(AP) — The Kansas House is preparing to vote on legislation restricting the use of state tax dollars to promote or oppose gun-control measures. The bill up for House debate Tuesday would also prohibit the use of state funds to lobby local, state or federal officials on gun control. The Senate passed the measure last [...]
(AP) — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire neighborhoods. Obama has ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. Individuals and business owners affected by the disaster may apply for [...]
AP) — A new report says Kansas farmers have planted about 70 percent of this year’s corn crop. But Monday’s weekly update from Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service also says planting of the corn crop trails the 97 percent planted by the same time last year, and the average of 74 percent. The Kansas winter wheat [...]
(AP) — The Kansas Star has booked country singer Tim McGraw for the grand opening concert of its arena in Mulvane Its grand opening concert July 7 marks the latest phase of the development at the Kansas Star Casino. McGraw is best known for hits like “Live Like You Were Dying,” ”Where the Green Grass [...]
(AP) — Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the neighborhood. Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth also said that six people who lived in the mobile home park were injured. Between 30 and [...]
(AP) — The Kansas Legislature has been in session a week longer than its leaders had anticipated, and lawmakers still must resolve major tax and budget issues. Monday is the 87th day of lawmakers’ annual session. Republican leaders in the GOP-dominated Legislature had promised that it would wrap up its business in 80 days. That [...]
(AP) — The Kansas Food Bank has given out record numbers of its backpacks full of food this year. The highest number of backpacks handed out this year to school children in need was 7,158 during one week in February. Larry Gunkel is a Kansas Food Bank official who runs the program. He tells The [...]
A party bus was operating illegally when a bachelorette party attendee tumbled out of it in Kansas City, Kan., and was killed. The Kansas City Star reported that the Midnight Express party bus in which 26-year-old victim Jamie Frecks was riding lacked the proper registration. Kansas law required it to have a proper U.S. Department [...]
8:40 p.m. (AP) — A tornado has touched down in rural Lyon County, near Emporia, causing structural damage to homes. Kansas Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson says the tornado hit around 5:40 p.m. Sunday. She didn’t know how many homes sustained damage. Earlier in the evening, a tornado touched down in the [...]
(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 [...]
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