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Kansas revenue officials say the state took in $3.3 million more in taxes than anticipated in December and collections met expectations for the past six months. The Department of Revenue reported Tuesday that the state collected $550 million in taxes in December, when the state's official financial forecast predicted less than $547 million. The surplus is ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Board of Regents is taking another look at a new social media policy that was devised in the wake of criticism about a journalism professor's anti-NRA tweet. A news release Tuesday says that board chairman Fred Logan is requesting a workgroup to review the policy. Under it, a university chief executive officer can discipline ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Lottery says a $1 million ticket has been sold in south-central Kansas. Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the winning Holiday Millionaire Raffle ticket number is 120298. Besides the $1 million prize, there were 25 winners of $5,000, 25 winners of $1,000, and 2,500 winners of $100 in Tuesday's raffle drawing. Kansas Lottery Interim Director Sherriene ...

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A child who suffered an electrical shock last spring during a rainstorm in Downtown Salina has passed away. The family of 11-year-old Jayden Hicks announced on the "Prayers for Jayden" Facebook page that she died at 3:56 Tuesday morning. Back on May 29th Jayden and a group of friends were playing during a rainstorm in puddles near ...

12 years ago
A Salina man's stolen identity is used to scam a lender out of $1,000. According to Police Captain Mike Sweeney, 55-year-old James Reynolds contacted police this week, after a call from Speedy Cash, 1220 W. Crawford. Staff at the Salina location called Reynolds to inform him he had not made a payment on a loan he had ...

12 years ago
Two married gay couples have filed a lawsuit to overturn a Kansas policy that prevents them from filing joint state income tax returns. The lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court contends that the Department of Revenue's policy is discriminatory and violates the couple's rights to equal protection. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday, also questions whether ...

12 years ago
University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little says the university's efforts to raise higher education funds from private donors and research grants continue at a brisk pace, but she cautions that state support is still critical. Gray-Little tells The Topeka Capital-Journal that while outside research grants hit record levels, further gains may be difficult because of federal ...

12 years ago
Salina Police are planning a special DUI patrol on New Year's Eve. Police Lt. Russ Lamer says a special saturation patrol is planned for December 31st through January 1st. Four additional officers and a supervisor will be on duty, searching city wide for drunk drivers. The officers will be on patrol from 11pm Tuesday night through 3am Wednesday ...

12 years ago
A judge convinces a Salina man and woman accused in a child abuse death to speak with a court-appointed attorney. 27-year-old Nicholas Jordan Corbin and 20-year-old Desirah Nichole Overturf are both facing charges that include first degree murder and child abuse. Officials tell KSAL News that appearing in court via a video feed Tuesday morning, both indicated ...

12 years ago
Kansas hasn't decided when to start issuing a new type of driver's license to residents who voluntarily document their U.S. citizenship when renewing their licenses. Department of Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said Monday the timing is uncertain because officials aren't sure how the federal government will enforce a 2005 anti-terrorism law aimed at making state driver's ...

12 years ago
Recovery teams plan to resume searching for a Fort Riley soldier who drowned on Christmas Eve while duck-hunting on a northeast Kansas lake. Thirty-one-year-old Thomas Hedrick fell into the icy lake the morning of Dec. 24 while trying to retrieve a duck shot by a fellow hunter. Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolff said Monday that bad weather ...