Kansas Gas Service files to raise bills 9.1%

18 May 2012, 9:02 pm

Kansas Gas Service on Friday filed a request with state regulators to raise annual rates by $32.7 million, which amounts to 9.1 percent on an average customer’s bills.... Read More »

Kansas Gas Service Seeks Approval of New Rates

18 May 2012, 1:10 pm

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE), announced today that it has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission to increase ...... Read More »

Kansas House approves new congressional map

18 May 2012, 12:18 pm

Kansas legislators struggling with redistricting issues sent mixed signals Friday about whether they were growing closer to agreeing on new political boundaries and avoiding maps imposed by a federal court.... Read More »

Sporting Kansas City-Rapids Preview

18 May 2012, 10:04 am

Sporting Kansas City is trying its best to put a positive spin on a three-game losing streak that has followed a franchise-best start.... Read More »

Kansas City Southern says coal shipments weaker

18 May 2012, 6:58 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Railroad operating company Kansas City Southern said on Friday shipments of coal, farm products and chemicals were weaker than expected a month ago, but kept its full-year profit forecast unchanged, saying shipments should pick up once the railroad moves past temporary factors. ... Read More »

Kansas governor apologizes for century of segregation

17 May 2012, 5:25 pm

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Kansas Governor Sam Brownback apologized on Thursday to blacks for segregation in his state in the last century as he marked the anniversary of a ruling that struck down segregation in schools. The Republican governor said Kansas had never really apologized for the "h... Read More »

Kansas City Chiefs Add Offensive Lineman of the Year from Arena Football League

17 May 2012, 6:37 am

The Kansas City Chiefs took a step toward protecting quarterback Matt Cassel in the upcoming NFL season by signing the Arena Football League's reigning Offensive Lineman of the Year, Rich Ranglin, on May 16.... Read More »

Kansas legislators strike deal on pensions measure

16 May 2012, 8:10 am

Negotiators for the Kansas House and Senate agreed Tuesday on legislation creating a new pension plan for future teachers and government workers and diverting revenues from state-owned casinos to retirement benefits for public employees.... Read More »

Kansas lawmakers talk tax cuts with no movement

15 May 2012, 5:23 pm

Kansas legislators' tax cut negotiations quickly halted Tuesday when senators realized that the best offer they could get from the House was one they've already seen.... Read More »

Kansas lawmakers pass effective ban on Islamic law

12 May 2012, 3:17 pm

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Kansas lawmakers have passed legislation intended to prevent the state courts or agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws in making decisions, a measure critics have blasted as an embarrassment to the state. The legislation, which passed 33-3 in the state Se... Read More »