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By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press | Feb. 10 at 6:56 a.m. The owner of a Kansas grocery store is pleading with a federal judge to spare him from prison for his role in a food stamp scam targeting poor people willing to sell their government benefits for cash.
Stan Finger, Finger on the Weather | Feb. 10 at 5:29 a.m. Thursday afternoon’s snow signaled the arrival of winter for an extended stay in the Wichita area.
BY BRENT D. WISTROM, Eagle Topeka bureau | Feb. 9 at 8:05 p.m. TOPEKA As historic buildings age, they sometimes need a little love and a hefty state subsidy to avoid becoming useless eyesores, advocates of the states historic preservation tax credits said Thursday.
By RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 1:40 p.m. Layton Bulcao, 83, received his mail-in ballot Thursday for the Feb. 28 special election on whether developers of the planned Ambassador Hotel should get to tap into the city’s bed tax to help build the $22.5 million project in downtown Wichita.
By JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 4:48 p.m. A bill that will give Junction City more time to pay down debt related to growth at Fort Riley was overwhelmingly approved by Kansas House members Thursday.
By Joanna Chadwick, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 2:05 p.m. Heights senior Perry Ellis was named a McDonalds All-American on Thursday and will be one of 24 seniors playing in the annual all-star game March 28 at Chicagos United Center.
BY MICHAEL PEARCE, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 5:54 p.m. Charges have been filed against a Topeka man accused of poaching a deer that could have broken a state record that has stood for more than 35 years, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism.
Carrie Rengers, Have You Heard? | Feb. 9 at 3:37 p.m. WICHITA — You might call Roger Scholfield a ladies' man, though perhaps not in the traditional sense.
By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 6:54 a.m. Intrust Bank Arena is reviving its Wichita Ribfest, an outdoor barbecue festival originally scheduled for last August.
Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 3:38 p.m. Power in the Kansas House is likely to shift next year from rural parts of the state to the Kansas City area after members overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill Thursday for redrawing their districts.
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 9 at 1:03 p.m. Wallace Gene Fairchild, the 89-year-old Kingman man who had been missing since Tuesday, was found dead Wednesday afternoon at a Harper County cemetery, authorities said.
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 7:02 a.m. Two men arrested after they were spotted in a stolen car Wednesday afternoon have been linked to a burglary in west Wichita earlier in the week, police say.
Staff and wire reports, Staff and wire reports | Feb. 10 at 6:36 a.m. Kansans are expected to receive about $50 million as the state’s share of a $25 billion deal with the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses after the housing bubble burst.
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 9 at 11:47 a.m. Two Wichita restaurants were cited for selling to underage customers during a compliance check Wednesday by law enforcement officials.
The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 8:08 p.m. A bill being considered by a Kansas House committee would make several changes in the state's abortion laws, including requiring doctors to tell women that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and eliminating tax credits for post-secondary medical institutions that perform abortions.
The Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 3:55 p.m. A judge has set a trial date in the government's lawsuit against an abortion opponent accused of sending a threatening letter to a Wichita doctor training to offer abortions.
By RICK PLUMLEE, The Wichita Eagle | Feb. 10 at 6:50 a.m. Rep. Mike Pompeo said Thursday he’s still waiting to get a definitive response from the Air Force on why it excluded Hawker Beechcraft’s bid for a light air support contract worth up to nearly $1 billion.
By KAREN HAWKINS, Associated Press | Feb. 8 at 7:45 p.m. Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life.
JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 8:45 a.m. Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More than a million popular coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people.
The Associated Press | Feb. 8 at 10:45 p.m. Authorities say a 7-year-old girl recalled her stranger danger training and was able to get away from a parolee who tried to abduct her at a Walmart store in west Georgia.