Monday Jul 21 | KSNW-TV
Kansas leaders look at ways to cut gas prices
For Representative Todd Tiahrt, it was a day of going pump to pump talking to Kansans about gas prices.
Monday Jul 21 | KHGI
Recovery slow in year since Coffeyville flooding
A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of the southeast Kansas town of Coffeyville, little remains in the area that was damaged.
Monday Jul 21 | The Topeka Capital-Journal
Kansas delegates not using car rule
Kansas members of the U.S. House of Representatives say they are trying to save taxpayers money by not utilizing a rule that allows them to lease cars with their congressional allowance.
Tiahrt Urges Bush To Reject Pressure On Tanker Bids
A Kansas Republican and a Washington state Democrat team up to press the case for awarding a lucrative Air Force tanker contract to Boeing.
HaloSource raises $11.5M to expand
Pacific Northwest HaloSource said Friday it had raised $11.5 million to expand its global water-purification business.
Election Pressing Business For Printers
Primary and general elections candidates are already trying to get your votes by stuffing your mailbox with ads and covering front lawns with signs.
Bush urged to reject pressure on tanker bids
Two House lawmakers are urging President Bush to ignore pressure from European leaders in choosing a new supplier for a $35 billion Air Force aerial refueling tanker contract.
Note to Chapman: Be patient, persistent
House Minority Leader Dennis McKinney stopped in Chapman recently to assess the damage from a June twister that tore through the north-central Kansas community.
Lawmakers Tell Pentagon: Don't Favor Boeing Rival
Lawmakers backing The Boeing Co.'s bid to build the next generation of Air Force aerial refueling tankers warned the Pentagon's top weapons buyer Thursday not to rewrite the lucrative contract's specifications ...
Statement by Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer Regarding Announcement to...
The decision addresses the concerns expressed by the Council in its protest resolution adopted last March.
ACADIA NAT'L PARK - Three members of the U.S. House appropriations committee chairman David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat, Maurice Hinchey, a New York Democrat and Todd Tiahrt a Kansas Republican along with two ...
Air Force Will Rebid Tanker Contract
Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters AIR TANKER CONTRACT VIDEO: GAO Report A Victory For Boeing VIDEO: Boeing Workers 'Thrilled' With Decision AIR FORCE DECISION RAW VIDEO: ...
Lawmakers say Pentagon will reopen $35B tanker bid
The Pentagon will re-compete a $35 billion contract to build the Air Force's fleet of new refueling tankers and pick a new winner by the end of the year, lawmakers said Wednesday.
What's the highest dollar amount you're willing to pay for gas? We need a more efficient, ecofriendly solution.
The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas has announced recipients of annual awards and scholarships: Erica Keefer, daughter of Ruth and Cyrus Keefer, a ...
House panel OK's $6.8 million for McConnell
A congressional committee has approved funding for the second phase of a consolidation project at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita.
Candidate challenges black vote's status quo
You couldn't describe the case for Kenya Cox, a black woman running as a Republican in what has been considered a safely African-American Democratic seat in the state Senate, as open and shut.
Feds say National Mall needs $350 million makeover
"America's front yard" needs a cleanup crew. Several million in cash would help, too.
New bills steer tanker to Boeing
The Pentagon would either have to give a lucrative tanker contract to Boeing Co.
Bill would force new tanker competition
Kansas lawmakers are pushing a bill that would forbid the Pentagon from spending money to build new refueling tankers unless the agency awards a disputed $35 billion contract to Boeing Co.