(AP) — “Connie” may take to the skies once again. The National Airline History Museum in Kansas City is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft. It wants to recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes’ record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel. The aircraft is one of [...]
(AP) — Kansas education advocates say they were surprised by a provision added to the 2014 state budget banning the spending of any money to implement the national Common Core standards for math and reading. The provision mirrors language of a bill that failed to get out of the House Education Committee earlier in the [...]
(AP) — Faculty members at Kansas State University say they are tired of being paid less than their peers at other institutions. The faculty plans to present the university’s administration with a resolution next week. It seeks a moratorium on pay increases for upper administrators, or creation of new administrative positions, until salaries improve for [...]
(AP) — Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate aren’t budging much on lowering the state’s sales tax in July as part of a plan that also cuts income taxes. Senate President Susan Wagle of Wichita said Friday she thinks Republican Governor Sam Brownback could veto tax legislation if it lets the sales tax fall below [...]
(AP) — A new report says the Kansas unemployment rate dipped to 5.5 percent last month while the number of people filing initial claims for jobless benefits also fell. But Friday’s full report from the Department of Labor also says April’s job growth was less robust than expected. The report says the seasonally adjusted unemployment [...]
Officials at Fort Riley have announced plans to furlough about one-third of the civilian workforce at the northeast Kansas Army post to save money this year. The plan follows this week’s decision by the Defense Department to proceed with federal furloughs amid budget shortfalls. Fort Riley officials on Friday said about 2,400 civilians will be [...]
U.S. military officials say a 33-year-old soldier from western Kansas has died in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense announced Friday that Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea of Oakley drowned Wednesday in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The department says Rhea was trying to swim across a body of water during combat operations when he drowned. Rhea was [...]
(AP) – A measure of the U.S. economy’s future health rose solidly in April, anchored by a sharp rise in applications to build new homes and apartments. The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators increased 0.6 percent last month to a reading of 95. That followed a 0.2 percent decline in March. The [...]
(AP) – Negotiations on the Kansas budget for the next two fiscal years have come to an abrupt halt after senators demanded a final offer from the House that could lead to ending the 2013 session. The talks were scheduled to begin Friday morning, following three rounds of negotiations Thursday which saw legislators make steady [...]
(AP) — Country star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent two state agencies from releasing a patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas. The Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday that the lawsuit filed in Austin names the Texas Department of Public Safety and the state attorney general’s office. Travis pleaded [...]
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