10 years ago
Federal authorities are warning Sedgwick County officials that asking some health clinic clients about their immigration status would violate federal rules. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials told the county in emails obtained by The Wichita Eagle (bit.ly/1nbqgY1) that asking participants in the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program about their legal status could put federal grant ...

10 years ago
Democratic lawmakers were meeting to discuss school funding issues before the Kansas Legislature opened its annual session. Democrats from both chambers gathered Sunday afternoon for a joint caucus. They were having a briefing on budget issues and hearing from Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis about school funding. Senate Republicans also planned to have what their leaders described ...

10 years ago
If a potential jackpot of nearly $950 million wasn't enough reason to buy a Powerball lottery ticket, then how about $1.3 billion? No jackpot-winning numbers were drawn Saturday for what's already the biggest price in U.S. lottery history so $1.3 billion or more will be the top prize Wednesday. lThe odds to win were one in ...

10 years ago
A Kansas City, Missouri, man has admitted in a Kansas court that he tried to kill a homeless shelter employee by slashing his throat. The Lawrence Journal-World reported that 22-year-old Christopher McCay pleaded guilty in Douglas County to attempted first-degree murder. He admitted that in March 2014 he used a steak knife from the Lawrence Community Shelter's ...

10 years ago
The Kansas Highway Patrol is asking state lawmakers to support a $7.50 increase in vehicle title fees to hire an additional 75 troopers to address a sharp decline in manpower. The Wichita Eagle (bit.ly/1ZiEFmG) reports more than one-third of the counties in Kansas have no Highway Patrol presence, while 29 are served by only one trooper. ...

10 years ago
A new elementary school named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower has opened in his boyhood home of Abilene, Kansas, 46 years after he left office. Parents considered Eisenhower as a name for an Abilene elementary school in the 1960s. But it wasn't until Thursday that fourth- and fifth-grade students began classes in a building bearing the ...

10 years ago
The Powerball jackpot has reached another new level never before seen. According to the Kansas Lottery, as of Saturday morning the jackpot climbed to $900 million. This is the largest jackpot in Powerball history, and also the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history. Lottery officials say a winner would have the option of ...

10 years ago
A top Army official says the latest delay in opening the new hospital at Fort Riley is attributed to 357 safety issues. Assistant Secretary of the Army Katherine Hammack told U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that the problems were identified during pre-final inspections. They include things like fire doors ...

10 years ago
The latest list of Salina’s Most Wanted went online a week ago. Since then, about a dozen of them have been arrested. According to Saline County Jail records, Jerry Alkire and Shane Bunch are the latest two on the list to be arrested. They were wanted for crimes that include making criminal threats and failure to ...

10 years ago
A new report shows Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has made a final $100,000 repayment on loans from his running mate to their re-election campaign. Three loans from Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer totaling $1.5 million were the subject of a federal grand jury investigation last year. No charges were filed. The campaign also repaid the governor and his ...

10 years ago
A Shawnee County judge quickly dismissed a civil action to remove a Topeka city councilman charged with child abuse from the council. But prosecutors say they will refile the action later. In a hearing Friday, Judge Franklin Theis dismissed the ouster effort against Jonathan Robert Schumm. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the district attorney's office sought the dismissal ...