Topeka ? Kansas lawmakers may seek changes next year in the way agricultural land is valued and taxed in light of a new audit report that shows the current, complicated formula is distorting those values, resulting in higher property tax bills for many farmers, despite plummeting farm commodity ...
Topeka ? Officials from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office conducted a conference call Thursday with election officials from several other states to discuss concerns about the Crosscheck program, a multistate database of voter registration information that Kansas manages and that ...
Topeka ? New limits on the ability of cities and counties to raise property tax revenues from one year to the next are causing severe problems for cities and counties, officials representing local governments told an interim legislative committee Thursday, but most members of that panel ...
Kansas City, Kan. ? A federal judge in Kansas has dismissed a man's drug indictment, citing misconduct by a prosecutor who was criticized earlier this year for her handling of case in the 1990s that caused a man to be imprisoned for nearly 23 years for a crime he didn't commit.U.S. District ...
Topeka ? The grounds of the Kansas Statehouse may soon be home to a replica of a Dwight Eisenhower statue that currently stands in the U.S. Capitol, a statue that was designed by the late Lawrence artist Jim Brothers.The Capitol Preservation Committee, a volunteer group appointed to oversee the ...
Wichita ? The Kansas county that's home to Wichita has withdrawn its bid for a Tyson Foods chicken processing plant after weeks of public opposition.The Greater Wichita Partnership confirmed on Thursday that Sedgwick County has taken itself out of the running for the project. The business group ...
Topeka ? Kansas currently has no mechanism to monitor how effective its many business development incentives have been, but that could soon change if one group of lawmakers gets its way.The interim Special Committee on Commerce voted Wednesday to recommend that the Legislature set up a ...
Topeka ? Gov. Sam Brownback said Wednesday that he remains hopeful that he'll be confirmed for a diplomatic post in the Trump administration before the start of the 2018 legislative session, but he won't step down as governor unless and until that happens."My hope is they will get a vote up yet ...
Wichita ? Spirit AeroSystems plans a $1 billion expansion of its manufacturing facility in Kansas and the addition of 1,000 new jobs.The project announced Wednesday includes capital investments at its Wichita plant site over the next five years.Spirit Chief Executive Officer Tom Gentile says ...
TOPEKA ? Topeka officials have voted to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 21.The ban approved Tuesday by the city's governing board includes prohibitions against selling cigarettes and other tobacco-related products, including electronic cigarettes, to anyone under ...
TOPEKA ? After Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's nomination this summer to an ambassador's post, the fellow Republican destined to succeed him as governor ducked policy questions by declaring, "There's one governor at a time."Four months later, some people in Kansas think they have two ...
Topeka ? Johnson County businessman Greg Orman filed paperwork Wednesday to launch an independent campaign for Kansas governor in 2018.Orman, 49, of Olathe, ran a surprisingly close race for the U.S. Senate in 2014 against longtime incumbent Republican Pat Roberts, but he eventually lost that ...
More than 6 million viewers across the U.S. tuned in earlier this fall to watch the stories of veterans, including Baldwin City resident John Musgrave, and others who lived through the Vietnam War in an acclaimed PBS documentary series. This month, in conjunction with the release of Ken ...
WICHITA — Two people are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-year-old Kansas boy whose body was discovered encased in concrete.The remains of Evan C. Brewer were discovered Sept. 2 inside a Wichita house where his mother once lived.The boy's mother, Miranda Miller, and her ...
TOPEKA ? Payless ShoeSource is putting its corporate headquarters in Topeka, Kansas, up for sale.The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the company is seeking $8.5 million for the headquarters, amid rumors that Payless might leave Topeka.Payless emerged from bankruptcy in August. In early November, ...
Kansas City, Kan. ? A Wyandotte County judge has removed a contempt of court order against Larned State Hospital over records involving a man charged with the murder of a Kansas police officer.Wyandotte County District Judge Wes Griffin issued the order after saying the hospital hadn't ...
Topeka ? The state of Kansas has spent more than $557 million of taxpayer money over the last 16 years financing the development of retail shopping districts and tourism projects, and now some lawmakers are beginning to question how much benefit the state is getting back.That's the amount of ...
TOPEKA ? Topeka police say two people were taken into custody after suspicious devices prompted the closure of a section of Interstate 70 for four hours.Police Lt. Chris Heaven says officers noticed the suspicious packages in the cab of a vehicle they stopped for several traffic violations ...
TOPEKA — Topeka officials are considering increasing the minimum age at which people can legally buy tobacco products.The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Topeka City Council will take up the issue at a meeting Tuesday night.Councilwoman Elaine Schwartz has proposed banning the sale or ...
Keep left, and keep moving.Starting Tuesday afternoon, those are the new instructions for K-Tag users driving from Lawrence to Kansas City on the Kansas Turnpike.The eastbound side of the Turnpike’s eastern terminal near Bonner Springs will switch over from a single 20 mph K-Tag lane to two ...