Food and housing costs rise at Kansas colleges
The state Board of Regents approved 2025 increases in housing and food service charges at six public universities. Increases ranged from 3.4 percent at Wichita State to 6.5 percent at Pittsburg State, with KU 5.1 percent, Emporia State 4.9 percent, and Kansas State 4.7 percent. Fort Hays State double room and board rises to 6560 dollars. Some board members worry the hikes are high in tough times.
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Topeka
HNS
State Board of Regents
Wichita State University
Pittburg State University
University of Kansas
Emporia State University
Kansas State University
Fort Hays State University
Gary Sherrer
Overland Park
Kansas City Kansas approves indoor smoking ban
Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas officials voted 9-1 to ban smoking in all indoor spaces including restaurants and bars with exemptions for outdoor seating, casino floors, tobacco shops, private clubs and some hotel rooms. Businesses may apply for a $250 license to be exempt for up to three years drawing health official criticism over worker exposure.
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Kansas City
Kan
Unified Board of Commissioners
Wyandotte County
Second suspect arrested in Tyson theft case
Authorities arrest Bryce Kelley Anderson in Springfield Missouri as a second suspect in the 140000 theft from Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson’s Johnson Arkansas home. Anderson awaits transfer to Arkansas while Ryan Matthew Silvey pleaded guilty last October to transportation of stolen goods and faces up to 10 years and 250000 dollars fine at sentencing January 5. About 30000 dollars of the missing money was recovered from Ilvey who was arrested in February in Olathe.
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Johnson, Ark
Tyson Foods Inc
John Tyson
Bryce Kelley Anderson
Springfield
Anderson
Wright County
Hartville
Arkansas
Tyson
Johnson
Ryan Matthew Silvey
Fayetteville
Ilvey
Olathe
Woman sentenced for helping offender in escape case
LARNED AP A Great Bend woman, Colean McKoy, was sentenced by a Pawnee County judge to 12 months in prison for aiding a convicted child molester, Perry Isley, who fled from Larned State Hospital on August 5. McKoy, then an employee, helped Isley evade security by driving him to a Wichita bus stop after he exited a laundry bin. Isley was recaptured the next day in Colorado, and the escape added 19 months to his sentence.
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Larned
Great Bend
Larned State Hospital
Pawnee
Colean McKoy
Perry Isley
McKoy
Wichita
Colorado
FCEDC keeps current office as talks on joint location continue
Finney County Economic Development Corp. approves a one year lease at 1509 E Fulton Terrace with a 5 percent discount for paying in full. Directors discuss potential future consolidation with Downtown Vision and Chamber of Commerce, but no permanent funding source yet. A 2009 attendance policy is approved to ensure board commitment.
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Finney County Economic Development Corp
E. Fulton Terrace
Doug Keller
Garden City
Schwartz
FCEDC
Dan
Dick Fankhauser
Mario Lopez
Downtown Vision
Beverly Schmitz Glass
Glass
Brett Crofts
Rich Harp
Keller
Dennis Kleysteuber
Lopez
Dwane Roth
Lawyers wrangle over records in Planned Parenthood case
In Overland Park, prosecutors and Planned Parenthood attorneys spar over custody of patients medical records crucial to 107 criminal charges against the clinic. The dispute centers on detailed accounting for evidence and the fate of edited copies as DA Kline plans to leave office.
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Clathe
Planned Parenthood
Johnson County
Phill Kline
Kline
Overland Park Clinic
Stephen Tatum
Pedro Irigonegaray
Topeka
Brownback to retire from Senate after term ends
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback announced he will not seek a third six year Senate term, saying he must keep his word. The 52 year old Republican, elected in 1996 to fill Bob Dole’s seat, hinted at a 2010 gubernatorial bid and declined to outline post term plans. Republican leaders praised his leadership as Democrats hold a majority in the Senate.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Senate
Statehouse
Brownback
Bob Dole
GOP
Christian Morgan
Kansas Republican Party
Washington
Darfur
Morgan
John McCain
Minnesota
Jerry Moran
Todd Tiahrt
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Valeria Vallejo
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