Refueling tankers to arrive later than planned at McConnell
WICHITA — The first of the new Boeing KC-46A refueling tankers will arrive at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita later than expected but the total order is still expected to be delivered by 2020, base...
View ArticleSenate bill on rural telephone subsidy inspires intense debate
Peeling aside layers of a Senate committee’s work on an otherwise boredom-inducing telecommunications bill exposed seeds of political fireworks — millions of dollars in mandatory customer fees,...
View ArticlePioneer Bluffs to host Flint Hills barn wedding showcase
MATFIELD GREEN — The historic Pioneer Bluffs ranch will host a barn wedding showcase in March.The event will be noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Pioneer Bluffs, located on Flint Hills National Scenic...
View ArticleManhattan wedding vendors seek 'deserving couple' to receive ultimate wedding
MANHATTAN — A group of Manhattan wedding vendors is seeking a deserving couple to receive “The Ultimate Wedding Gift.”The Manhattan Wedding Collective, founded in January 2014, will donate a wedding...
View ArticleLow-level offenders in Wichita get chance for clean record
WICHITA — Lawyers and volunteers will team up in March to help people in Wichita qualify to wipe their criminal records clean.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/21aY727 ) reports that Clean Slate Day on...
View ArticleKansas bill aims to change forfeiture laws
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would change the state’s current forfeiture law to require that a person has to be convicted of a crime before the state can take their property.read more
View ArticleKansas Lawmakers debating measures to limit refugees
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would let the governor halt refugee resettlement in communities that don’t have the law enforcement or health care services to handle the...
View ArticleFormer Topekan appointed federal judge
A 1990 Highland Park High School graduate has been appointed to a federal judgeship in Louisiana.Erin Wilder-Doomes was sworn in Jan. 4 as a magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court Middle District...
View Article'We've been duped': Senator hits Heartland Park STAR bond debt, lack of progress
Heartland Park’s redevelopment project made no progress toward completion during the past several years, a review of its annual reports shows, prompting one senator to say the state has been...
View ArticleMarch 5 caucuses: Here's what you need to know to participate
A lot of people aren’t quite sure what the March 5 caucuses in Kansas entail. Others don’t know the event is even happening. read more
View ArticlePolice investigate fatal shooting in north Wichita
Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in northern Wichita.The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1oVQHBT ) reports that police received a report around 5 a.m. Sunday of shots fired. Wichita...
View Article70-year-old man dies in Wichita apartment fire
WICHITA — Authorities say one person has died in a fire that was contained to a single unit of a seven-floor Wichita apartment building.Wichita fire marshal Brad Crisp said a resident called Sunday...
View ArticleMan tied up, robbed at Wichita home
WICHITA — Wichita police say a 65-year-old man was tied up by two other men during a residential robbery in west Wichita.According to Wichita Police Department Sgt. Joe Kennedy, the robbery happened...
View ArticleHouse to vote on convention of states
The Kansas House is preparing to take final action on a measure aimed at calling a convention of the states to propose changes in the U.S. constitution.The resolution up for a vote Monday is being...
View ArticleVictim of fatal shooting found lying in Kansas City street
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police are investigating a deadly shooting.The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1oxjHiQ ) reports that officers found the victim’s body on a street early Monday while...
View ArticleKansas sees decline of adult education participants in 2015
Adult education in Kansas is mirroring a nationwide trend as the lowest number of people in five years enrolled in the state’s programs in 2015.The Kansas Board of Regents annual report on adult...
View ArticleFormer Kansas magistrate judge pleads to federal charges of embezzling $24,000
WICHITA — A former state district magistrate judge in southeast Kansas has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of embezzling about $24,000.The office of the U.S. Attorney for Kansas says in a...
View ArticleWichita police: Former Cowboys RB Joseph Randle hit 3 with car
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was jailed Monday in his hometown of Wichita after police said he hit three people with a car and then broke through the front door of a home he had...
View ArticleKansas senators dodge fight on judicial impeachment bill
The Senate avoided a fight on placement in state law of grounds for impeaching Kansas judges and justices Monday by narrowing a bill to clarify the separation of powers on day-to-day administrative...
View ArticleBob Dole endorses Marco Rubio after Jeb Bush drops out
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, 92, told ABC News on Monday that after backing Jeb Bush, he now supports Marco Rubio because “he wants to grow the party as opposed to (Ted) Cruz. I don’t know what he wants...
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