13 years ago
Wichita State President John Bardo says budget cuts are hurting the university's plans to become a technology center for south-central Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports that Bardo told members of the House and Senate budget committees he had to choose between a $1.8 million innovation fund and making deep cuts in the budgets for existing departments ...

13 years ago
Kansas saw a sharp drop over the past week in the number of prospective voters whose registrations were on hold for failing to present proof of their U.S. citizenship to election officials. The secretary of state's office says such registrations on hold peaked at about 18,500 on Monday. By Friday, the number had fallen to fewer ...

13 years ago
Union officials have announced a tentative agreement with management at the Topeka Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant. Robert Tripp, president of United Steelworkers Local 307, says the union isn't releasing details about the proposed contract until the members voted on whether to approve it. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports  the local union had set a deadline of 1 ...

13 years ago
A 29-year-old man convicted of murdering a 14-month-old boy is seeking a change of venue for his trial on a charge of aggravated escape. The Salina Journal reports Antonio Brown, who was convicted earlier this month in Manhattan in the death of his former girlfriend's son, wants a new venue for his trial on escape charges. Salina ...

13 years ago
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Transportation and Pittsburg State University are teaming up to install solar powered pavement lights at two intersections in southeast Kansas. KOAM reports  the lights are part of a pilot program. KDOT says the 600 solar powered LED pavement lights will glow white or yellow, helping drivers tell the difference ...

13 years ago
Fall brings cooler weather and time to clean up the lawn, organize the garage and get ready for winter. The Internal Revenue Service wants to remind taxpayers that it is also a good time to review their taxes. “Taking a few minutes to make sure what was taken out of your paycheck matches your projected ...

13 years ago
A 69-year-old man has been charged with trying to extort $10,000 from the FBI in exchange for helping avert a purported plot to contaminate four public water supplies in Kansas and Missouri. U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson announced the charges Friday against Manuel Garcia of Kansas City, who was arrested and placed in federal custody pending a ...

13 years ago
A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids. They've embraced home schooling and are finding support on bases. The military is providing resources to help and is opening doors for home schooling cooperatives and other events. Military families move on average about every three years. Advocates say home ...

13 years ago
A father and his 14-year-old daughter have died in a Kansas City crash. Police said the crash happened Thursday when a driver apparently lost control of his vehicle. Witnesses reported that the driver was speeding before swerving and rear-ending another car. Police said that after the initial crash, the speeding car went off the side of ...

13 years ago
The Kansas Supreme Court has affirmed the felony murder conviction of an Emporia man who was present when an acquaintance shot and killed another man. The justices returned the 4-3 decision Friday. In the ruling, the majority rejected Samuel Llamas' arguments that he was only a bystander to the crime. They found there was sufficient evidence ...

13 years ago
A server at an Overland Park, Kan., restaurant who got an anti-gay note instead of a tip from a couple he waited on has been getting support online. The Kansas City Star reports a couple who ate at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Overland Park recently left a message for their waiter instead of a tip. Their ...