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The roads and highways will be busy around the state this weekend as many will take advantage of the last long weekend of the summer. According to AAA Kansas, 34.1 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, a 4.2 percent increase from the 32.7 million people who ...

12 years ago
The Kansas Senate's top Democrat questions whether Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's nominee for the state Court of Appeals is qualified for the position. Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley said Wednesday that Caleb Stegall isn't qualified to serve on the state's second-highest court if one or more district court judges also applied for the seat. Stegall is Brownback's ...

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The house where one of the victims of the BTK serial killer was murdered has sold at auction for far less than its appraised value. The Park City home sold Tuesday to the highest bidder for $35,000. The three-bedroom home had been appraised for about $60,000. Auctioneer Jack Newcom reminded the crowd before the bidding started ...

12 years ago
Students in Lawrence will no longer be able to hang out on couches on their front porches. The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday passed a citywide ban on upholstered furniture on porches, decks and patios. The city says landlords, not tenants, will be fined for violating the ban at rental properties. Fines will start ...

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Police say an 11-month-old boy died after being found unresponsive at a day care center. Firefighters were called to the Advantage Child Care Center Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City, Kan. KMBC reports (http://bit.ly/1cg9uwg ) workers said the toddler had been fussy and they thought he might be teething. They checked on him every 15 minutes while he ...

12 years ago
In a season with an abnormally large amount of drownings officials are stressing water safety as the last big weekend of summer approaches. The Army Corps of Engineers is urging boaters to be cautious over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The corps' Kansas City District says there have been 14 water-related deaths this year at the 18 ...

12 years ago
A northwest Kansas school bus driver has been fired after leaving two young siblings locked in the bus, making for what one of them called a "bad day." KSNW-TV reports that the incident happened Monday in Hays, where 6 year old Kaden Dempsey and his 5 year old sister, Macey, were riding a bus for the ...

12 years ago
Former Republican state Sen. Jean Schodorf is considering a run for Kansas secretary of state next year as a Democrat. The Wichita Eagle reports that Schodorf said she's studying whether a challenge to Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach would be viable. The Wichita resident became a Democrat in January and said party members recently encouraged ...

12 years ago
Senator Pat Roberts says he doubts the U.S. can avoid a military strike in Syria following reports that its government used chemical weapons in the civil war there. But the Kansas Republican also said Tuesday that President Barack Obama should address the nation and get the consent of Congress for military action. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that ...

12 years ago
One of the hottest bands in country music is headed to Salina to perform a free concert. Florida Georgia Line will perform a free concert in Salina on Sunday September 22nd. The duo, known for the #1 smash hit "Cruise", has skyrocketed to the top of the country charts. Florida Georgia Line is set to begin ...

12 years ago
New research from the University of Arkansas finds that tornadoes cause greater damage when traveling uphill - and that the twisters tend to climb toward higher elevations rather than going downhill. Engineering researchers studied images of the 2011 deadly tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Joplin, Mo. The research team found similarities between the two tornadoes and ...