People associated with the soft drink industry flooded the Capitol on Wednesday to try to put a stop to legislation that would tax the sweet tooth of Kansans. read more

A key House Republican said Wednesday that the GOP is ready to release a plan to balance the 2011 Kansas budget without raising taxes.

TOPEKA — The Senate Judiciary Committee eliminated provisions from a measure on Wednesday that would have allowed couples to agree to work harder to stay married.

People associated with the soft drink industry flooded the Capitol on Wednesday to try to put a stop to legislation that would tax the sweet tooth of Kansans. read more

WINNER AND STERLING: Englewood Third Friday Art Walk. Galleries in Englewood Station shopping district in Independence open their doors to art lovers. 5 p.m. March 19. Free.

A Leawood man is nabbed as he tries to board a plane at Kansas City International Airport for a spring break trip to Cancun.

A day after a rally by advocates for Kansas public schools, state employees and soda vendors are taking their turn at the Statehouse.

A Lenexa businessman is defending a newspaper ad he says he took out to notify the public about Kansas Supreme Court justice Carol Beier's trip to California.

These obituaries were reported in the March 18, 2010, Advocate: Karla Renee Barnes, Olinda D. Boyd, Dorothy M. Vineyard Brockmeyer, Charles R. Hern, Lila Lee Kossow, Barbara Marcus, Elwin L. “Fuzz” Morris, Ethel A. Rottinghaus, Ralph D. Schiffbauer, George Allan Schmidler, Walter Pierrepont Strange and Lucille Van Gilder.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A Lenexa businessman defends a newspaper advertisement he says he took out to tell the public about Kansas Supreme Court justice Carol Beier's trip to a California law school conference.