Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Kansas company said Thursday that it took a $55 million charge, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter for expenses related to …
A Colorado man suspected in several states of scamming people selling motor vehicles online has been sentenced in Kansas to five years and three months in prison. The Kansas City Star reports 33-year-old Othello K. Bland, of Aurora, Colo., was …
The number of people killed in train-related accidents in Kansas has remained steady in the past 20 years although there has been a dramatic decrease in such fatalities nationwide, according to federal statistics. About 16 people were killed by trains …
An upcoming fire prevention workshop for Kansas’ Emporia State University students is named after two students killed in an October blaze. Authorities have said 23-year-old Yawai Fan and 22-year-old Zheng Lin died when items lying on the grate of a …
Gov. Sam Brownback is proposing that Kansas create a special fund to help cover the costs of recovering from natural disasters. The measure is part of the budget Brownback has outlined for the fiscal year beginning July 1. He wants …
Police in Salina, Kansas, are investigating another big theft from a commercial storage unit. KSAL-AM reports that someone broke into the 12-by-35-foot unit between Dec. 23 and Tuesday by taking the door off its tracks. The thief made off with …
Kansas will pay $350,000 to a woman fired by former Attorney General Phill Kline to settle the sex discrimination lawsuit she later filed against him, Gov. Sam Brownback and top legislative leaders decided Wednesday. Brownback and the legislators approved the …
As a former Kansas agriculture secretary, Gov. Sam Brownback is a booster of live Christmas trees grown in his state, but he said Friday he had to bow to state fire codes when it came to displaying one in his …
Wallace County authorities are investigating damage done to markers and signs at Mount Sunflower, the state’s highest point. Sheriff Larry Townsend says someone caused extensive damage to the monument in early November, probably by using a flatbed truck. The truck …
The parents of a Lawrence woman who died in a 2010 crash are proposing a $100,000 settlement with the insurance carrier for the other driver involved in the accident. Lawrence attorney James Wisler has asked a Douglas County judge to …