9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Sam Brownback has appointed the retired chief financial officer of an advertising and public relations agency to lead a review of the state's revenue-projecting process. Brownback announced Friday that Sam Williams of Wichita will help budget director Shawn Sullivan evaluating the forecasting process. The governor's office also said Williams will help ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A spokeswoman for Gov. Sam Brownback says his staff is looking at shuffling funds within state government to cover a projected short-term budget deficit. But Brownback spokeswoman Eileen Hawley said Friday that budget-balancing measures won't be finalized until officials have a better picture of revenues this month. Tax collections fell $74.5 million short ...

9 years ago
On Monday May 23, 2016, unknown suspect(s) forced entry into a residence located in the 400 block of W. Parsons Road in rural Saline County causing damage to the front and rear door frames of the residence. The suspect(s) then stole a box of checks, numerous bottles of prescription medication and a jewelry box containing miscellaneous pieces ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is warning the public to be aware of a drug that has contributed to several accidental drug overdose deaths in the last month. KBI spokesman Mark Malick says the drug, U-47700, is a synthetic opioid analgesic drug that is nearly eight times more potent than morphine. It causes sedation and respiratory ...

9 years ago
A woman has admitted that she killed a Lawrence woman who had given her a place to live. Angelica Kulp pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in a plea agreement that dropped a first-degree murder charge. The Lawrence Journal-World reports Kulp killed 56-year-old Christine Kaplan in July 2014. Police found dozens of stab wounds ...

9 years ago
Police are investigating a damage to property case after a couple of golf carts were vandalized at Great Life Golf and Fitness located at 1800 S. Marymount. Police say someone damaged two E-Z-Go golf carts that were stored at the course sometime between May 31st and June 2nd. A cart owned by Scott Krier had ...

9 years ago
The Kansas Attorney General's Office says it will review the investigation of man accused of holding Finney County's chief judge hostage. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a statement Thursday that his office will review the investigation into the incident to determine if any criminal charges will be filed. The Finney County Attorney's Office requested ...

9 years ago
Kansas health officials say three of the state's lakes are under health warnings because of high levels of toxic blue-green algae blooms. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a statement that the lakes under warning aren't closed, but that contact with the water can cause serious illness and should be avoided. KDHE says elevated ...

9 years ago
School administrators across Kansas are trying to figure out how a recent state Supreme Court ruling will affect their ability to provide critical summer programs and prepare for the fall semester that begins in August. Some districts are taking a wait-and-see approach to a stalemate between the Legislature and the court, which threatened last week to ...

9 years ago
Smells like rain inside the Salina Community Theatre this week as cast and crew members continue to put the finishing touches on a show that promises to deliver on the iconic soaking wet scene from, "Singin' In The Rain." "If you get in the front row you may need to wear a raincoat," said Vickee Spicer, ...

9 years ago
A judge has ruled that a purported updated will from a Kansas multimillionaire was not valid and the man's former caretaker will not receive most of his $21 million estate. The Hutchinson News reports this week's ruling by Kansas Senior Judge William Lyle Jr. is a victory for the Fort Hays State University Foundation, the primary ...