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Opponents of a proposed regulation to purge the names of more than 34,000 prospective voters will protest at public hearing next month, but concede there is little else they can do. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is pushing an administrative rule that would allow him to throw out any incomplete voter registration forms after 90 ...

10 years ago
The resignation of the Kansas Democratic Party's chairman has thrown the party's mid-year convention into flux. The "DemoFest" convention began Friday in Wichita just hours after the resignation of Larry Meeker. He stepped down amid a backlash over comments he made about rebranding the state party's message to emphasize it is more conservative than the national ...

10 years ago
A scientist with the Kansas Geological Survey says an increase in earthquakes in two Kansas counties is linked to saltwater injection from oil and natural gas drilling. The agency has said in the past that there was a "reasonable probability" that injection wells were linked to an uptick in earthquakes in Harper and Sumner counties in ...

10 years ago
A UTV accident Saturday morning south of Russell killed a juvenile and injured another. According to the Russell County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 10:37 AM Saturday, Russell County 911 Dispatch received a report of an injury accident. The accident occurred in a pasture south of Russell. Deputies from the Russell County Sheriff's Office along with Russell City Fire ...

10 years ago
Three people from Salina were among four people hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Wichita Saturday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Randolph Kibler of Salina was driving a 2002 Saturn, headed east on Kansas Highway 96. His car was hit by a 2014 Ford Focus driven by 71-year-old Donna Wiltse of Wichita. Troopers ...

10 years ago
Everyone in Salina is invited to Kansas Wesleyan University on Monday evening for the Coyotes' Howl at the Moon Pep Rally on the campus quad. The free rally, which starts at 6:30, will be hosted by President Matt Thompson and Athletic Director Mike Hermann. Each of the 23 KWU sports teams will be introduced, and the ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback has named a Leawood businessman as the state's secretary of commerce. Brownback's office said in a release Friday that George Hansen has been named secretary of commerce, replacing Pat George, who retired last month. Hansen's appointment requires confirmation by the Kansas Senate. The release says Hansen has more than 35 years of experience managing businesses ...

10 years ago
A judge has ruled that a 43-year-old inmate at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility will stand trial for an attack on a corrections officer. The Hutchinson News reports that Reno County District Judge Joseph McCarville on Thursday ordered Corey Jeffery to stand trial for attempted capital murder for the Sept. 17, 2014, attack on Corrections Officer Timothy ...

10 years ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $20 million in grants to 15 states, including Kansas, to improve and increase wildlife habitat and public access for recreational opportunities on privately-owned and operated farm, ranch and forest lands. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism received a $2.7 million grant, the largest amount awarded to the ...

10 years ago
The chairman of the Kansas Democratic Party has resigned amid a backlash over comments he made about the party's message. The party's executive director, Kerry Gooch, confirmed to The Wichita Eagle that Larry Meeker resigned Friday shortly before the party's annual convention in Wichita. Meeker ...

10 years ago
A group that's worked to reunite Baxter Springs residents with hundreds of photos displaced by the April 2014 tornado is turning the remaining photos over to a Baxter Springs museum. The Joplin Globe reports a press conference to mark the transfer is scheduled for Saturday at the Baxter Springs Heritage ...