9 years ago
The largest electric company in Kansas has reached an agreement with a consumer advocacy agency and other parties to scale back a proposed increase in the utility's annual rates to $78 million. Westar Energy Inc. announced Thursday that it had a settlement with the Citizens' Utility Ratepayers Board, the staff of the Kansas Corporation Commission and ...

9 years ago
The Kansas state health department has not received a single report on the handling of fetal tissue in the 15 years that it's been legally required whenever such tissue is transferred. The Department of Health and Environment's disclosure - in response to an Associated Press open records request - comes amid a national debate about fetal ...

9 years ago
Secretary of State Kris Kobach says he'll start prosecuting voter fraud cases in September and will focus on cases of double voting from the 2010 election. KWCH reports Kobach's office is aiming for mid-September to begin filing charges. Double voting refers to when a person casts a ballot in more than one jurisdiction in the same election. Kobach ...

9 years ago
A federal prison guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been indicted on charges accusing him of accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for tobacco. The office of the U.S. Attorney for Kansas said Thursday that Michael Harston, of Kansas City, Missouri, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, with one ...

9 years ago
The father of a 9-year-old batboy who died after being accidentally struck by a follow-through swing in Wichita says the batboy tradition should continue. Kaiser Carlile was struck Saturday by a warm-up swing by a Liberal Bee Jays player near the on-deck circle during a National Baseball Congress World Series game. Kaiser died Sunday. The National Baseball ...

9 years ago
The number of cattle on Kansas feedlots is up this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service says the number of cattle on Kansas feedlots has risen 2 percent in the past year to about 1.94 million. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports USDA statistics also show that overall cattle inventories across the state have ...

9 years ago
The Veterans Administration plans to open an assisted living center on its Topeka campus for veterans with mild dementia. The building on the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center campus is expected to open this fall. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the building will offer 12 private rooms with their own bathrooms. It also will offer such amenities as ...

9 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a residential burglary. Police say that sometime between July 29th and August 5th, a back door was forced open to gain entry to a home at 407 S. 10th. Items taken include a washer, a dryer, and queen size mattress. Total loss and damage is estimated at $1,100.

9 years ago
A federal prison guard at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth has been indicted on charges accusing him of accepting bribes from inmates in exchange for tobacco. The office of the U.S. Attorney for Kansas said Thursday that Michael Harston, of Kansas City, Missouri, was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, with one ...

9 years ago
A Wichita teen was arrested after allegedly threatening two Salina girls with a gun. Police Captain Mike Sweeney says that an incident involving a gun happened late Wednesday night, on a side street in the area of Kenwood Park. According to Sweeney, at around 10:15 in the evening a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were walking. ...

9 years ago
A moped was stolen from in front of a Salina home. Police say that a red and black 2014 Bronc moped was reported stolen from in front of a home at 625 S. 5th Street. The moped was taken Thursday, sometime between 12:10 and 12:55 in the morning. The moped was parked in front of the home, ...