The 60-39 roll call Saturday by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate. A "yes" ...
Emergency landing in Kansas after plane loses engine, 1 passenger injured on escape slide An airline passenger suffered a slight injury while coming ...
Kansas board laments cuts in school funds, cautions that quality of education at stake Members of the State Board of Education expressed frustration that further cuts in Kansas public schools would hurt the quality of education. The 10-member board received an update ...
Sprint plans to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs as slump continues Sprint Nextel Corp. on Monday said it will cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs, mostly before the end of the year, as it keeps losing subscribers. The wireless carrier, based in Overland ...
Cost of tax waivers for Canadian pipeline higher than expected for local governments Leaders from six Kansas counties want a chance to challenge the state's contention that the Canadian owner of a crude oil pipeline is eligible for millions of dollars in ...
Consumer advocates urging public to speak out on Empire District Electric rate hike in Kansas Consumer advocates say the public should be ready to express its opposition to Empire District Electric Co.'s proposed rate hike for Kansas customers. Last Wednesday, Empire announced ...
50 years later: Kansas town remembers 'In Cold Blood' deaths, still angry about Capote's book It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, at their rural farmhouse. The slayings of ...
In this Jan. 6, 1960 file photo, Perry Edward Smith is led by police officers into the courthouse at Garden City, Kan. Smith was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with first degree murder in the slaying of four members of the ...
Kansas forecasting group slashes 2010 revenue estimate $235M as recession lingers A group of economists and policy-makers slashed Kansas tax collection estimates Thursday by $235 million, reflecting signs of continued weakness in the state economy. The new forecast for the remainder of ...
Empire District Electric files request for $5.2 million rate increase for SE Kansas customers Southeast Kansas customers of Empire District Electric Co. could be paying higher rates next year. Empire said Wednesday it has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission ...
Kansas, Washington governors back Boeing for $35 billion Air Force tanker contract With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane. Chicago-based Boeing Co., ...
A look at states where farmland is being released from federal conservation program Here's a look at the states where the most land is being released from the federal Conservation Reserve Program: _ Texas, 3.85 million acres active; 644,025 acres expire in ...
