Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has rolled out his first roadmap for fixing state finances in the current year, but it's clear the two chambers of the Legislature are taking divergent paths.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has rolled out his first roadmap for fixing state finances in the current year, but it’s clear the two chambers of the Legislature are taking divergent paths.

Paul Gibbs of Leawood says there are people who harass the public with loud motorcycles that not only don’t have mufflers but sometimes have enhancements to add to exhaust noise.

PITCHAPALOOZA: Panel consisting of literary agent Arielle Eckstut and book doctor David Henry Sterry plus industry insiders and local authors will judge book pitches and pick winner who receives detailed consultation from Eckstut and Sterry. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Free. Kansas City Public Library — Plaza Branch, 4801 Main. www.kclibrary.org (816-701-3407) ALARIE ...

Kansas City’s design community — architects, planners, graphic artists and more — on Friday will kick off its second annual weeklong series of outreach and educational programs.

Blue Valley North grad Brad Bosley is getting good at this Super Bowl commercial contest thing. It started a few years ago when Bosley co-wrote a comedy short, "The Lutheran," that won Best of Fest at the 2008 Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee.

TOPEKA - A Kansas Senate committee on Thursday rejected some of the cuts to public school funding pr ...

A Kansas Senate committee on Thursday rejected some of the cuts to public school funding proposed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a move the panel's chairwoman says would still leave the state with a balanced budget next year albeit little financial cushion.

Ten doctors at The Headache & Pain Center and Doctors Hospital LLC, an ambulatory clinic and private hospital in Leawood, are continuing to see patients while bankruptcy cases work their way through the Kansas courts. The organizations and their parent company, PatientFirst Healthcare Alliance PA, filed voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in December, citing debts of between $1 million and ...

(AP:TOPEKA, Kan.) A proposed compact between Kansas and an Oklahoma-based Indian tribe to allow it to upgrade the gambling machines at its Kansas City, Kan., casino generated strong opposition Wednesday and appeared unlikely to win the Legislature's approval.