9 years ago
A Kansas waitress is grateful after receiving a large tip. Johanna Castillo was working at Charlies Restaurant in the Newell Travel Center in Newton on Valentine's Day. Her boss pulled her aside and showed her that a customer had left her a ten-thousand dollar tip. Castillo is a single mother of two boys. She says that the ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - 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 pushed by conservative Republicans unhappy with the federal government's reach. But supporters will need a two-thirds ...

9 years ago
Salina Dillons grocery store employees are "Strengthening Our Community" with a $33,600 donation to the Salina Area United Way. Dillons associates in Salina pledged $31,900 to the current United Way Campaign.  The Dillons company  then also donated $1,700 on their behalf, bringing the pledge to $33,600. Employees at the Dillons store on Planet Avenue in Salina presented ...

9 years ago
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 afternoon to report that his apartment at Shadyway Plaza Towers was on fire. The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/1RgTvmv) reports that a 70-year-old man was found ...

9 years ago
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would change the current forfeiture law and require that a person has to be convicted of a crime before the state can take their property. Kansas' current forfeiture law does not require a person to be convicted of a crime before law enforcement can take property they believe was used ...

9 years ago
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 March 4 will be free for many in the community for whom the fee is prohibitive. Local real estate agent Colby Sandlian has chipped in to ...

9 years ago
A new center aimed at creating a safe space for the LGBT community is in the first stages of becoming a reality. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/1QlrIEi) reports that the Capital City Equality Center received 501(c)(3) status, designating it as a public charity. The center will provide a place for people to meet, share experiences and support ...

9 years ago
A warm, balmy February day in Salina was a perfect day to leap off a dock into a lake. With the air temperature in the lower 60s, and the water temperature in the upper 40s, a group of hearty volunteers  took the “Polar Plunge” Saturday. As a large crowd of well-wishers cheered them on, nearly 50 ...

9 years ago
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Republicans have elected a state legislator from Wichita to fill one of the state's three seats on the GOP National Committee. The party's state committee picked Representative Mark Kahrs over veteran Shawnee activist Chad Bettes on a 103-79 vote Saturday. Kahrs will replace former congressman Todd Tiahrt. The ex-congressman was elected ...

9 years ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas agency that represents residential and small-business customers in utility cases has hired a new consumer counsel. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the Citizens' Utility Ratepayers Board unanimously hired a new counsel on Friday. The person's name was not released but is expected to be made public on Wednesday. The board's chief consumer ...

9 years ago
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A Hutchinson man was sentenced to 15 years and two months in prison for killing a carnival worker at the Kansas State Fair. Michael Brisco Junior was sentenced Friday for six felonies, including reckless involuntary manslaughter. Bisco pleaded guilty last month in the September 2013 shooting death of 26-year-old Sem Adrien of ...