TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Members of the all-Republican Kansas congressional delegation and officials in the GOP-dominated state government are resisting calls to tighten access to firearms following the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school earlier this month. So far, no prominent Kansas elected official who’s strongly supported gun rights has backed away from positions that have brought him or her support from the National Rifle Association. Officials in both Washington and Topeka say they want to examine services for the mentally ill and have expressed concern about what they see as a violent culture that fuels shootings. The GOP-led Legislature…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Some legislative leaders, including one from Manhattan, have scheduled training to learn more about the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the training will be held in January, about a year after dinners at the governor’s mansion led to an investigation. The investigation ended with Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor finding “technical violations” of the law but not enough to prove more substantive violations. KOMA prohibits the majority of a legislative body from meeting behind closed doors to discuss business. Taylor said lawmakers lacked knowledge of open meetings act and recommended further training. The…
Despite amassing 352 yards rushing and 507 yards of total offense, three turnovers did in the Kansas City Chiefs in a 20-13 loss to the playoff-bound Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Indy clinched a playoff berth on Sunday, a year after they lost 14 games. On the Chiefs’ first possession, Darius Butler returned a Brady Quinn interception 32 yards for a TD. Combined with a Jamaal Charles fumble deep in Colts territory in the second quarter allowed Indy a 13-3 halftime lead. Charles though would strike back with a highlight-reel 86 yard scamper to the house on…
President Barack Obama, Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other dignitaries attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye on Sunday. Inouye died of respiratory complications on Dec. 17.
Three people charged in a gas explosion that devastated an Indianapolis neighborhood deliberately set up the deadly blast to collect a big insurance payout, authorities said.
Egypt’s Islamist-backed constitution received a “yes” majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil.
Funerals for victims of the recent school shooting in Newtown, Conn. were wrapping up Saturday after a week of farewells. Services were held for Josephine Gay and Ana Marquez-Greene, with a service in Utah for Emilie Parker.
What a difference a week makes!! Exactly eight days after a rough outing in Seattle against a very good Gonzaga squad, the Kansas State Men’s Basketball team took the floor at the HyVee Wildcat Classic Saturday night facing their third Top 15 opponent of the season a talented Florida Gators squad that Bruce Weber said after the game is very capable of reaching this year’s Final Four. On paper, this was supposed to a rout in favor of the SEC power, but as we all know the games are played on the hardwood. Junior guard Will Spradling playing in his…
After a frustrating stretch that saw them lose three games in five days, the Kansas State Women’s Basketball team took out their frustrations on the host team at the World Vision Classic with an 80-54 victory over Nevada-Las Vegas Friday evening at the Cox Pavillion. K-State had begun the season 7-0 before a stunning two-point loss at home on Sunday to Texas-El Paso followed by losses in the first two games of the World Vision Classic to nationally-ranked Texas A&M and Notre Dame. However, the Wildcats got back on track in Friday’s game thanks to a strong first half which…
The nation’s largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer “waiting in the wings.”