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Republican leaders expect two Kansas legislative committees to approve plans next week for closing a projected $190 million deficit in the state's next budget. The House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees will be starting from GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals for juggling funds and capturing unanticipated savings. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce said the goal ...

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Are there trout in Kansas? Yes! While these spotted beauties may not be native to the Sunflower state, that doesn’t mean anglers fishing in Kansas can’t enjoy luring one ashore this winter. Thanks to a special program offered by the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, anglers can catch stocked rainbow trout at more than ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - A 31-year-old Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for stabbing a woman. Samuel Dartez was sentenced Friday in Riley County to 22 1/2 years. He was convicted of attempted first-degree murder in the November 2014 attack on a 27-year-old woman in Manhattan. KMAN reports Dartez will also ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A man has been convicted of abducting an 8-year-old girl from her Topeka home, then drugging and raping her before she managed to free herself. The Capital-Journal reports that 29-year-old Jeremy James Lindsey was found guilty Friday of 10 counts. Witnesses testified that the girl vanished for about six hours in September 2014 ...

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A 29-year-old man has been convicted of fatally shooting his girlfriend in the parking lot of a home improvement store in Kansas City, Kansas. The Wyandotte County prosecutor's office announced Friday that George Lingenfelser of Bonner Springs was found guilty of second degree murder in the December 2014 killing of 29-year-old ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Governor Sam Brownback has filled a vacancy in a district court judgeship in southwest Kansas by promoting a local magistrate judge. Brownback on Friday announced the appointment of Ricklin Pierce of Garden City as a new Finney County district judge. Pierce replaces Judge Philip Vieux, who retired last year. Pierce has served as ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The new election commissioner in the most populous county in Kansas is a former legislator who is the local Republican Party chairman. Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced Friday the appointment of former state Representative Ronnie Metsker of Overland Park to the elections job in Johnson County. Metsker will replace Brian Newby, who ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Starting this summer, Cowley County in south-central Kansas will be designated by law as the state's stone bridge capital. Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill Friday to bestow the honor. It was first legislation signed by the governor so far this year, and it takes effect July 1. The measure says Cowley County ...

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The Smoky Hill Museum is inviting the community to stop in and help celebrate Kansas' 155th birthday on Saturday from 1pm to 3pm. Museum Director Susan Hawksworth tells KSAL News that they will have free cake on hand in the lobby to mark the occasion as well a some make and take crafts for the kids ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -  Kansas lawmakers are scheduled to begin discussion of the controversial subject of school district consolidation next week. A bill proposed by Rep. John Bradford would require districts to consolidate into countywide school districts. Bradford, a Republican from Lansing, says the bill would affect only central administrations and would not require school closings. Any ...

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A Salina man is victim to theft as checks were stolen out of his home on the 1400 block of East Iron, and some checks have already been forged. Three checks have been deposited and some of the amount withdrawn at First Bank Kansas in Central Mall at 2259 South Ninth Street. The total loss currently ...