KSCB News

Kansas Tax Talks Stall - May 20, 2013

Negotiations are at a standstill between the Kansas House and Senate over the state's sales tax rate and proposals to cut individual income taxes. Three senators and three House members appoi...

Four Car Crash Injures Liberal Man in Garden City - May 20, 2013

A Liberal man is in the hospital after a four car crash Sunday in Garden City. Twenty-five year old Eddin Orrego-Bautista of Liberal was injured and taken to St. Catherine's Hospital in Garden City. ...

Gun Lobbying Funding Considered - May 17, 2013

Kansas lawmakers are close to approving limits on the use of state tax dollars to lobby federal, state or local officials on gun control issues. The Senate approved the measure on a 31-6 vote...

KDOT To Hold Highway 54 Concept Meetings - May 17, 2013

The Kansas Department of Transportation will host two more open house events to provide people an opportunity to review proposals for the planned expansion of U.S. 54 to a four-la...

Western Kansas Soldier Drowns In Afghanistan - May 17, 2013

A Kansas soldier is dead after drowning in Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, 33, of Oakley died in Kandahar, Afghanistan while attempting to swim ...

State Budget Talks Continue - May 17, 2013

Kansas legislators are resuming budget talks with two contentious education spending issues to tackle. House and Senate negotiators were meeting Friday to resolve the chambers' differences on...

Kansas Court Of Appeals Hears Area Cases - May 16, 2013

Three judges from the Kansas Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Tuesday in six cases that originated in southwest Kansas. Judges Michael B. Buser, the presiding judge, Patrick D. McAnany, and An...

Defense Cuts Causes KS National Guard Furloughs - May 16, 2013

Approximately 1,100 full-time employees of the Kansas National Guard will be hit by furloughs. The furloughs were announced Wednesday by the Kansas Adjutant General's Office and represent around 54 ...

Cattle Resiliency Study To Be Conducted - May 16, 2013

Kansas State University scientists are part of a multistate partnership receiving a $9.6 million, five-year grant to find ways for cattle producers to adapt to climate extremes in their grazing operat...

Tax Compromise Being Considered - May 16, 2013

Republicans in the Kansas Senate are preparing to review a new, compromise plan for cutting income taxes and canceling part of a scheduled decline in the state sales tax. Senate GOP leaders s...