TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Legislators are returning to the Statehouse to finish work on the proposed $14 billion Kansas budget for 2013. Monday is the 93rd day of the session and the 20th day of the wrap-up session, the longest in the state’s history. Three House and three Senate negotiators met Saturday but stuck to minor budget issues. The budget calls for spending some $6 billion in state tax dollars and fees in the fiscal year beginning July 1, covering most government programs. Negotiators are at odds over how to fund increases in public schools, including how much to boost spending…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A proposal to require government contractors in Kansas to use the federal E-Verify database to ensure employees aren’t illegal immigrants won’t survive legislative negotiations over the state budget. House and Senate negotiators have concluded they don’t want to include a major policy change in the spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The proposal would require companies having contracts with the state worth more than $50,000 to submit a notarized statement saying they use E-Verify to check the status of new employees. During a debate last week, Rep. Anthony Brown, a Eudora Republican, persuaded House…
KMAN news has confirmed that the juvenile killed in a Pottawatomie County hunting accident this past weekend was Mitchell “Gus” Hermreck, 15, of Onaga. The Pottawatomie county sheriff’s department indicated they were contacted at about 7:15 Saturday morning of an accident near Cow Creek and Firefly roads in rural Havensville. Hermreck was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives with the Sheriff’s office and Kansas Wildlife and Parks learned Hermreck had been turkey hunting with a friend and was accidentally shot by the friend. Mass of Christian Burial for Hermreck will be Wednesday morning. The Chapel Oaks Funeral…
A multiple fatality accident caused traffic to be blocked on K-18 for five and a half hours Monday morning. Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. Greg Harkrader tells KMAN the call came in shortly before three in the morning. Harkrader adds at least two have died in connection with the accident. According to the Kansas Highway patrol report Elizabeth Young, 31, of White City and Micheal Stanley, 30, of Ogden were killed when their 2001 LeSabre was struck head on by the other drivers 2003 Silverado driven by Miles Theurer, 23, of Wellington. Theurer was reported to be driving the wrong way eastbound on…
CHICAGO (AP) The Kansas City Royals lost their starting pitcher in the first inning and were in the middle of a listless day at the plate before Johnny Giavotella turned it all around with one big swing. Giavotella hit a two-run double off Matt Thornton in the seventh inning and Jeff Francoeur belted his first homer of the season, leading the Royals to a 9-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Sunday. “We were dead and (Giavotella) put up a huge at-bat against a guy who’s not easy to hit and throws 97,” Francoeur said. “So I…
Arrests Angel Acosta, Jr., 22, Junction City, Kan., for disorderly conduct. Bond set at $750. Evan Henley, Jr., 26, 1019 Pottawatomie Ct., for domestic battery and battery. Bond set at $2,000. Kenny Lee Malone, 27, 1114 Garden Way, Apartment B, for extradition of an imprisoned person. No bond. Jimmy E. Graham, 49, Coffeyville, Kan., for domestic battery. Bond set at $500. Cyrisha Ann Graham, 24, Dunwood, Ga., for domestic battery. Bond set at $500. Jacqueline Marie Murphy, 35, 501 Stone Dr., No. 1108, for driving under the influence. Bond set at $750. Michael Remon Chase Diamond, 27, 512 Bluemont Ave.,…
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) Sebastian Grazzini and Dominic Oduro scored in the second half to help the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night. Chicago, fourth in the Eastern Conference, improved to 4-2-3 overall and 3-1-2 in its last six game. Eastern Conference-leading Kansas City has lost three straight to drop to 7-3-0. Oduro broke a tie in the 81st minute with his team-leading fourth goal of the season. Kansas City forward Kei Kamara misplayed a loose ball 5 yards from his goal, and Chicago’s Patrick Nyarko fed Oduro in the middle for an easy shot past goalkeeper…
CHICAGO (AP) The Kansas City Royals have reinstated right-handed reliever Greg Holland from the 15-day disabled list. The team also optioned right-hander Nate Adcock to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Holland is 0-2 with an 11.37 ERA in seven appearances. He last pitched on April 20 when he gave up three runs on three hits and two walks without recording an out. He was placed on the DL April 21 with a left rib stress reaction. Adcock made three relief appearances for Kansas City since being called up at the end of April, allowing three runs in 9 1-3 innings. The…