10 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A suburban Wichita police officer who fatally shot a man last year will not face charges. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Friday the officer who shot 40-year-old Chad Leichhardt at a Haysville apartment was lawfully defending a woman being threatened by Leichhardt. Investigators say Leichhardt was holding his girlfriend with a ...

10 years ago
A major credit agency is rating $1 billion in bonds that Kansas hopes to sell to bolster its pension system for teachers and government works in line with the state's existing rating. Moody's Investors Service this week assigned a rating of Aa3 to the bonds, which the state hopes to sell next month. That's one notch ...

10 years ago
Two Kansas inmates who are accused of nearly beating a fellow prisoner to death last year have appeared in court on the charges. The Hutchinson News reports 31-year-old Juan Garza and 22-year-old Jerrod Green appeared Thursday on charges of aggravated battery or in the alternate attempted capital murder. He's also charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated ...

10 years ago
Kansas collected about $3.7 million less in taxes than it expected in July, largely because of lower-than-anticipated revenues from its newly increased sales tax. The state Department of Revenue reported Friday that the state collected $417.6 million in taxes, when officials projected $421.3 million. The shortfall is 0.9 percent. The report came a day after Gov. Sam ...

10 years ago
A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families says it will not prevent single adults from serving as foster parents for abused and neglected children. Agency spokeswoman Theresa Freed said Friday that the department has never considered excluding single adults from being foster parents just because they are single. Freed first discussed the agency's position ...

10 years ago
Fearing the possible loss of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, Finney county officials are challenging Rep. Kevin Yoder's assertion that their county is an immigrant sanctuary. The Garden City Telegram reports that under legislation being pushed by Yoder, states, cities and counties who limit their cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security on immigration matters would ...

10 years ago
One of two men suspected in a Kansas home invasion makes a first court appearance while the second suspect remains at large. The Hutch Post reports a 32-year-old Hutchinson man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and battery for an incident that happened Friday morning. He has not been formally charged. South Hutchinson ...

10 years ago
Kansas collected about $3.7 million less in taxes than it expected in July, largely because of lower-than-anticipated revenues from its newly increased sales tax. The state Department of Revenue reported Friday that the state collected $417.6 million in taxes, when officials projected $421.3 million. The shortfall is 0.9 percent. The report came a day after Gov. Sam ...

10 years ago
Comedian Jim Gaffigan did not disappoint Thursday night at the Stiefel Theatre in Salina during his two shows, or afterwards when he recreated an iconic rock n roll photo with several fans. Gaffigan, known for his stand-up comedy and his televisions show on the TV Land Network, wowed two sold out shows as his "Contagious" tour ...

10 years ago
Between 9:30 PM on July 23, 2015 and 6:00 AM on July 24 2015 a burglary was committed at Harbor Freight, 1808 S. 9th St. A semi-trailer, used for storage, was entered and two Central Pneumatic 21 gallon vertical air compressors, three Chicago Electric 10” sliding compound miter saws with laser guide systems, a Thunderbolt Magnum ...

10 years ago
Fearing the possible loss of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, Finney county officials are challenging Rep. Kevin Yoder's assertion that their county is an immigrant sanctuary. Under legislation being pushed by Yoder, states, cities and counties who limit their cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security on immigration matters would not be eligible for FEMA grants ...