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Today On KPR - LATEST NEWSFederal Judge Blocks NE Ban on Flag Mutilation
- Date: September 2, 2010
A federal judge has permanently blocked enforcement of Nebraska's ban on flag mutilation in a case brought by a member of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church
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Ethics Hearing for Former KS AG Postponed
- Date: September 2, 2010
A professional ethics hearing for former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has been postponed until February
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Feds Indict KS Nurse on Charge of Diluting Drugs
- Date: September 2, 2010
A federal grand jury in Topeka has indicted a registered nurse on charges of diluting morphine for patients at a Halstead nursing home where she formerly worked
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KDOT Focuses on Two Passenger Rail Proposals
- Date: September 2, 2010
The Kansas Department of Transportation has narrowed the options for expanding passenger rail service in the state
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Gov Parkinson Asks for Computer Systems Review
- Date: September 2, 2010
After computer problems at the state's health department, Governor Mark Parkinson is telling all state agencies to review their computer systems
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Food Security Task Force Formed
- Date: September 2, 2010
With the stroke of a pen, Governor Mark Parkinson made permanent what had been an advisory group on hunger issues
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Officials Worry DNA Testing Backlog Could Grow Again
- Date: September 2, 2010
The state’s backlog of DNA samples is scheduled to be cleared by early next year
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9 Judges, 4 Lawyers Apply for KS Supreme Court
- Date: September 2, 2010
Nine judges and four lawyers have applied to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court
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KDOT Renews Loan Program for Loan Projects
- Date: September 2, 2010
The Kansas Department of Transportation is renewing a revolving loan program designed to help local governments complete some types of projects
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Chicopee To Again Be on KS Map
- Date: September 2, 2010
Starting next year, the official map of Kansas will finally recognize an unincorporated town in the southeast corner of the state
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Gov Parkinson Says Supreme Court Selection Process Works
- Date: September 1, 2010
Governor Mark Parkinson said today (WED) that the current system of selecting justices for the Kansas Supreme Court is working and shouldn’t be changed
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Lawsuit Wants Fed Protection for the Lesser Praire Chicken
- Date: September 2, 2010
A conservation group has filed a lawsuit in Colorado to win federal protection for the lesser prairie chicken
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KS Buys 60,000 Exams to Help Students
- Date: September 2, 2010
Kansas plans to buy 60,000 exams so that public schools can help eighth- and 10th-graders prepare for college or job training after high school
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Glickman Campaigning in 4th CD for Democrat Goyle
- Date: September 2, 2010
Former U-S Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman plans a return trip to his old Kansas congressional district to campaign for Democratic nominee Raj Goyle
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KS Soldiers Serving in Africa
- Date: September 3, 2010
Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are where many people think Kansas soldiers are stationed in the world
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Time Running Out to Find Homes for Abused Horses
- Date: September 2, 2010
The Coffey County Sheriff's Office is under a court order to find new homes for about 45 horses -- but time in running out
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Unincorporated SE KS Town Finally on State Map
- Date: September 2, 2010
Starting next year, the official map of Kansas will finally recognize an unincorporated town in the southeast corner of the state
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Several Bands from MO and KS to Raise Money for Cats
- Date: September 2, 2010
Several bands from Missouri and Kansas are gathering in Hays this weekend to raise money for a program that spays and neuters feral cats
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Teen Killed in KCMO Shooting Had Been in National Spotlilght
- Date: September 1, 2010
A Kansas City, Missouri man who had received national attention as a success story for the juvenile justice system has been shot to death
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Southeast Kansas Counties Launch Health Initiative
- Date: September 1, 2010
Representatives of nine Kansas counties are working together to improve the health of people who live in the southeast corner of the state
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Applicants for KS Supreme Court Face Deadline
- Date: September 1, 2010
The process for choosing a new Kansas Supreme Court justice faces a legal challenge even as it moves forward
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Garden City Muslims Seek Separate Cemetery
- Date: September 1, 2010
Muslim leaders in southwest Kansas are considering opening a private cemetery that would serve members of their faith
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Big Marijuana Bust in Geary County
- Date: September 1, 2010
Officers with an eastern Kansas county confiscated more than 800 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $1 point 6 million
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MO Man Gets 12-Plus Years in Mortgage Fraud Case
- Date: September 1, 2010
A Missouri man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for mortgage fraud
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Midwest Survey Suggests Major Recession Fears
- Date: September 1, 2010
More than a third of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states surveyed for a regional business index expect a recession in 2011
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Governor Parkinson to Discuss Food Security
- Date: September 1, 2010
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson is planning a news conference today (WED) with a group that studies food insecurity and hunger in the state
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Wizards Head Coach Accused of Drunken Driving
- Date: September 1, 2010
The head coach of the Kansas City Wizards was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of drunken driving
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Kansas AG to Report on DNA Backlog
- Date: September 1, 2010
With new funding this budget year, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is working to reduce the number of DNA samples in its backlog
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Anti-Discrimination Effort Stalled by Gender Identity Issue
- Date: September 1, 2010
An effort to write an anti-discrimination ordinance in Manhattan has been stalled by the search for a definition of gender identity
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Manhattan Woman Accused of Killing Mother
- Date: September 1, 2010
A Manhattan woman is accused of killing her 88-year-old mother last (TUE) night in the home the two shared
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Colorado Candidate's Story Complex; Liberal PD Won't Comment
- Date: September 1, 2010
Colorado GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes told supporters he was fired by a Kansas police department because of corruption
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NW KS Minimum-Security Prison Reopening
- Date: September 1, 2010
The state Department of Corrections is reopening its minimum-security facility in northwest Kansas
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Six: DNA Sample Processing Backlog Shrinking
- Date: September 1, 2010
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six says the state's backlog of DNA sampling is being reduced thanks to $1 million in new state funding
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Parkinson Issues Executive Order for Food Security Group
- Date: September 1, 2010
Outgoing Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson hopes an anti-hunger task force becomes a permanent part of state government
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9 Judges, 4 Lawyers Apply for KS Supreme Court Vacancy
- Date: September 1, 2010
Nine judges and four lawyers have applied to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court
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DNA Sample Backlog in KS Shrinking
- Date: September 1, 2010
The state's backlog of DNA samples is scheduled to be cleared by February of next year
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NE KS Man Charged, Will Not Face Death Penalty
- Date: September 1, 2010
A prosecutor says he won't seek the death penalty against a northeast Kansas farmer accused in the death of a 58-year-old woman
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KCMO Police Recover Headless Skeleton
- Date: August 31, 2010
Kansas City, Missouri police found a headless skeleton in woods near where a man found a human skull
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Air Force: Sergeant May Have Exposed Others to HIV
- Date: August 31, 2010
The military says in court documents that it has arrested an Air Force sergeant and accused him of having unprotected sex with partners he met at Kansas "swinger" parties even though he knew he was HIV positive
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Chiefs Formally Open Exhibit to Fight Obesity
- Date: August 31, 2010
A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place yesterday (MON) at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for the opening of the Chiefs Sports Lab
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KU Law Professor Wants Judicial Nomination Process Changed
- Date: August 31, 2010
Kansas has a unique way of filling vacancies on its supreme court and on the Kansas Court of Appeals -- and that process has come under fire
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Online Child Support Payment Now Available
- Date: August 31, 2010
Kansas parents who pay child support can now do it online, anytime
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KS Officials Hope for Healthy Tax Collections
- Date: August 31, 2010
Kansas officials are hoping the state's tax collections in August met expectations
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Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to KS Prison
- Date: August 31, 2010
A Mexican national has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison, to be followed by deportation, after admitting he was in the country illegally
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Neb Judge OKs Deal Ending Funeral Protest Case
- Date: August 31, 2010
A Nebraska judge has approved a deal ending the criminal prosecution of a member of Kansas' Westboro Baptist Church that stemmed from the church's 2007 protest outside a soldier's funeral
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KS Army Guard's Personnel Officer Retiring
- Date: August 31, 2010
The Kansas Army National Guard's top personnel officer is retiring next month after a career spanning 36 years
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Ex KU Chancellor and Wife Establish Endowed Chair at KU
- Date: August 31, 2010
Former University of Kansas Chancellor Gene Budig and his wife, Gretchen, have established a new professorship at the university
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KS Church Secretary Sentenced for Embezzlement
- Date: August 31, 2010
A former church secretary in Salina has been granted probation in an embezzlement case
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PA Company Offers to Buy Troubled Kansas Cemetery
- Date: August 31, 2010
A Pennsylvannia company has offered to buy a cemetery and funeral home in Kansas whose owner embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars
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Researchers Attend KCMO Biosecurity Conference
- Date: August 31, 2010
Animal researchers attending a symposium on biosecurity warned that viruses and diseases from animals are a real threat to national security
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Large Turnout for KS 254 Highway Safety Meeting
- Date: August 31, 2010
About 150 people attended a meeting to discuss ways to improve a Kansas highway where three accidents in three days this month killed three people
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Trial Postponed for Man Accused in Bicycle Path Attack
- Date: August 31, 2010
The trial of a man charged with attacking a woman on a bicycle path in Lawrence has been delayed until at least November
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Escaped Sex Offender Still At Large
- Date: August 31, 2010
A convicted sex offender who walked out of the Wyandotte County Courthouse while waiting for a hearing is still on the loose
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KS Sports Hall of Fame Gets New Home
- Date: August 31, 2010
The Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame has moved into a new home in Wichita
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Escaped Sex Offender Found in KCMO
- Date: August 31, 2010
Kansas City, Missouri police and Wyandotte County sheriff's officers have found an escaped sex offender who had been at large since yesterday (MON) and taken him into custody
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Escaped KS Sex Offender Apprehended at MO DMV
- Date: August 31, 2010
An escaped Kansas sex offender is back in custody after attempting to register a used car at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Missouri
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KS Tax Revenue Collections Exceed Expectations
- Date: August 31, 2010
A new report says the state of Kansas saw tax collections exceed expectations by nearly $38 million in August
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KS Man Dies Following Truck Collision With Bison
- Date: August 31, 2010
A Kansas man has died after the semitrailer he was driving ran into a bison on the plains east of Denver
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Judge Rejects Bid to Exempt Wichita From State Smoking Ban
- Date: August 31, 2010
A judge has ruled that a statewide smoking ban is legal
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