WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Kansas 6th grader is honoring the memory of his dog by asking the Kansas Legislature to regulate antifreeze. Aaron Coash of Wichita says his dog, Nikko, died in January after wandering from home and at some point drinking anti-freeze. KAKE-TV reports that Nikko is one of about 10,000 animals and 1,400 children who die each year from poisoning from anti-freeze, which smells and tastes sweet. Coash and the Humane Society of the United States wrote a bill that asked the state Legislature to require manufacturers to put a bittering agent into antifreeze. The chemical would make…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Legislature is spending more time than usual on alcohol-related bills during the current session. The Topeka-Capital Journal reports one lobbyist said 13 alcohol-related bills are in various stages of the legislative process. Sen. Pete Brungardt, chairman of the Federal and State Affairs Committee, says much of the liquor legislation is minor tweaking of current laws. But he acknowledges that it’s unusual to have so many bills on liquor in one session. The bill that has drawn most of the attention would allow groceries and convenience stores to acquire liquor licenses. Opponents and supporters argued the…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A storm dropped between 1 and 3 inches of snow across central and eastern Kansas, causing cars to slide off the roads in the season’s first measurable snowfall for many areas. Dozens of accidents were reported by 7 a.m. Monday in the Wichita area, after 2 inches fell overnight. The National Weather Service says 3 inches were reported in parts of Sumner, Butler and Cowley counties. Kansas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kimberly Qualls said highways in northeast Kansas were completely snowpacked, except where they were treated in the Topeka and Kansas City regions. The weather service said…
Roads were slick Monday morning as over two inches of snow fell overnight in Northeast Kansas. Several accidents were reported due to the slick roads Monday morning, although none appeared to involve serious injuries. Riley County Police indicated a roll-over on the 12th Street Bridge shortly after 10:30 a.m., with one person being transported to Mercy Regional Health center with non-threatening injuries. However RCPD Lt. Josh Kyle adds there were no reports of traffic blockages, traffic control needed or traffic issues as a result of that accident. RCPD reports most of the accidents Monday morning involved property damage only, with multiple assists…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The state’s highest court has upheld the capital murder and aggravated kidnapping convictions of a Wichita man paid to kill a pregnant 14-year-old girl. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Theodore Burnett is not entitled to a new trial in the 2006 death of Chelsea Brooks. The Wichita teen was nine months pregnant when the father of the baby paid Burnett $200 in cash and $150 in crack cocaine to kill her. Brooks disappeared on June 9, 2006. Her body was found six days later in a shallow grave in Butler County. Everett Gentry testified Elgin…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) An influential anti-abortion legislator is blocking the push for a ban on abortion in the Kansas Constitution, highlighting a split among abortion opponents over tactics and frustrating the group advocating the “personhood” proposal Friday. Chairman Lance Kinzer said he doesn’t plan to have a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed constitutional amendment, which is sponsored by 25 other House members. Kinzer is the leading supporter of a bill to add new requirements for abortion providers into state law and ensure that the state doesn’t provide even indirect financing of abortions through income tax credits or deductions.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) House Republican leaders are proposing a plan to cut Kansas income taxes, removing one key objection to an earlier proposal from Gov. Sam Brownback. The plan outlined Friday calls for reducing the rates in all three individual income tax brackets, with emphasis placed on the lowest bracket. However, unlike Brownback’s plan that eliminated the earned income tax credit for the poorest households, the House plan cuts the rate from 18 percent to 9 percent. Under the plan, all incomes would pay less in taxes. House Tax Chairman Richard Carlson of St. Marys said the plan is less…