Kansas House endorses bill to shield faith-based campus organizations
The House advanced legislation Tuesday prohibiting Kansas public colleges and universities from denying benefits to faith-based student organizations making membership and leadership decisions based on...
View ArticleKansas House Speaker disciplines two GOP colleagues, ousts Rubin and Barker...
House Speaker Ray Merrick stripped two Republicans of committee chairmanships Tuesday in retaliation for an attempt by one lawmaker to force debate on a bill that could lead to expanded gambling in...
View ArticleMissouri Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Kansas man convicted of 3...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Kansas man convicted of killing three relatives in Missouri.The court on Tuesday rejected appeals for Robert Blurton,...
View ArticleNational Weather Service in Topeka postpones tornado drill due to thunderstorms
The National Weather Service in Topeka has postponed its planned tornado drill, originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, because of ongoing thunderstorms and rain showers.The weather service...
View ArticleTopeka courtroom puncher handed two sentences totaling 20-plus years
A Topeka man who decked his defense lawyer with a punch during a jury trial in December 2014 was sentenced Tuesday to a total of more than 20 years in prison in the punching case and an armed robbery...
View ArticleBusiness owners urge Kansas House committee to raise their taxes, end LLC...
The ghosts of tax debates past were reanimated Tuesday afternoon as the Kansas House Committee on Taxation reconsidered an exemption for limited liability corporations.In 2012, the Legislature passed...
View ArticleWitnesses recall text messages received from victim's phone after determined...
OTTAWA — Text messages were sent from Andrew Stout’s phone days after prosecutors say he was murdered in spring 2013.Phone records from Stout’s friend and one-time roommate, Dylan Phillips, were...
View ArticleU.S. Senate refuses to advance Sen. Pat Roberts' bill on GMO labeling
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted down an effort by Sen. Pat Roberts to prohibit states from requiring genetically modified food labels.The bill would have created a U.S. Department of Agriculture...
View ArticleRep. John Rubin reverses decision to resign, plans to focus on juvenile...
A Johnson County Republican removed as chairman of the House’s corrections committee said Wednesday he had reconsidered plans to resign in protest from the Legislature and would remain in office...
View ArticleKansas senator Ty Masterson wants school finance vote quickly
The chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday he wants legislation addressing a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on school financing voted on by the Senate within the next two...
View ArticlePrison dog programs: Lots of love but lack of standards
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Inmate dog-training programs often draw positive attention for prisons, but they also can open the door to potential problems — from bites to smuggling — that can creep in because of...
View ArticleAgency wants to seek privatization proposals for Kansas state hospital
The state agency overseeing troubled Osawatomie State Hospital asked lawmakers Wednesday to approve legislation that would allow it to pursue potential privatization of the facility.Kansas Department...
View ArticleMan resentenced to 7-plus years in Kansas City, Kansas, homicide
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A man has been resentenced to seven years and eight months in prison in an October 2010 shooting that killed one man and injured another in Kansas City, Kan.The Wyandotte County...
View ArticleHillary Clinton, Donald Trump lead in Missouri by slim margins
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump clung to slim advantages over their challengers in Missouri’s presidential primaries following victories in several other...
View ArticleFed keeps key rates unchanged; foresees fewer hikes in 2016
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy.As a result, Fed officials expect to raise rates more gradually...
View ArticleMissouri lawmakers urge statewide regulations for Uber
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers in both chambers say passing statewide regulations for app-based car services will lead to thousands of new jobs.Uber’s general manager for Missouri Sagar Shah...
View ArticleHorse, dog racing enthusiasts seek adjustment of Kansas state gambling law
Champions of a return to Kansas of gambling facilities featuring horse or dog racing Wednesday attempted to gain traction with legislation changing state law to shift a greater percentage of revenue...
View ArticleKansas Democrats seek resignation of appointee over Donald Trump endorsement
Three Democratic lawmakers are demanding the resignation of the head of a state agency that deals with Hispanic affairs in the wake of her endorsement of Donald Trump for president.State Rep. Louis...
View ArticleQ&A: A look at the investigation of a Amtrak train derailment in Kansas
Investigators are looking into the derailment of a passenger train early Monday in western Kansas. Here’s a look at where the investigation stands:WHAT CAUSED THE DERAILMENT?Authorities say they are...
View ArticleMormon scolded by Christian group is at center of Kansas law
Daniel Arkell was leading a Bible study for a Christian group at Washburn University Law School in Kansas back in 2004 when the group’s president reprimanded him for saying that people’s eyes offer a...
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