Kan. governor: Private GOP tax talks 'going well'

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:40:40 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Private negotiations with top legislative Republicans about tax issues are "going well," Gov. Sam Brownback said Monday, but he wouldn't predict when party leaders might agree on a plan to cut income taxes further.

Beechcraft gets $210M military contract

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:28:54 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A unit of Beechcraft Corp. says production will begin this month in Wichita on 35 training aircraft for the military.

Coach sues Kan. business, employee for fake goods

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:57:19 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Luxury goods manufacturer Coach has sued a Wichita store, its owner and an employee for allegedly selling phony items bearing its brand name.

3 mayors push for expanded passenger rail service

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:41:08 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - Supporters of expanded passenger rail service through Wichita have joined forces with officials in Missouri and Oklahoma.

She says yes! Kansas rep engaged on House floor

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:23:12 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Rep. Phil Hermanson invited his girlfriend to the Kansas House on the pretext of helping honor a student from the Wichita area. Turns out the honor was all his.

Kan. legislators tout suspended license changes

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:28:45 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - Legislators are touting changes made to Kansas driver's license laws that they say will help poorer residents with suspended licenses drive in limited situations.

Wichita man sentenced in beating of homeless man

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:46:06 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A homeless man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for beating another homeless man to death over cigarettes.

Trial set for Kan. store owner over fake goods

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:06:48 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A federal judge has set a trial date for a Kansas store owner accused of selling phony luxury goods imported from China.

Via Christi in Wichita to start kidney transplants

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:21:44 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A Wichita hospital plans to reinstate a kidney transplant program that it voluntarily suspended last year after four patients died within three weeks, hospital officials said.

Burglar takes Kansas man's belt buckle collection

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:25:26 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A man who lives in western Sedgwick County is hoping police can recover a belt buckle collection stolen by a burglar.

Wichita faces 2nd lawsuit over driving pursuit

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:19:06 -0400

WICHITA, Kansas - A second lawsuit has been filed against Wichita alleging one of its police officers drove dangerously in pursuits.