WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita woman wants the thief who stole her purse to know she was also robbed of a very special possession: an urn with her father’s ashes. Melissa Stout told KAKE-TV that her purse was stolen from her car when she and her family were downtown Thursday night to watch fireworks. Stout says she has carried the ashes with her since her father died four years ago. She thought she was keeping them safe. She says everything else in the purse can be replaced, but the urn is priceless. Stout says she’s concerned that whoever took her…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new report shows Kansas collected nearly $87 million more in taxes than expected in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The state Revenue Department said Friday that tax collections totaled about $6.2 billion in the 2013 fiscal year, nearly $160 million more than in the previous year. Collections in June were $567 million, about $25 million more than expected. New laws enacted last year reduced the state’s personal income tax rates and eliminated taxes on roughly 191,000 businesses in certain categories. The Legislature approved more tax cuts in its latest session.
When approaching the Friends of Fancy Creek Rifle Range, Kansas State University student, and Miss Kansas-Theresa Vail commented, “I’m totally in my element here”. Vail visited the range Saturday morning to do some shooting and promote her platform of empowering young women to overcome female stereotypes. Moving around was common for Vail, as she lived in a military home, and is one of nine children. She has lived in Kansas since 2003, and attended Leavenworth High School, where she was a member of the rifle team. Vail was unsure of the exact age she began shooting guns, but guessed “around…
Tommy Milone had the Royals number last night as he cruised into the ninth inning with a shutout brewing. Kansas City trailed 6-0 going into the bottom of the ninth inning, they would tack on three runs to make it interesting but the A’s would hold on for the 6-3 victory in game one of the series that was witnessed by over 35,000 fans at Kauffman Stadium. A’s closer Grant Balfour notched his 40th consecutive save to tie Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley’s franchise record. Milone retired his first 11 batters, and only twice allowed a ball to get out of the…
Two days after Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was ousted, the military is clashing with his supporters. The Egyptian Health Ministry says 10 people have been killed and more than 210 have been injured in violent protests around the country.
Nelson Mandela is in critical but stable condition, the South African government said Friday, while a close friend said the anti-apartheid leader was conscious and responsive earlier this week.
The Manhattan Fire Department responded to fewer fireworks related calls during the legal discharge dates in 2013 than in 2012. There were nine fireworks related calls in 2013, all occurring on July 4th or in the early morning hours of July 5th, with no fire loss being reported. For comparison, there were 15 fireworks related calls in 2012, including two structure fires, with fire loss of all fireworks incidents totaling $381,000. The drier conditions in 2012 contributed to the number of grass and structure fires, but it did not affect the number of trash and dumpster fires between the two…
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Police are investigating the cause of a fireworks explosion that left 28 people injured at a July 4th show in Simi Valley, Calif. Authorities say a platform collapse likely contributed to the accident.
The mother of Trayvon Martin testifies that screams for help captured on audio of a 911 call came from her 17-year-old son.