Opposition to Kansas''LLC loophole' appears to be growing
OVERLAND PARK — Being a Kansas attorney for energy interests pays well, thank you very much.So for James P. Zakoura it just feels wrong to pocket an extra $6,000 at tax time, though state law lets...
View ArticleVictim of fatal Liberal shooting identified as Dodge City man
LIBERAL — Authorities in Seward County have identified the man killed in a weekend shooting in Liberal.The Hays Post says Daniel Flores of Dodge City was the 24-year-old man pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleWoman killed in suspected Kansas City, Kansas, drive-by shooting
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Authorities say a woman has been killed in what appears to be a drive-by shooting.Police said in a news release that the woman was found dead early Tuesday inside a home. According...
View Article1 dead after south Wichita fire at home that split into 3 apartment units
WICHITA — Authorities say one person has died in a residential fire in Wichita.KWCH-TV (http://bit.ly/2c8eREi ) reports that the fire was reported shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday in a home that is split...
View ArticleLawrence has another $1 million of repairs in store for 130-year-old...
LAWRENCE — Lawrence is planning another $1 million of repair work on a 130-year-old dam across the Kansas River.The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/2bz4JCs ) reports that the goal is to reinforce...
View ArticleLynn Jenkins, Britani Potter stump for votes in Kansas congressional race
Congressional candidates Lynn Jenkins and Britani Potter leaned into their campaigns Tuesday with events in Topeka that represented one more step in separate 25-county tours of the district in...
View ArticleLawrence man seeking grand jury inquiry of Kobach appeals to Kansas Supreme...
A Lawrence man seeking to force a grand jury investigation of Secretary of State Kris Kobach wants the Kansas Supreme Court to intervene after local judges dismissed the effort.Steven Davis submitted a...
View ArticleU.S. to decide on protections for 9 species, including one that can be found...
A legal settlement filed Tuesday requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide on Endangered Species Act protections for nine species under deadlines:—Alligator snapping turtleHistoric range:...
View ArticlePolice arrest teen after another teen is wounded in Hutchinson
HUTCHINSON — Police have arrested a Hutchinson teenager after another teen was wounded in an accidental shooting.The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/2bOVXS4 ) reports that police began investigating...
View ArticleCattle drive through central Kansas to mark Chisholm Trail sesquicentennial
ABILENE — Longhorns will once again be driven through central Kansas to mark the approaching 150th anniversary of a famous cattle trail.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/2bPsWs9) reports that the...
View ArticleLawrence firefighter sues city over arrest in 2014
LAWRENCE — A Lawrence firefighter has filed a lawsuit against the city accusing the police department of using excessive and negligent force against him during his arrest.Witnesses say police arrived...
View ArticleKansas orchard awaits word of possible world record peach
BUCYRUS — It could be months before an eastern Kansas business finds out if one of its peaches has broken a world record.KSHB-TV (http://bit.ly/2cbcDqA ) reports a peach weighing 763.39 grams -- about...
View ArticleKickapoo attorney: No grounds to dismiss judge, reject tribal Supreme Court...
The attorney for the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas argues two former tribal leaders who are the subjects of a civil lawsuit lack proper grounds to request a tribal district court judge recuse himself from...
View ArticleEducation group puts forward school finance framework; Brownback solicits...
An education association put forward an initial school finance proposal Wednesday that would replace local property taxes with a statewide tax, though school boards would still retain some control over...
View Article17-year-old Hutchinson boy found guilty of 2 counts of first-degree murder in...
HUTCHINSON — A Kansas jury on Wednesday found a 17-year-old Hutchinson boy guilty of killing his mother and sister in a fire at his home three years ago.Sam Vonachen was found guilty of two counts of...
View ArticleBuzzfeed News reporter sues over Missouri's picks of execution witnesses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A reporter whose stories have been critical of Missouri’s death penalty procedures sued the state’s prisons chief Wednesday in federal court, accusing him of wrongly excluding him...
View Article2 suburban KC girls with autism found after walking away from home
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Two suburban Kansas City girls with autism have been found in a wooded area near their Blue Springs home several hours after walking away overnight, possibly in search of food.Blue...
View Article1 dead in Kansas City after wounded driver runs red light, causes wreck
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities say a Kansas City driver has run a red light after he was critically wounded in a shooting and caused a wreck that killed another driver.The Kansas City Star...
View ArticleMissouri appeals court says lawmaker who illegally collected disability...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— A Missouri appeals court has ruled a former state lawmaker who illegally collected disability payments while in office is not entitled for a state pension.Ray Salva, who served in the...
View ArticleFormer Topeka Correctional Facility inmate wins $2.2 million judgment against...
A former inmate at Topeka Correctional Facility won a $2.25 million judgment in U.S. District Court against a one-time prison employee involved in a scandal that contributed to change in state law on...
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