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In this July 7, 2016 file photo, Scott Roeder appears in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder, who was convicted in 2010 in the murder of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, will have to serve at least 25 years of a life sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
Authorities are searching for the missing week-old baby after her mother was found fatally shot in Wichi... A 38-year-old woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii will decide if she wants to fight extradition from New York. A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii traveled to upstate New York to grieve the loss of her "soul mate," her lawyer said Friday after a brief court appearance.
So now Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, seems to want business owners to be taxed the same as working Kansans . Funny how she rears her head only after the primary elections showed voters are upset with the GOP.
The August primary already is having a positive impact: The Legislature is expected to hold hearings and vote next session on Medicaid expansion - and it could pass. It remains to be seen whether Gov. Sam Brownback will loosen his opposition to expansion - or whether the loss of more of his allies in the Nov. 8 general election is needed to help change his priorities.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric Jackson talks about the FBI's roll in stopping a bomb plot. Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall announced Friday a major federal investigation stopped a domestic terrorism plot by a militia group to detonate a bomb at a Garden City apartment complex where a number of Somalis live.Two Liberal men and a Dodge City resident were arrested and charged in federal court with domestic terrorism charges, Beall told reporters at a news conference in downtown Wichita.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric Jackson talks about the FBI's roll in stopping a bomb plot. Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall announced Friday a major federal investigation stopped a domestic terrorism plot by a militia group to detonate a bomb at a Garden City apartment complex where a number of Somalis live.Two Liberal men and a Dodge City resident were arrested and charged in federal court with domestic terrorism charges, Beall told reporters at a news conference in downtown Wichita.
Three members of a Kansas group face federal charges related to an alleged plot to bomb an apartment building filled with Somali immigrants in the western Kansas meatpacking town of Garden City. The charges against the three southwest Kansas men were announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office at a news conference Friday in Wichita.
It's good that 26 GOP state senators and candidates now acknowledge that "Kansas is on the wrong track." And that they now seem at least somewhat open to changing direction on state tax policies.
If it seems as if the state always misses its tax collection estimates, that's because it's happened a lot lately. August tax collections were $10.2 million less than projected - the 10th month of the past 12 that the state missed its estimates.
Wichitan Lynn Gilkey, who turned her life around to mentor girls and young women in Wichita for many years, was honored for her work Friday at the White House, along with nine others recognized as White House "champions of change." "It's a pretty darn exciting morning," Gilkey said, in a phone call made while she stood in line to board a bus to go to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. A White House prepared statement said the 10 women honored today are notable for their work for extracurricular enrichment, after-school, and summer programming for marginalized girls, including girls of color.
Gov. Sam Brownback is not running for the 4th Congressional District seat, but two candidates in the race sought in a Monday night debate to link Rep. Mike Pompeo to Brownback.
In criticizing the Sedgwick County Commission's decision to restore the Community Health Improvement Plan coordinator, commissioners Richard Ranzau and Karl Peterjohn find name-calling helpful: "Nanny-state progressives" and "nanny-state drones" . Their name-calling is as uninformed as it is unimaginative.
Here is another reason the Legislature needs to revisit its tax cuts: Providers of community-based services to Kansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities are struggling to pay bills and keep employees. It's been eight years since the state has increased reimbursement rates to I/DD service providers.
If former Vice President Al Gore had his way, we would have only one year left to enjoy the convenience of our cars. In his 1992 book, "Earth in the Balance," Gore called for the elimination of automobile internal combustion engines within 25 years.
After a long first night on the Democratic National Convention floor, delegates from Kansas received a boost of energy Tuesday morning, July 26, 2016, when Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped by for a visit. While backing different candidates at the caucus, the gathering of Kansas Democrats at Coleman Middle School was more like a large family picnic.
Though the Legislature passed a law last year prohibiting cities from banning political yard signs in the public right of way along roads, the city of Wichita is still banning them. That's because the city believes the law is unconstitutional, based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year.
Rep. Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, along with the House Appropriations Committee, looks over the new school finance plan Friday afternoon at the statehouse. The bill would direct some profits from the sale of the Kansas Bioscience Authority to the State General Fund so that it may be used for school equity.
Education groups in Kansas oppose proposals to amend the state constitution to prevent the courts from threatening to close schools in funding lawsuits. Representatives of the Kansas Association of School Boards, Game on for Kansas Schools and Kansas Families for Education testified Thursday against proposed amendments during a joint hearing of the state House and Senate Judiciary committees.
Matt Riedl, reporter for The Wichita Eagle, recaps the search efforts to find an 11-year-old boy who was swept by high waters in Gypsum Creek shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday. Rescuers continued to search into Saturday evening.