TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Court of Appeals panel has ruled that a Dodge City casino doesn’t have to pay the state’s “use tax” on electronic gaming machines it operates for the Kansas Lottery. The three-judge appeals panel agreed with a state Board of Tax Appeals decision that said the Kansas Department of Revenue was wrong in collecting $801,588 in compensating use tax from the Boot Hill Casino and Resort in Dodge City. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the tax was from the casino’s purchase of out-of-state vendors’ electronic gaming machines on behalf of the Kansas Lottery, the state agency that…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have approved a six-month contract with a software company that was criticized for technical delays last year. The Legislative Coordinating Council this week approved a $293,488 contract for Propylon, a Dublin-based technology firm with a U.S. office in Lawrence. The company will perform technical support and upgrades for the Legislature’s custom software. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1mup4hO ) legislative leaders complained during the last session that software problems slowed down the legislative process and delayed votes. The contract was under review since July. The state has paid Proplyon about $16 million since 2005 to construct…
Just before 8 a.m. on Friday, a new baby boy joined the Manhattan populous. The as-of-yet- unnamed baby boy, was born at Via Christi Hospital at 7:48 a.m. on New Year’s Day, weighing in at 6lbs 13oz and measuring 20 inches long. Parents Donghun Kim (father) and Eun Kyung Shin (mother) were overjoyed when they spoke to KMAN about the birth of their son. Kim says that he and Shin weren’t quite expecting their son to arrive on New Year’s Day – with an original due date of January 14th. The excited father went on to say that he and Shin…
A Manhattan man was arrested on Friday, on charges of aggravated Burglary. Riley County Police say that 28-year-old Napolean Melton was arrested near Laramie street just after 2:00 a.m., on Friday. Melton was arrested on the charges of aggravated burglary and criminal damage to property between $1,000-25,000.00. Melton was given a bond of $20,000.00. A 26-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested following a probation violation. According to Riley County Police, Jeffrey Patrick Thompson was taken into custody on New Year’s Eve. Thompson was arrested on two counts of probation violation, operating his vehicle without an ignition interlock device, failure to…
A throng of 1 million revelers in Times Square rang in the New Year with raucous cheers and a blizzard of confetti, striking an optimistic, even defiant, tone amid jitters over extremist attacks and heavy security.
Road crews worked to sandbag stretches of highway near St. Louis as flood waters cover vital passageways across the state. Aerial views show widespread flooding that is impacting homes and businesses.
Thousands of people are streaming into Times Square as New York City preps for the annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
LAWRENCE–Lawrence Memorial Hospital officials say the three insurance companies managing Kansas’ Medicaid system routinely turn down legitimate claims to hold down costs. The three contractors for the state’s privatized Medicaid system, known as KanCare, deny the accusation. The Lawrence Journal-World (http://bit.ly/1MHmTNf ) reports other hospitals have made such accusations in the past. Taryn Schraad, who deals with insurance claims appeals at the Lawrence hospital, told a state legislative panel Tuesday that the facility frequently gets denial notices, often with no explanation given. Officials from the three companies that manage the system insisted they don’t send out such notices without an…
HUTCHINSON–Kansas state officials are considering stiffer penalties for water violations. The Hutchinson News (http://bit.ly/22voUaS) reports that the higher penalties are among four proposed changes that state water officials plan to present to Gov. Sam Brownback’s office by Feb. 1. The plan is the result of 500 meetings and 15,000 comments over the past couple of years. They’re all part of Brownback’s effort to develop ideas to preserve and extend the state’s water resources. The plan proposes fines for failing to provide water use information, unauthorized diversions, failure to install a flowmeter, tampering with a meter and falsifying a water use…
TOPEKA– An Arizona company that told customers it was selling products to help a charitable organization has been ordered to pay $10,000 and reimburse customers. A Shawnee County District Court also ordered Phoenix-based American Handicapped and Disabled Workers to stop collecting payments from Kansas customers. The company’s owner is Adli Najib Dasuqi of Waterford, Michigan. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release Wednesday the company’s telemarketers sold household items such as light bulbs and trash bags. The products were priced above market value but the telemarketers misled consumers into believing that the company was a charity or…