Atmos Energy seeks KCC approval of rate increase agreement
Four Kansas utility groups formerly at odds over a $5.7 million base rate increase requested by Atmos Energy in August 2015 have reached consensus, and on Tuesday they asked the Kansas Corporation...
View ArticleConsultant rejects compromise plan for Kansas City airport
KANSAS CITY — A plan to renovate the Kansas City International Airport, rather than demolish and replace it, is unrealistic and more expensive than originally suggested, a consultant for airlines that...
View ArticleRetired Kansas police officer facing federal fraud charges
WICHITA — A retired Kansas law enforcement officer who was paid more than $56,000 to train other offices armed engagement practices is facing federal embezzlement charges.U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom...
View ArticleHouse considers bill regulating obscenity in K-12 schools
Kansas legislators and special-interest lobbyists waded Tuesday into the tricky area of sexual expression while debating a bill stripping K-12 educators of a legal defense to the crime of harming...
View ArticleWichita city council approves $33M library
WICHITA — The Wichita City Council has voted to approve the construction of a $33 million central library.Council members voted 5-2 Tuesday. The city approved initial plans for a new library about 10...
View ArticleNuss to give State of Judiciary address
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss is preparing to give his annual State of the Judiciary address with legislators considering a change in how the court’s members are selected.Nuss was...
View ArticleJohn T. Booker Jr., Topeka man, back in court over alleged bomb plot
A 21-year-old man is due back in federal court over criminal charges alleging that he sought to aid the Islamic State group by planting a bomb at an Army post in northeast Kansas.The hearing Wednesday...
View ArticleKansas House bill influenced by Floyd Bledsoe case to require videotaped...
Legislation introduced Tuesday, inspired in part by the exoneration of Floyd Bledsoe last December, would require law enforcement agencies to videotape interrogations of murder defendants in...
View ArticleKansas population forecast to hit 3.5 million by 2064, Wichita State study says
Kansas should see about 600,000 new residents over the next 50 years, pushing the state’s population to about 3.5 million people, according to a forecast released Wednesday by the Center for Economic...
View ArticleKU professor, Kansas GOP urge constitutional amendment on Supreme Court...
A University of Kansas professor and the executive director of the Kansas Republican Party on Wednesday pressed House members to approve a constitutional amendment overhauling the process for selecting...
View ArticleLawton Nuss, Kansas chief justice, defends current method of picking state...
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss on Wednesday reiterated his opposition to changing the way justices are selected, minutes after lawmakers advanced a new method.The present system works...
View ArticleKansas judicial selection amendment stays alive, short two-thirds margin to pass
House proponents of an amendment to the state constitution overhauling selection of Kansas Supreme Court justices on Wednesday fell 15 votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority required to advance...
View ArticleSt. Joseph man pleads guilty in solar energy fraud case involving $1.4M
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The owner of solar energy installation company in St. Joseph has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a $1.4 million fraud scheme.Thirty-six-year-old Trevor Dryden pleaded guilty in U.S....
View ArticleLawrence woman charged in fleeing U.S. pleads guilty to identity theft
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Lawrence woman accused of fleeing to Europe with her two daughters has pleaded guilty to forging her ex-husband’s signature on official documents when she...
View ArticleMissouri suspect in 1996 slaying of Maryland girl waives extradition
FREDERICK, Md. — Police say a Missouri man charged in the 1996 slaying of a 15-year-old Maryland girl has waived extradition and will return to face trial in Frederick.Frederick Police Lt. Clark...
View Article10 sickened with gastrointestinal illness linked to Overland Park Bufallo...
OVERLAND PARK — At least 10 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness after visiting an Overland Park restaurant last week.The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is...
View ArticleFirst lawsuit in state lottery-fixing scandal seeks millions
DES MOINES, Iowa — It was one of those feel-good moments that lotteries love to promote when “Lucky Larry” Dawson smiled as he claimed a $9 million jackpot, surrounded by kids and grandkids. But five...
View ArticleKansas school district consolidation hearing draws impassioned pleas
Opponents of a measure that would consolidate school districts packed a House committee meeting Wednesday, offering impassioned testimony against it.Rep. John Bradford, R-Lansing, defended his bill...
View ArticleKansas Senate approves reducing marijuana penalties
The Senate approved downgraded penalties for marijuana possession Wednesday, while rejecting an effort to decriminalize the substance.Senators voted 38-1 to pass House Bill 2049. In addition to...
View ArticleKansas revenue officials tell lawmakers sales tax provides long-term...
State revenue officials said Thursday sales taxes provide long-term stability, despite less-than-expected revenue in recent months.Lawmakers questioned Gov. Sam Brownback’s policy to increase Kansas’...
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