12 years ago
State health officials have told residents in 24 homes in west Wichita to to stop drinking their water after authorities found a toxic dry-cleaning solvent in their private wells. The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the solvent came from former area dry cleaners. Bob Jurgens, chief of the KDHE Dry Cleaning ...

12 years ago
Authorities in Sumner County say a 32-year-old Wellington woman who'd been reported missing has contacted authorities and is fine. The Sumner County Sheriff's Department had asked for the public's help Friday in locating Trina Cook, who was last seen March 26. The sheriff's office told The Wichita Eagle that Cook apparently saw a report about herself on ...

12 years ago
Lawrence police say a bank robber made his getaway in a waiting taxi. Sgt. Trent McKinley says in a release that police responded Saturday to a report of a robbery at a credit union. Bank employees said a man entered the bank and demanded cash from one of the tellers. The employee complied, and the suspect ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators have made quick work on brokering a new school funding agreement aimed at satisfying a state Supreme Court ruling. Negotiators met briefly early Sunday to revise a plan the House defeated on a 67-55 vote that would have increased school funding by more than $129 million. The rejection by the House prolonged the start ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Legislature has approved abortion legislation that addresses legal issues raised in state and federal lawsuits filed by abortion providers. The Senate passed the bill Saturday on an 34-6 vote. The House had approved it Friday. The measure goes next to Gov. Sam Brownback. Abortion opponents have said the bill makes minor changes in existing laws rather ...

12 years ago
New Army regulations dealing with hair are coming under criticism by some black military women, who say changes are racially biased. The Army earlier this week issued new appearance standards that ban most twists, dreadlocks and large cornrows. Those are all styles used predominantly by African-American women with natural hairstyles. More than 11,000 people have signed a ...

12 years ago
The Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature has passed a bill to keep a ban in place indefinitely on expanding the state's Medicaid program under the federal health care overhaul. The House approved the measure Friday on a 68-54 vote, sending it to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. The Senate approved the bill last month. A ban included in budget legislation ...

12 years ago
Kansas legislators are close to passing a bill to strip cities and counties of their power to regulate firearms. The Senate passed the final version of the measure on a 37-2 vote Friday night. House approval would send the measure to Gov. Sam Brownback. The measure would prevent cities and counties from regulating firearm sales or how ...

12 years ago
A Douglas County judge has ruled that a Lawrence man accused of secretly videotaping people in a clothing store has to turn over some computer evidence. Orion M. Graf has pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts of breach of privacy. His trial is set for May 14. Authorities allege that the crimes occurred between November ...

12 years ago
Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a 32-year-old south-central Kansas woman who's been missing more than a week. The Sumner County Sheriff's Office says Trina Cook was last seen on March 26. Her family told authorities it's very unusual for her not to contact them. Cook is described as white, 5-foot-2, 110 pounds with ...

12 years ago
A Wichita plant that makes metal carts for audio-visual equipment plans to close this summer, meaning a loss of 54 jobs. The Wichita Eagle reports the Advance Products plant will close at the end June. The company's owner, Da-Lite, said the Wichita facility will remain open until then. Da-Lite spokeswoman Melissa Rone said the Wichita operation was ...