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Man trying to scam churches in Kansas

A scam artist claiming to be a down-on-his luck military man is trying to scam some Kansas churches.

28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening

A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board flights.

Kansas teachers to deliver pension petition

A group of Johnson County teachers is heading to the Kansas Statehouse to deliver signatures they have gathered in protest of plans to change the state employee retirement system.

Intrust Bank Arena nets $390,000 in second year

As it did for the Giants at the Super Bowl on Sunday, the fourth quarter saved Intrust Bank Arena from a loss last year.

Longoria to seek moving murder trial out of Barton County

A man charged with killing a 14-year-old Great Bend girl is due in court as a judge considers his request to move the trial out of Barton County.

Hutchinson mayor helps nab thieves

Hutchinson Mayor Ron Sellers found out what it's like to be a crime fighter and a crime victim on the same night.

Man hurt after crashing into tree during pursuit in south Wichita

A man fleeing police crashed into a tree in south Wichita early this morning, authorities said. The crash sent him to a local hospital with potentially serious injuries.

What would it cost to name a Kansas state dog?

“It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings. Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long, silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.”

Brownback, business allies push tax cut proposal

Gov. Sam Brownback and a coalition of Republican and business allies rallied behind the idea of lowering income tax rates Wednesday as hearings on the governor’s tax cutting plan began in a House committee.

Sedgwick County commissioners to hear how arena did financially last year

How Intrust Bank Arena fared in its second year in downtown Wichita will come to light this morning after projections that it ended the year in the black.

Wichita weather: Gradual clearing, but cold

Some sunshine will peek through the clouds in the Wichita area today, forecasters say, but it will nonetheless be a chilly day.

K-State puts away Texas Tech 65-46

Given Texas Tech’s status as the only team in the Big 12 without a conference victory, no one expected its basketball game with Kansas State on Tuesday night to be a thriller.

Records show Kansas genocide-related prosecution costly

The prosecution of a Burundian immigrant suspected of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide tied up manpower and cost money - so much that Kansas jurors pressed the federal judge to find out how much the government had spent on an immigration case against the 84-year-old defendant.

Kansas lawmakers surprised Brownback sees threat to biolab

Some state legislators said Tuesday they were surprised by remarks from Gov. Sam Brownback that Kansas and its congressional delegation face "a continuous fight" to obtain federal funding for a new lab that would research plant and animal pathogens.

Hawker Beechcraft hires turnaround specialist as CEO

Steve Miller, who calls himself “The Turnaround Kid,” has spent his long career rescuing troubled companies.

Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill

Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.

Teacher-poet Taylor Mali speaks to Heights students via Skype

Before a group of Heights High School students met poet Taylor Mali via video conference on Tuesday, they watched some of his spoken-word performances:

Wichita City Council approves plan to get rid of Douglas bottleneck

The Wichita City Council has approved a traffic plan for Douglas that calls for the eventual elimination of a bottleneck that narrows the street to one lane eastbound for the block in front of Eaton Place.

Free lunch Thursday at Intrust Bank Arena

The folks at Intrust Bank Arena just sent out a very mysterious press release.

State to crack down on ‘gray’ gambling machines

You don’t have to visit the Kansas Star Casino to play video machines with colorful spinning reels. You can find machines that look and act very much like slot machines all over Wichita – at restaurants, convenience stores and smoke shops.

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