Arts group denies Kansas state funding
The Mid-America Arts Alliance will not award Kansas grants this year, mirroring the National Endowment for the Arts decision. Previously both bodies gave Kansas about 1.3 million annually. Gov Brownback shifted state support from the Kansas Arts Commission to private fundraising, removing Kansas from the alliance’s certified member status.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mid-America Arts Alliance
National Endowment For the Arts
Sam Brownback
Kansas Arts Commission
Topeka Capital-Journal
Governor hosts Kansas service sector summit
Governor Sam Brownback led a Kansas service sector summit in Overland Park urging tax cuts, deregulation, and tighter higher education to boost the economy. He noted prior summits on aviation, health care, and military sites and pressed for better university and community college coordination while avoiding overlapping programs and ensuring adequate public school funding to attract residents and business.
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Overland Park
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Kansas woman on trial for baby's death in frigid night
In Reno County Kansas Brigit Hippen 20 faces second degree murder charges after prosecutors say she used a hair dryer to warm her infant daughter Karina Perez on a寒 night then slept for three hours causing the 3 month old to die.
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Kansas
Brigit Hippen
Reno County
Karina Perez
Hutchinson
Hippen
Karina
Woman pulls gun in Wichita shoe exchange dispute
A 36-year-old Wichita woman is under arrest on suspicion of aggravated robbery after returning to a clothing store with a handgun. Police say she demanded money and merchandise, received shoes and cash, and was later taken into custody after a vehicle match. A 15-year-old boy was present but not involved.
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Wichita
Kake-Tv
Holcomb council rejects new square body trash truck
Holcomb City Council on Wednesday chose not to buy a new square body trash truck citing high costs and modest operating savings. Maintenance head Bruce Heinitz noted current trucks clog with dirt in Dumpsters and require extra landfill trips, but council members deemed the purchase not financially smart despite a bid as high as 108000.
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Bruce Heinitz
Heinitz
Robin Pena
Tracy Davis
Davis
Brian Rupp
N. Lynch St
Tumbleweed Festival headline acts fill Garden City weekend
The 20th annual Tumbleweed Festival in Garden City runs Saturday and Sunday on the west green of Lee Richardson Zoo with acts including Sons and Brothers John McCutcheon Cody Shuler and the Pine Mountain Railroad Babylon Saints Carolyn Wonderland Del Castillo Red Molly Tia McGraff Fulton Street Band Fireflight and Thousand Foot Crutch. Children receive entertainers storytellers magicians painters clowns face painters and crafts while food options include barbecue funnel cakes root beer lemonade and tropical snow. Wristbands cost 10 in advance 15 at the gate for adults and 5 for children and cover both days. advance sales are at Dillons Garden City and Dodge City The Family Bookhouse Golden Plains and the Safari Shop at the zoo. Contacts: Kathy Friesen (620) 290-1011. The weekend also features Emmaus House cruise-in at Clarion Inn 7 to 9 p.m. Friday Vehicle entry $5 or a case of nonperishable food. An Emmaus House giveaway car is on display. Church of the Brethren hosts Pizza and Movie Night with free popcorn and donations for pizza proceeds. Garden City Fire Department's Boot Block supports the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Main and Fulton Fleming and Walmart locations. last year’s total was 5010.92 dollars.
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Pine Mountain Railroad
Babylon Saints
Carolyn Wonderland
del Castillo
Red Molly
Tia McGraff
Fulton Street Band
Fireflight
Thousand Foot Crutch Children’s Entertainment
West Green
Lee Richardson Zoo
Dillons
Dodge City
Family Bookhouse
Golden Plains
Zoo
Kathy Friesen
Emmaus House
Clarion Inn
E. Kansas Ave
Garden City Transition Council
Mobile Music Masters
Kansas banks safer and more efficient than last year
FDIC report shows Kansas banks and thrifts posting a 169 percent rise in quarterly net income to 234 million as assets shrink and lenders tighten. Banks reduced in number to 324 institutions, with employment dipping to 15,269. Loans to assets fell to 54.5 percent amid cautious lending and stricter regulation.
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Wichita
Kansas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Wichita Eagle
Rick LeCompte
Wichita State University
LeCompte
Kansas man on trial for family killings after Thanksgiving
A Kansas man, James Kraig Kahler, faces capital murder charges for killing his wife, their two teens, and the wife's grandmother in 2009. Prosecutors seek the death penalty. closing arguments set for Thursday as jurors weigh premeditation and mental state.
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Kansas
James Kraig Kahler
Burlingame
Topeka
Kahler
Logan
Stephen Peterson
Peterson
Victor Holtorf
Fort Collins
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