Topeka lawmaker: Gay people a 'third sex' under Supreme Court rulings
A Topeka lawmaker on Wednesday said gay people represent a “third sex” under U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized same-sex marriage and expanded gay rights.Rep. Dick Jones, a Republican, said...
View ArticleAmber Alert update: 2 small girls taken from Wichita motel found safe
Two small girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert after their abduction early Wednesday from a Wichita motel have been found safe and unharmed, authorities said.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation,...
View ArticleRefugee legislation in Kansas sparks arguments over security, freedom
Critics assailed legislation Wednesday to provide greater state oversight of refugees coming into Kansas as unconstitutional, but proponents raised concerns with security under current law.The House...
View ArticleUnattended cooking blamed for deadly Liberal apartment fire
LIBERAL — Authorities say one person has died in an apartment fire in southwest Kansas.The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/1PFCyBD ) reports that the fire started early Tuesday in Liberal in a four-unit...
View ArticleBill would allow sale of more goods made by Kansas prisoners
Goods made by Kansas prisoners, including residential houses, could be sold more widely under two bills before a House committee.Both of the bills introduced earlier this week would allow the secretary...
View ArticleBlaze damages Kansas City building featured in movie
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fire crews are fighting a blaze in a multi-story downtown Kansas City building where part of the movie “In Cold Blood” was filmed.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1Ql4vlQ )...
View ArticleBoth sides of 'dismemberment' abortion debate ask for Kansas Supreme Court...
Attorneys on both sides of a contentious abortion case are asking the Kansas Supreme Court to hear the matter in the wake of an unprecedented split decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals last month.On...
View ArticleKansas House panel considers barring cities from passing nutrition labeling laws
Legislation to bar local governments from requiring and regulating food nutrition labels received a hearing Wednesday in the Kansas House Commerce Committee.Under House Bill 2595, municipalities would...
View ArticleKansas House panel approves bill for 'opt-in' sex education
Kansas public schools would be required to get parents’ permission before students could participate in sex education courses under a bill a state House committee has approved.Education Committee...
View ArticleKansas House committee votes down 'revenge porn' bill by a single vote
The Kansas House Judiciary Committee voted down legislation criminalizing so-called “revenge porn” by a one-vote margin Wednesday.The committee voted 10-11 on a motion to approve House Bill 2080 and...
View ArticleMemorial being created for Jewish sites
OVERLAND PARK — A memorial will be dedicated in April to three people who were shot to death at two Jewish sites in Kansas.The Jewish Community Center in Overland Park announced in a news release...
View ArticleTeams from Missouri, Kansas win EPA grants
LENEXA — Teams from universities in Kansas and Missouri have won federal grants for developing sustainable products.The regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday in a...
View ArticleHugoton man pleads guilty to child porn
WICHITA — A 30-year-old Hugoton man has pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography.According to a news release from U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, Andrew McDaniels pleaded guilty on...
View ArticleMan to stand trial in fatal stabbing
McPHERSON — A Kansas man accused in connection with the fatal stabbing of a former Oregon resident has been ordered to stand trial.The Salina Journal (http://bit.ly/1Q34CjV ) reports that 46-year-old...
View ArticleProsecutor, defense attorney want to resolve Allison Schumm's aggravated...
A Shawnee County prosecutor and Allison Nicole Schumm’s defense attorney made it clear Thursday they want to resolve her aggravated battery case without a jury trial.The two sides are in negotiations...
View ArticleKansas Guard tweaks marketing to deepen millennial appeal
The Kansas adjutant general shared with a Senate committee Thursday new partnerships with Garden City Community College and the University of Kansas to build new connections between the Kansas National...
View ArticleSen. Pat Roberts supports Marco Rubio, calls GOP debates 'weekly cage fights'
U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts said Thursday he is supporting fellow Republican senator Marco Rubio in his bid for president.“I think he’s the best man of the candidates that are available to us now,” Roberts...
View ArticleHouse panel slashes due process rights for Kansas college instructors
The House Education Committee adopted legislation Thursday to repeal employment due process rights in state law held by Kansas community college and technical school faculty as well as those at...
View ArticleSenate Republicans vote to approve welfare reform legislation
A Senate Republican majority stiff-armed Democratic opposition Thursday to advance welfare reform that reduces by one year the state’s lifetime cap on cash aid, ends child-care subsidies for people...
View ArticleHouse budget committee explores limits on legislative pay
A House budget committee tackled two bills Thursday with potential to limit compensation paid all 165 members of the Kansas Legislature.The first bill to be discussed would lower each legislator’s per...
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