11 years ago
Realtors and bankers in Kansas want to do away with county fees to register property bought on a mortgage. The groups say the mortgage registration fee discriminates against people who borrow money to buy homes or business property. The Wichita Eagle reports that county officials want to keep the fee. They say without the fee it's estimated ...

11 years ago
A report from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation shows that the number of domestic violence incidents in Kansas is at its highest since 1992. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the KBI's new Domestic Violence, Stalking and Rape in Kansas report is based on 2012 statistical data submitted to the agency by Kansas law enforcement agencies. The report shows ...

11 years ago
A legislative oversight committee is scheduled to receive a status report on changes made to the Kansas Medicaid program and services for the developmentally disabled. Monday's meeting will look at issues related to the state's KanCare system that began implementation in 2012 and took effect earlier this year. Kansas has contracted with three managed-care organizations to ...

11 years ago
Turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie—all are common Thanksgiving Day foods. The good news for consumers is that the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving meal is slightly down per person this year, compared to last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s recently released data. The AFBF reported that the national average ...

11 years ago
Salina Police are investigating a burglary and theft case in the 800 block of West North Street. Police say the resident came home after being gone over the weekend to find the door open and a couple of phones missing. A Samsung Galaxy phone and an LG flip phone are listed as a $600 loss. Police ...

11 years ago
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is investigating damage to stained glass at an area church. Pastor Ethan Feistner told deputies that a cleaning lady found broken glass in the Salemsborg Church, 3831 W. Salemsborg Rd. on Friday evening. Sheriff Glen Kochanowski tells KSAL News that someone apparently shot twice at a 20-foot stained glass window sometime between ...

11 years ago
A medical board has revoked the license of a doctor at an already short-staffed Topeka veteran's hospital. The Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision cited incompetence in pulling the plug on Kelly Humpherys license on Nov. 7. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Humpherys had been licensed and practiced medicine in Oklahoma before starting work in March ...

11 years ago
Replacing wetlands is part of a construction project that will link Interstate 70 north of Lawrence with Kansas 10 east of the city. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that city commissioners are scheduled Tuesday to finalize a deal to expand the natural areas near the Wakarusa River that are under the control of Baker University. City staff ...

11 years ago
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick says Wichita will have to bear the cost if it decides to rename Mid-Continent Airport for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Wichita Eagle  reports that estimates of the cost of the name change have ranged from less than $175,000 to as much as $700,000. Speaking Friday during a luncheon at the Republican ...

11 years ago
The GOP chairman of the House Appropriations Committee will face his first primary challenge next year. The Hutchinson News reports that Barbara Bunting became an official candidate last week in the 72nd House Republican primary. She will face 52-year-old Marc Rhoades of Newton who has handily defeated Democratic opponents ever since he first won the seat ...

11 years ago
Thanksgiving as we know it may be coming to an end. Black Friday shopping, the annual rite of passage on the day after Thanksgiving, continues to creep further into the holiday as more stores open their doors a day early. It's a break with tradition. Black Friday, which typically is the year's biggest shopping day, for a ...