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Kansas House panel endorses Kobach citizenship bill

Secretary of State Kris Kobach's proposal to require some potential Kansas voters to prove their U.S. citizenship ahead of this year's presidential election easily cleared a state House committee Wednesday.

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.

Senate passes Congress map derided by state GOP

A bipartisan coalition in the Kansas Senate passed a congressional redistricting bill that has drawn criticism from some Republicans and leaves the senior member of the state’s all-GOP delegation in the U.S. House with a slightly more Democratic district.

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.

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.

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.

Donated diamond ring fetches thousands for Salvation Army

A European-cut diamond that someone dropped into a Salvation Army red kettle outside a Shawnee store sold for $6,325 Tuesday on eBay. The diamond, set in a ring donated by Meierotto’s Jewelers in Kansas City, North, was bought by an unknown buyer from out of state.

Galichia Heart acquisition includes a dozen physicians

Wesley Medical Center officials finally celebrated their parent company’s acquisition of Galichia Heart Hospital — 412 days after HCA first announced the deal.

WSJ: Hawker Beechcraft hires bankruptcy, restructuring lawyers

A Wall Street Journal blog reports that Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has hired bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers, according to people familiar with the matter, it said.

Missing Kingman man, 89, found dead

The body of an elderly Kingman man who has been missing since Tuesday was found dead late Wednesday, prompting police to call off what had been called a Silver Alert.

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.

McCracken Guitars to open at Eaton Place

WICHITA — Former E.M. Shorts Guitars luthier Andrew McCracken is now opening his own store, McCracken Guitars, at Eaton Place.

Empire Barber Salon to move to Oxford Square near 21st and Woodlawn

WICHITA — Tyron Bowen is returning to Oxford Square near 21st and Woodlawn to do hair, but this time he'll own the barber shop and salon instead of working for someone else.

Former KSN, Channel 3, anchorman is the new Mooyah franchisee for Wichita

WICHITA — Anthony Powell can now add hamburgers to his resume — loaded ones at that.

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.

Hawker Beechcraft hires turnaround specialist as CEO

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

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.

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