TOPEKA — The state of Kansas collected $147 million more in taxes than anticipated during the first quarter of the fiscal year as income, sales and excise revenue exceeded expectations by a combined 6.1%, state officials reported. Fiscal analysts predicted revenue from corporate and business ...
Story updated at 5:19 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2026. Douglas County commissioners saw the drafted Wakarusa River Valley plan as a starting point for shaping how the area changes as Douglas County grows. The nearly complete Wakarusa River Valley Vision Plan is designed to be a guiding ...
When city leaders approved Lawrence’s new bicycle infrastructure plan on Tuesday, they also had questions about some roads that weren’t prioritized in it – Kentucky and Tennessee streets. The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0 to adopt the updated Lawrence Bikes Plan, which will serve as ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Farmers, truckers and economists say a move to cut taxes on diesel will provide little relief from record-high fuel prices that have soared since the U.S. attacked Iran months ago. Industry groups said they appreciate President Donald Trump's executive order ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment. A proposed rule would require schools to pay the ...
Rep. Tracey Mann, a Republican serving Kansas’ 1st Congressional District, is not planning on attending a candidate forum in Lawrence on Saturday, but a spokesman for the congressman declined to answer questions about where Mann would be on that day. A spokesman for his Washington, D.C., ...
