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Bill Would Limit Comp Pay For Statehouse Leaders

The bill would cap the number of "leadership days" the Senate president, House speaker and partisan leaders could claim outside of the annual session. Currently, there are no limits on the extra compensation the leaders can claim.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:06 GMT

Man Killed In Lyon County Crash

Accident happened Wednesday night.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:59:16 GMT

Wichita Water Department Subject Of News Conference

Wichita city leaders have scheduled a news conference to discuss financial and management matters in the Water Utilities department.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:13 GMT

Salina Man's Drug Trafficking Sentence Extended For Gun Possession

Carlos Maldonado Aguilar, 42, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison on firearms and drug trafficking charges plus 60 months on the charge of carrying a firearm, to be served consecutively to a 18-month sentence on the two other counts.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:09:13 GMT

Tanker Deal Could Create 70,000 New U.S. Jobs

Tens of thousands of new jobs could be on their way to the U.S.... some of them, in Wichita.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:18:26 GMT

Kan. Panel To Rule On Campaigns For Judicial Contests

Interest in the bill comes as abortion opponents wage a "Fire Beier" campaign against Supreme Court Justice Carol Beier.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:59:39 GMT

What's Going Around

Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:36:12 GMT

Tornadoes Cause Damage, Injuries In Arkansas

Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:03:53 GMT

KCMO School District Elects To Close Nearly Half Of Its Schools

The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:54:37 GMT

Dreamliner Brings Pride To Wichita

It's one of the largest planes Wichitans will ever be seeing flying over the skies of South central Kansas. It takes the Dreamlifter to take parts of the Dreamliner from Wichita to the Seattle area for final assembly.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:22:43 GMT