(AP) — A Nebraska company moved Monday to condemn more than 9,100 acres of land in south-central Kansas, marking the culmination of a decade in legal battles between property owners and a firm owned by billionaire investor Warren Buffet.
Some Kansas lawmakers are backing a proposed state constitutional amendment exempting Kansas residents from potential federal legislation requiring everyone to purchase health insurance.
Jeff Smith has to make his rounds on foot because the mud on the path to his pasture is more than his truck can handle. Every three hours, he checks his herd of 27 heifers for signs of new life and struggling soon-to-be moms. When problems arise, Smith stays and helps - sometimes spending most of his night in a cold, wet field.
On Thursday, the U.S. House voted to let the federal government go $1.9 trillion deeper into debt.
That equals to about $6,000 for every U.S. resident.
GateHouse Media Inc. – the parent company of the Augusta Daily Gazette – and those who joined the effort to protect Dodge City Globe reporter Claire O’Brien from having to reveal confidential sources used in a story about a racially charged homicide case, spent thousands of dollars to protect her rights as a journalist. Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Davis denied the petition in only 37 words – one paragraph. The court refused to even hear arguments or receive briefs in the case.
Obama is lucky because he got this message in one senatorial race, not in a rehashed Republican Revolution. In 1994, Clinton didn’t have any warning of what might be on the horizon. Obama has seen the storm clouds brewing. That’s why his State of the Union address last night took on a very different tone.
With a sales tax rate more than a percent lower than in Kansas, Missouri has long been an attractive alternative for local shoppers — especially considering the proximity of Joplin, Mo. to the Pittsburg area.
Don’t give up. That was the message Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson gave to a joint session of the Kansas House and Senate during the annual State of the State address Monday night.
The Brenham meteorite field near Haviland is one 24 finalists in the Kansas Sampler Foundation's 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography contest. The list was announced today.
Businesses across Kansas received sorrowing news in December regarding their payment into the state’s unemployment insurance fund.
Not surprisingly, the Kansas House of Representatives will be preoccupied with the state budget when the 2010 session begins in January.
GREENSBURG — The 1,000 pound Space Wanderer Pallasite Meteorite recently returned to its home in Greensburg. The meteorite will be placed on display in the newly completed City Hall, 300 S. Main, until the new Big Well Museum is constructed.
Highway fund budget cuts will reduce maintenance projects in Kansas but are not expected to result in any loss of jobs or closing of local Kansas Department of Transportation facilities.
The Pratt National Guard Armory will not receive any additional soldiers from any the 18 closing armories the Adjutant General’s office announced Friday, Dec. 11.
A small group of black settlers demonstrated their faith in God and a new community when they inked a charter for the Second Baptist Church.
Sumner County will have to wait a little longer for a final decision from the Kansas Lottery for a destination casino.
A Mulvane man was charged Tuesday in connection with a double homicide after two bodies were found in a Wichita home on Thanksgiving Day.
According to police reports, Pittsburg State University head football coach Chuck Broyles was arrested late Tuesday night in Galena, Kan., and charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol.
