8 years ago
The Douglas County Sheriff is being investigated for helping his mother obtain a ballot to vote even though she may live in another county, but his actions may not violate Kansas law. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/2mcCajZ) the Kansas Secretary of State's office is looking into Sheriff Ken McGovern's actions, but this might be allowed under ...

8 years ago
Authorities say four people died after a semi collided with a minivan in western Kansas while trying to pass another truck. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2mcMc4U) the crash happened Saturday around 8 p.m. on U.S. Highway 50 east of Dodge City. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the semi was trying to pass another semitrailer truck when it ...

8 years ago
A "Storm Fury" is coming to Salina this week. Meteorologists from the National Weather Service have started their annual barnstorming-type tour to help prepare storm spotters and weather enthusiasts for the upcoming severe weather season. They have been heading out across the state presenting severe weather safety and information talks. The National Weather Service in Wichita is ...

8 years ago
A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by a former University of Kansas rower who says a Jayhawk football player sexually assaulted her in 2015. The ruling Thursday by Judge J. Thomas Marten in a lawsuit filed by Sarah McClure mirrors Marten's ruling last week in a similar lawsuit filed by another rower, ...

8 years ago
A government report shows Kansas had fewer farms and ranches last year and fewer acres used for agriculture. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Friday that the 59,600 farms counted in the state in 2016 was down 800 farms from the previous year. All of those losses came in operations that had less than $100,000 in ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Legislature has approved a big increase in personal income taxes to help balance the state budget in a move that defies Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Senate approved a bill Friday that would generate more than $1 billion over two years. The vote was 22-18. Senators acted the day after the House approved the measure, so ...

8 years ago
Salina area legislators returned home for a question and answer session with the public on Saturday. About 40 people attended the meeting that centered on taxes and questions surrounding a way to pay for the state budget. State Senator Randall Hardy, District 24, Representative Steven Johnson, District 108 and Representative Diana Dierks of District 71 all voted ...

8 years ago
Unusually warm and dry weather in February is stoking fears of another drought. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2kUzmrv) the average temperature this month in Wichita has been more than 8 degrees above normal, with more upper 60s and low 70s expected this week. The forecast calls for a good chance of rain Sunday night and early Monday. ...

8 years ago
A robbery suspect is now in custody after a standoff in Wichita that ended after hours of negotiations. KAKE news reported (http://bit.ly/2kU1viu) that a 39-year-old man was taken into custody safely shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. Police spotted the suspect after 4 p.m. Friday. He ran into a nearby home and barricaded himself inside. Several police units ...

8 years ago
Former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer is expected to officially announce that he will run for governor next year. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2lVPLAj) Brewer will make an announcement regarding "his political future" on Monday with stops in Wichita, Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is serving his second term and cannot seek re-election because ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents is considering a task force to seek ways to keep more students in the state for their higher education. Regents chairwoman Zoe Newton made the request this week after a Kansas State University administrator presented data showing that enrollment among first-time freshman from the state dropped nearly 10 percent from fall ...