(AP) — Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate have pushed a new tax plan through their chamber in hopes of ending a deadlock with House GOP leaders. The Senate voted 24-15 Thursday night to lower the state sales tax on groceries to 4.95 percent next January but keep it at 6.3 percent on other items. [...]
(AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has vetoed legislation that would have allowed limited expansion of charity raffles. The Republican governor said Thursday he determined that the bill violated the Kansas Constitution’s provisions on lotteries and gambling. Brownback says he supports the Legislature’s intent to allow limited raffles, but he suggested that lawmakers should seek [...]
Salina Police Department released a video today of the suspects in the robbery of the Hampton Inn at 401 W. Schilling Road around 5:45am Thursday morning. The video is from the Kwik Shop close to the motel and also video from the motel front desk. If you have any information on who the suspects might [...]
AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 35.1 million people who traveled last year. Eighty-nine percent of travelers (31.2 million) will travel by automobile, an increase from 31.1 million last year. The Memorial Day holiday travel period [...]
AP) — A teacher at a suburban Wichita high school was arrested after the district reported he had made criminal threats against the school. The 39-year-old teacher at Maize High School reportedly made the comments during a soccer game Tuesday night. The school’s principal, Chris Botts, said in an email sent to school parents Wednesday [...]
(AP) – The Kansas Legislature has approved a bill that makes several changes in alcohol laws. The bill allows alcohol tastings at events put on by nonprofit groups to support the arts. It also will permit hotels to distribute drink coupons for use on site or at certain licensed clubs, and allows the sale of [...]
Low water levels at Kanopolis Reservoir have made all but one boat ramp unusable this spring in the Ellsworth County park. And that ramp, located at Langley Point in Kanopolis State Park, has been difficult for boaters due to shallow water. To improve boating conditions near the ramp, Kanopolis State Park staff have been overseeing [...]
In accordance with Executive Order 10-12, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from sun-up to sun-down on Saturday, May 25 in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, who died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 while deployed to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. “I would like to offer my deepest sympathies [...]
Kansas consumers who have purchased e-books may be entitled to credits or refunds from two publishers following the partial resolution of a multistate antitrust investigation, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced. Kansas, along with 32 other states and territories and class action counsel, has reached agreements with Penguin Group (USA), Inc., and Holtzbrinck Publishers, [...]
Congressman Tim Huelskamp reported the poll results from the monthly telephone town hall his office conducted yesterday evening for constituents. During these live telephone town hall events, Congressman Huelskamp invites the listeners to participate in an unscientific survey by answering several poll questions. Below are the results of the poll questions asked during the May [...]
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