TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Lawmakers have decided not to investigate an incorrect figure that led Gov. Sam Brownback to make erroneous claims about state spending under his Democratic predecessor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Legislative Post Audit Committee rejected the audit request Friday on a 5-4 party line. The vote followed a harsh debate over the integrity of the Republican governor and Budget Director Steve Anderson. Anderson offered his resignation after the $2 billion error on a spreadsheet found its way into a chart the governor used to claim credit for spending cuts that never happened. Brownback declined to accept…
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NICKERSON, Kan. (AP) Two bodies have been found in a home that burned to the ground in the central Kansas town of Nickerson. The Hutchinson News reports that George Danser and his daughter, Nicole Danser, died in the fire that was reported at 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Nickerson Fire District 3 chief Kenneth Burgess says the house was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Burgess says the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced trip to Iraq Sunday. He met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying Iraq shouldn’t allow Iran to use its airspace to ship weapons and fighters to Syria.
Pope Francis and former Pope Benedict have concluded their meeting at the papal retreat south of Rome, where Benedict has been living since becoming the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
A security camera above a car yard in Seaford, Delaware, captured footage of what appeared to be a meteor travelling across the skyline late on Friday.
On a cloudy day with snow showers falling steadily, K-State overcame an early 2-0 deficit with a four-run third inning en route to a 6-3 snow-shortened seven inning victory over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday afternoon at Tointon Family Stadium. Matt Wivinis (4-0) settled down after surrendering two runs on three hits in the first inning, and allowed just another run on three hits, with five strikeouts to earn the complete game win. The Wildcats were in aided by three B-CU errors in the third. An infield single, a fielding error and a walk loaded the bases with one out before RJ…
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) Authorities are investigating a deadly accident at a FedEx facility in suburban Kansas City. Shawnee police said officers were called around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to the facility. Witnesses said the victim fell under the wheels of a tandem tractor-trailer rig that was attempting to leave the facility. Police said it wasn’t clear what caused the victim to fall. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The name of the victim wasn’t immediately released, pending notification of relatives.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A suspect in a deadly overnight shooting west of downtown Topeka has surrendered to police. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the suspect was booked into the Shawnee County Jail after turning himself in around 9 a.m. Saturday. The suspect is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of Faustino N. Martinez II, 22, of Wichita. Police Lt. John Sturgeon said officers were called around 2:30 a.m. Saturday to an apartment building, where there had been reports of yelling and possible gunshots. Sturgeon says the responding officers found a man suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds.…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A lawsuit has been filed over a deadly natural gas explosion that destroyed a Kansas City restaurant. The Kansas City Star reports that the suit was filed Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court on behalf of six employees of JJ’s restaurant. They were among more a dozen people injured in the Feb. 19 explosion that also killed a restaurant server. Defendants include Missouri Gas Energy, a utility locating service, Time Warner Cable and its subcontractor, Olathe-based Heartland Midwest. A Missouri Gas Energy official has said that Heartland Midwest reported hitting a natural gas line with an…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Legislators are continuing efforts to develop a pilot program aimed at freeing school districts from rules and regulations that many claim impair creative teaching. Republican legislators and school administrators say the program would foster creative ways to get more out of student achievement. The Kansas National Education Association and other detractors worry about the rights of teachers and whether such a proposal is even constitutional. The plan would set up a five-year pilot program allowing up to 28 districts to form a coalition of innovative districts. They would apply to be part of the program, spelling out…