10 years ago
A man is facing federal charges in connection with an Abilene drug case. According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom's Office, 28-year-old Santos Benjamin Ramos-Valdez  is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute powder cocaine. His crime is alleged to have occurred on July 6th in Dickinson County. If convicted,Ramos-Valdez faces a penalty of not ...

10 years ago
A solar advocacy group says it doesn't agree with a decision by Kansas regulators to limit the group's input over a large utility's rate plan to boost rates. The Kansas Corporation Commission says it will allow the Alliance for Solar Choice, which represents solar businesses, partial access to proceedings over Topeka-based Westar Energy's plan to raise ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's budget director is preparing to outline $50 million in adjustments aimed at keeping Kansas from having a deficit. Budget director Shawn Sullivan's news conference was Thursday afternoon at the Statehouse. The governor's office said beforehand that Sullivan would discuss recommendations for reducing costs and shifting funds within state government to cover general expenses. It ...

10 years ago
The city of Wichita has settled a lawsuit accusing an 18-year veteran of the police department of beating a man over what began as an alleged parking violation. The Wichita Eagle reports the City Council last week approved paying Marcus McIntosh $325,000 to settle the suit against officer Brian Safris, former Police Chief Norman Williams and ...

10 years ago
Gov. Sam Brownback's budget director is preparing to outline $50 million in adjustments to keep the current Kansas budget from resulting in a deficit. Budget director Shawn Sullivan scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. Thursday at the Statehouse. The governor's office said Sullivan would discuss recommendations for reducing costs and shifting funds within state government to ...

10 years ago
A black couple says officials at Emporia State University in Kansas have ignored their complaints about a racial incident and are retaliating against them for complaining. Angelica Hale is an assistant to the dean of the School of Library & Management. She says the problems began when someone tampered with items in her graduate assistant's office ...

10 years ago
Interviews conducted by law enforcement can be used as evidence, and the trial will not be moved to a different location in the case involving a teenage girl accused of stabbing her sister to death at their rural Saline County home. Judge Patrick Thompson made the rulings late Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of two days ...

10 years ago
A federal court hearing is set for next month for a 20-year-old man charged with plotting to bomb an Army post in Kansas in support of the Islamic State group. John T. Booker Jr. of Topeka is to appear Aug. 19 before U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia in Kansas City, Kansas. The judge plans to review ...

10 years ago
Investors developing a state-owned gambling casino in southeast Kansas are seeking permission to build a four-story hotel. While area zoning restrictions limit buildings to 35 feet, or three stories, developers of the Kansas Crossing Casino & Hotel are planning to build a four-story, 123-room Hampton Inn & Suites. The Joplin Globe reports the Pittsburg Board of Zoning ...

10 years ago
Republican legislators have blocked a state audit of the Kansas foster care system even though several of them acknowledged they have concerns about how it operates. A legislative committee that directs the work of state auditors voted 5-4 Wednesday against initiating a review of the foster care system sought by two Democrats. The no votes came ...

10 years ago
The Kansas division of a federal civil rights commission says it will investigate whether Kansas voter identification laws have affected voter turnout. KCUR reports that the Kansas Committee of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission voted Tuesday to hold hearings to determine if voter turnout in some Kansas communities has been suppressed by the Kansas voter identification ...