TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Insurance Department says it needs to raise fees on insurance companies because its long-term cash flow is uncertain. The department says its regulatory fund is depleted because legislators and Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration has repeatedly used the money for other purposes. Zachary Anshutz, assistant commissioner of insurance, says the regulatory fund is likely to be down to $200,000 in December, if revenues don’t improve. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the fund once had $24 million. But the state diverted $15 million in June and another $5 million in July. Another $5 million is scheduled to be…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas Court of Appeals judge is scheduled to go before a Senate committee to discuss the judicial branch and recommendations to solve ongoing budget issues. Judge Patrick McAnany is set to testify Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee as it considers several bills to improve efficiencies in the court system, with a goal of closing a projected $8.25 million shortfall in the judicial budget for next year. McAnany presided over a special commission in 2011 appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss to find ways to improve judicial branch operations, including changes in staffing and…
On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Garry Sigle , Exectutive Director of KANAAE, an alternative to NEA in Kansas, followed by Peter Van Kuren, Manhattan Regional Airport Director.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma State freshman guard Stevie Clark was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of outraging public decency, a spokesman for the Stillwater jail said. Clark was arrested at 12:46 a.m. and has since been released from custody. Clark also was arrested on Jan. 1. An Edmond police spokesman said Clark was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a seatbelt violation. Police discovered marijuana in the vehicle and arrested Clark and the driver on possession of marijuana complaints. Clark, who is averaging 5.3 points and 2.7 assists per game for the Cowboys, already…
Thousands of people poured into the streets of Seattle after the Seahawks demolished the Denver Broncos 43-8 in the Super Bowl. It’s the Seahawks’ first Super Bowl championship ever.
A major Winter Storm appears on track to hit Northeast Kansas, beginning Monday evening and lasting through Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Northeast Kansas from 12 a.m. CST Tuesday until 6 a.m. CST Wednesday. Four to nine inches of snow is possible with this storm and could include some blowing and drifting snow. Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service in Topeka on the approaching storm.
The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl title Sunday night in overpowering fashion, punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8.
Groundhog handlers say Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of winter.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas is supporting Hobby Lobby in its fight to challenge the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers cover emergency contraceptives. The Wichita Eagle reports the Kansas Attorney General’s Office filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Hobby Lobby Inc., an Oklahoma-based arts and crafts retail chain. Hobby Lobby’s founder and CEO David Green objects to the regulation based on his religious principles. Attorney General Derek Schmidt says in a statement that the issue is religious liberty. He says the Constitution protects businesses that want to base policies on religious teachings. The Supreme Court…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A Wyandotte County jury has awarded four former Kansas Gas Service employees more than $900,000 after deciding they were discriminated against based on age when they were fired for sharing emailed porn. The Kansas City Star reports the case began when KGS discovered pornographic materials had been shared in the company email system. Ten workers were fired among 52 employees who received the emailed obscene materials. The four men, all older than 40, said they were disciplined more harshly than others who received the emailed porn. The jury said the four men received unequal enforcement of…